This year Jeanne has a new attachment on her Giant hybrid bike:
The Giant with a cart in the back
is called a “Ride Kick”. It’s a trailer that has an electric motor and battery to make the so-called hybrid bike into an electric hybrid bike.
We’ve tested this device before at some of the FoCo ride to work stations and decided this would make for some fun times this summer in the foothills of Northern Colorado. The little motorized cart simply pushes the bike at a top speed of 19 miles per hour.
Inside the cart
we have a battery pack with two 12 volt batteries connected in series, a bike lock, a battery charger and a motor control unit– and there’s room for some library books or perhaps a gym bag. Check out RideKick to learn more.