Kara Stiles: You started riding electric bikes after returning from Iraq and feeling limited by your injury. Chris Nolte: I wanted to become more active, found out about electric bikes and kind of built one up for myself. I started an online business selling electric bikes where I had a small show room on Long Island and I built it up over time. Electric bikes address that because it helps you to maintain a little bit of a higher speed using a little less energy. Nolte: Electric bikes with throttles, similar to what a motorcycle or a scooter has, are explicitly illegal in New York City.

Source: Forbes October 04, 2017 15:22 UTC