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The ELMOTO HR-2 is both an electric bicycle and an electric scooter. This light electric vehicle (LEV) was designed in Germany and due to hit the European market this July. It will then come to America in the spring.

Read More: ELMOTO HR-2 Hits Europe, Then the USA By 2010

If you’ve supersized it one too many times and are looking for a way to exercise and get healthy again, you’ve probably run into a problem: most bicycles are made for people under 200 pounds. I face this all the time, weighing 245 lbs, and it’s as annoying as all of the cool stuff made only for midgets (I’m 6′3″). Or kids: how come they only make kids-sizes for those cool roller skate shoes? Lame.

Read More: Super Sized Cycles: Healthy Electric Bicycles for the…er…Super Sized

I’m going to state this right up front, so there’s no confusion - it’s impossible for me to be objective about the Optibike, so if you’re looking for a balanced review, you’re probably not going to get that here. That being said, I am now free to stand up on my electronic soapbox that is this blog and proclaim this - the Optibike is the best, most advanced, most high-tech, and straight-up the coolest and funnest electric bicycle I have had the pleasure and privilege of riding.

Read More: Optibike 800Li Test Drive: The Ferrari of Electric Bicycles

Scientists at MIT are now testing a new system that turns any pedal bike into an electric bicycle with only the change of a tire. It’s called the GreenWheel.

Read More: MIT Scientists Invent GreenWheel: One-piece, In-wheel Electric Bicycle Conversion Kit

Occasionally when I’m writing things, especially about new announcements and great products, I wish that I could incorporate sound effects into my posts. You know, Beethoven’s 9th or the theme song from Rocky. On rare occasions, I really wish I could utilize the theme from the greatest TV show of all time: The A-Team.

Read More: Zoomi Scooters LLC Announces the Launch of the Zoomi LEV Brand and the Zoomi Monterey Electric Bicycle

Bicycle and electric bicycle (e-bike) share programs are becoming pretty popular, especially in Europe. Even here in America where it’s usually all about the car, bike share programs are popping up in New York, San Francisco, LA, and other cities.

Read More: The Citybyke Automated Electric Bicycle Share Program

The Gocycle is one of the most top-to-bottom innovative electric bicycles we’ve seen in a long time. From it’s minimalist-design Magflow injection-molded magnesium frame to its Cleandrive fully-sealed gearbox, this bike is really futuristic.

Read More: GoCycle: The Innovative Electric Bicycle from Karbon Kinetics

Yamaha Japan has announced three new electric bicycles for Japanese sales: the PAS Lithium S, the PAS CITY-S, and the PAS CITY-F.

Read More: Yamaha Japan Introduces 3 New Electric Bicycles

BikeBiz is featuring a new Infineum series of e-bikes that will come with Powacycle’s solar charger for recharging the bicycle’s batteries.

Read More: Infineum Electric Bicycle to Feature Solar Charger

Drymer is showing off their latest electric bicycle prototype, called the v0.5. It’s a 3-wheeled model with a car-style seating position. The innovation comes from several sources and make this look like it’ll be a fun one to ride.

Read More: Drymer’s Innovative Three-Wheeled Electric Bicycles