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Audio: Hybrid Bike is a Kick to Ride

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Posted: November 11, 2008

I'm not often wowed by new technology. But I was by the bicycle version of a hybrid, which melds electric power with muscle power. And I wasn't alone. Gleeful noises came from anyone who had a chance to ride a hybrid model from Giant, which we had borrowed for our holiday tech-buying guide.

Smooth, sophisticated and mindless to use, the motor uses electronic smarts to blend beautifully with pedaling. Riders still get some exercise, but feel a definite kick from the motor, especially at its highest setting. And it simply makes the bike a kick to ride. It isn't for everyone at $2,000, but the Giant Twist Freedom DX should prove tempting to biking commuters.

For more on the bicycle, you can listen here to an interview I had this weekend on WTOP. Or you can subscribe to the weekly podcast through iTunes and RSS.

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Another hybrid bike supplier

See Spooky Tooth Cycles - they sell hybrid electric bicycles, gas-powered bicycles, plain bicycles, and motors for home conversion, all at very reasonable prices.
http://www.spookytoothcycles.com/

Pete Hummers of NC @ Nov 13, 2008 08:10:29 AM

You don't need to spend $2000

I have been riding my Izip hybrid electric bicycle now for over a year and just love it. I also bought one for my wife that was less then $500 and she is thrilled with it.
They are great fun to ride and you can do yourself and the environment a favor by using one. You can get more information on the Currie web site at http://www.izipusa.com/.

Noland Brown of CA @ Nov 11, 2008 17:48:24 PM

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