July 15th, 2009

From Green Right Now Reports:

You like bikes. You like exercise. You’ve even considered commuting on two wheels or at least wheeling down to the corner grocery.

But you’re worried that the power source – that’s you – is unreliable. The answer: an electric bike. You can pedal it, but it can power itself too, saving you from winding up too winded to get home from the Walgreens.

eZeebike USA is banking that you, and this vision you have of getting there in eco-friendly style (but without any accompanying angina), will compel a visit to their new stores. The company, which has been designing and selling electric bikes since 2001 just announced a US expansion (they’re already all over Europe).

eZeebike describes itself as the builder of the “Rolls Royce” of electric bicycles, the “most powerful, efficient and comfortable on the market today” according to the press release. The expansion will install “flagship” stores across the US, starting this fall with two in California — in El Seguno in the Los Angeles area and Rancho Mirage near Palm Springs. The company currently has dealerships in six states, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon and New Hampshire.

The stores will be part of a dealer network that eschews “big box” stores in favor of a “high-qualty electric bicycle experience in an upscale lifestyle environment,” said eZeebike USA president and CEO Joel P. Gayner.

The eZeebikes start at around $2,000 (MSRP) and include beach bikes, high performance models, and even a foldable model for transferring in and out of car trunks. All have lithium olymer batteries and high-end components.