SHOW
SHOW OUTSIDE THE STUDIO AT KGW AND THOUGHT OH, MY GOSH, IT'S
GOING TO RAIN AND RUIN THIS
WHOLE PLAN, BUT NO.
WE ARE HERE.
IT'S NATIONAL BIKE MONTH.
WE'VE DONE A COUPLE SEGMENTS IN
THE PAST WEEK.
I THINK I'VE BEEN ON A BIKE
THREE TIMES.
THREE TIMES. TODAY WE ARE TAKING IT TO
ANOTHER LEVEL.
ANOTHER LEVEL. WE HAVE E BIKES.
SO WE HAVE BARB AND SANDRA, THE
CEO OF A PREMIUM E BIKE
COMPANY.
COMPANY.
COMPANY. THE MOST I'VE SEEN OF E BIKES,
I WAS ON A BIG BIKE RIDE A YEAR
AGO IN ITALY.
I WAS ON A REGULAR BIKE GOING
UP A STEEP HILL AND PEOPLE CAME
BY ON E BIKES AND LOOKED LIKE
THEY WERE HAVING THE TIME OF
THEIR LIVES.
THEIR LIVES. I'M SWEATING THINKING I'M GOING
TO DIE AND THEY WERE HAVING AN
EASY TIME.
EASY TIME. IS THAT THE BEST THING ABOUT E
BIKES?
BIKES?
BIKES? >>
BIKES? >> WE RODE UP TO THE TOP OF
MOUNT TABOR AND HAD A LIVELY
CONVERSATION THE WHOLE WAY UP
AND NOBODY BROKE A SWEAT.
WHO CARES?
WHO CARES? WE'RE ON BIKE HAVING FUN.
IT'S A BREEZE.
>> TOTALLY AGREE, ALWAYS A
SMILE ON YOUR FACE, YEAH, NOT
SWEATING.
SWEATING.
SWEATING. THAT'S THE BEST ABOUT E BIKES.
>> SHOW US SOME OF THESE E
BIKES.
BIKES.
BIKES. CLEARLY THEY COME IN ALL
SHAPES, SIZES AND COLORS.
>> THERE IS A HUGE RANGE OF
DIFFERENT BICYCLES FROM CRUISER
TO LITTLE MINI BIKES TO THIS
COOL CARGO BIKE WE'RE STANDING
IN FRONT OF.
ALL OF THEM ARE EQUIPPED WITH A
MOTOR SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS YOU TO
SELECT AN ASSIST LEVEL, SELECT
YOUR GEARS, PEDAL AS HARD AS
YOU WANT TO.
SO YOU CAN CARRY YOUR KIDS.
>> IF YOU WANT TO WORK OUT,
YOU, COULD BUT I AM DONE.
I NEED A BREAK.
I JUST ATE LUNCH.
>> YOU CAN EVEN TURN THE MOTOR
OFF AND PEDAL WITHOUT THE
MOTOR.
MOTOR.
MOTOR. >>
MOTOR. >> OH.
>> OH.
>> OH. >>
>> OH. >> YOU CAN BRING YOUR KIDS
ALONG.
ALONG.
ALONG. THIS ONE HAD A DOG IN IT ALL
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. WE
DAY. WE TOOK A DOG.
THERE'S DOG HAIR IN THE SEAT
PROBABLY, BUT YEAH, IT WAS A
GREAT DAY.
GREAT DAY. THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF
CAPABILITY.
CAPABILITY. THE ASSIST MOTOR WE TALKED
ABOUT BEING ABLE TO RIDE UP
DORMANT VOLCANOS WITH VERY
LITTLE EFFORT.
LITTLE EFFORT. SO THE SAME WITH CARRYING KIDS,
GOING ON A LONG RIDE OR MAYBE
YOU'RE NOT HAVING A GOOD DAY,
DIDN'T HAVE WHEATIES FOR
BREAKFAST AND USE YOUR BIKE.
MAYBE I CAN PROMOTE CEREAL.
>> EAT CEREAL IF YOU'RE ON THE
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. YOU
BACK. YOU SAID YOU CAN ACTUALLY SHOW
ME HOW TO RIDE ONE OF THESE?
DO I GET THE SUPER STYLISH ONE
OVER HERE?
OVER HERE? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THIS IS A TYPICAL URBAN CYCLING
E BIKE.
E BIKE.
E BIKE. YOU WILL LOVE IT.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. I
>> YES. I ALREADY FEEL COOL.
>> WEAR A HELMET BECAUSE YOU
ARE MUCH FASTER THAN YOU ARE
WITH A NORMAL BIKE, REALLY
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. >> MAYBE I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO
FASTEN THE HELMET FIRST IN
ORDER TO GET ON THE BIKE.
THERE WE GO.
I'M SAFE.
I'M SAFE.
I'M SAFE. READY.
READY.
READY. PUT MY NOTES DOWN.
OH, MY GOSH, THERE'S REALLY
ACTUALLY NOT THAT MANY BUTTONS.
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. YOU ONLY HAVE BASICALLY ONE
BUTTON.
BUTTON.
BUTTON. YOU GO UP WITH A PLUS, YOU CAN
CHOOSE YOUR MODE WHICH IS ECHO
IF YOU WANT TO EXERCISE OR
TURBO IF YOU WANT TO BE REALLY
FAST AND YOU CAN SHIFT NORMALLY
AS YOU DO IT WITH YOUR BIKE.
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S IT. >> SO I JUST START PEDALING AND
IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO?
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. BUT YOU HAVE TO PEDAL.
>> IS THERE A CHANCE IT WILL
FLY AWAY FROM ME?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. IT'S STILL A BIKE.
IT'S NO MOTORCYCLE.
YOU HAVE TO START WITH ECO.
I RECOMMEND IF YOU WANT TO GO
FASTER, JUST GO UP WITH A PLUS.
>> SHOULD I RIDE AROUND IN A
CIRCLE?
CIRCLE?
CIRCLE? OH, MY GOSH, GET THE KICK STAND
UP.
UP.
UP. YOU
UP. YOU PROBABLY DON'T WEAR HEELS.
>> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. I WEAR SKIRTS AND HEELS ON
THESE BIKES.
THESE BIKES. >> OH, MY GOSH.
WE'RE GOING UP THE HILL HERE
AND MAYBE I WILL PUSH IT UP A
LEVEL TO -- OH, WHOA!
SPORT TURBO?
SPORT TURBO? OH, MY GOSH!
HE'S
HE'S LIKE
HE'S LIKE YOU SHOULD PEDAL FASTER.
FASTER.
FASTER. THEN TURBO MODE AND REALLY SO
WHAT IF I LIKE SOMED PEDALING
GOING UP -- STOPPED PEDALING
GOING UP THE HILL?
WOULD IT STILL GO?
>> NO, IT WON'T.
>> CAN IT REPLACE CARS OR DO
MOST PEOPLE STILL HAVE A CAR IF
THEY HAVE AN E BIKE?
CAN
CAN IT
CAN IT REPLACE PEOPLE'S CARS IF THEY HAVE AN E BIKE?
>> YES, YES.
LOTS AND LOTS OF THESE BIKES,
ESPECIALLY THE CARGO BIKES.
WE SEE A LOT OF LONG TERM
COMMUTERS.
COMMUTERS. MAYBE SOMEBODY LIVES IN OREGON
CITY AND THIS WOULD REPLACE A
CAR BECAUSE IT CAN GET BACK AND
FORTH WITHOUT MAKING A PERSON
TIRED AFTER A LONG DAY OF WORK.
WITH THESE THEY'RE CARRYING
EVERYTHING THEY NEED IN A CAR.
I RIDE AN ELECTRIC CARGO BIKE
AND I BASICALLY NEVER DRIVE
WHEN I'M IN TOWN.
EVEN IF IT'S POURING RAIN --
>> EVEN IF IT'S POURING RAIN?
>> NOT AT ALL.
THESE HIGH QUALITY SYSTEMS ARE
SEALED AND I'VE RIDDEN IN THE
HARDEST TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS IN
PORTLAND, NO PROBLEM, NOPE.
>> EVEN WINTERTIME, IT'S NO
PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS.
I FEEL LIKE I