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Electric Off-Road Bike Geared To Farm, Ranch Use
Biktrix is an electric bike company based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their bikes are designed to stand up to rugged off-road use.
Ryan Barber of Biktrix says the electric bikes are solidly built and would fit in well on a farm or ranch. The bikes are rugged enough to go off-road but with a smooth ride f
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Electric Off-Road Bike Geared To Farm Ranch Use FARM HOME Miscellaneous Biktrix is an electric bike company based in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada Their bikes are designed to stand up to rugged off-road use Ryan Barber of Biktrix says the electric bikes are solidly built and would fit in well on a farm or ranch The bikes are rugged enough to go off-road but with a smooth ride for touring the countryside “They’re pedal-assist bikes so you can pedal them like a traditional bike ” he says “They will be heavier than a traditional bike ranging from 50 lbs to as much as 80 ” The batteries have a lot of power and last a long time Barber says some of their customers are farmers who ride an electric bike while checking fencelines on their operations “In Canada we’re only allowed to ship engines tuned to 500 watts ” Barber says “even though they’re capable of 750 to 1 000 Once it’s on their property farmers can unlock them up to their top performance ” The top speed the bikes go is 19 mph They do go faster than that but they stop helping assist the rider when you go past that mark unless it’s been unlocked by the owner He says farmers love their bikes because “they’re quiet they don’t scare the livestock and they don’t go deaf listening to a loud engine ” The bikes typically take between 4 to 6 hrs to get to a full charge Biktrix even has models that will fold up and fit in small storage places including trunks if you want to take them on a trip Farmers who’ve been in the business a long time are finding these units especially useful “Anyone who doesn’t walk as well as they used to had a hip or knee replaced will find that step-through option makes it much easier to ride one of our bikes ” he said Bikes range in price from around $2 500 to $4 000 U S Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ryan Barber Biktrix 640 Broadway Ave #1A Saskatoon SK Canada ph 866-BIKTRIX 245-8743 ; www biktrix com
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