Brian Moon , CEO of Easy Riders Bikes , holds up a Specialized Turbo Levo E-Bike on top of Miners Mountain scenic overlook along the Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Trail . It ’ s part of the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area in Crosby / Ironton about 10 minutes from Brainerd . ( Submitted Photo )
Brian Moon , CEO of Easy Riders Bikes , on an e-bike near Brainerd . ( Submitted Photo )
Brian Moon , CEO of Easy Riders Bikes , ( on the left ) and his friend Loyal Hoag ( on the right ). The odometer on Hoag ’ s Trek Super Commuter E-Bike just hit 14,000 miles . ( Submitted Photo )
BY CYNTHIA PARSONS , CONTRIBUTING WRITER
E-BIKE TRAILS
E-Bikes - A New Way to Enjoy the Trails
Out on the bike trails , you are probably noticing more and more e-bikes ( electric bikes ). They are a whole new way to get out and explore the landscape , especially if you are not as mobile as you used to be .
E-bikes can provide varying levels of pedal-assist to enable people of different fitness levels to enjoy cycling together .
There are many categories of e-bikes to fit your needs : performance e-bikes , mountain e-bikes , city e-bikes , fat e-bikes , hybrid e-bikes , cargo e-bikes , e-trikes , e-recumbents and more .
Buying an e-bike is like buying a car : a big purchase you ’ ll be using in many aspects of your life . Here are a few tips from Brian Moon , a professional bicycle technician and CEO of Easy Riders Bikes in Brainerd :
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