E-BIKES - Don't knock them until you try them! (Queens County)
This is a hands on course designed to teach you the fundamentals of e-bikes, debunk e-bike myths and most importantly it will allow you to experience riding an e-bike on an instructor lead ride.
Course Locations and Times
| Offering Period & Time | Location | Status |
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| Fall | | | |
| Winter | | | |
| Spring | 04/24/2025 - 04/24/2025
Thursday
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Charlottetown Library Learning Centre
Dominion Building
97 Queen St
CHARLOTTETOWN C1A 4A9 | Open |
| Requirements | Experience riding a regular bicycle is the only prerequisite. Ebikes and helmets are supplied. |
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| Objectives | At the end of the course you should feel comfortable riding an e-bike and have learned enough to know whether e-biking is an activity for you. You will have enough knowledge to help you should you decide to purchase an e-bike or even go on an e-bike tour. |
| Teaching Process | The first hour will focus on cycling basics and what makes e-biking different. We will spend 30 minutes letting you test ride the e-bikes in a safe off street location. The final 60 to 90 minutes will be a group ride. |
| UPEI Parking Pass Required? | No |
| Additional Costs? | Yes |
| Additional Costs or Information | $20 per participant. |
Course FacilitatorFrank MacEachern.
Frank MacEachern is the ownerof Rising Tide Electric Bicycles in Charlottetown. He is a life long cyclist and active transportation advocate. In his past life he pooh-poohed e-bikes and those who rode them. Then he rode an e-bike and experienced cycling in a new way. |
