{"id":15122,"date":"2019-05-13T19:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T01:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store\/"},"modified":"2019-05-14T11:17:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T17:17:21","slug":"glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood Springs gets an e-bike store"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.0929095354523\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-978153-110\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Ebikesbiz-gpi-051419-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent | Dave Iverson, owner of Colorado Electric Bikes in Glenwood Springs, talks about the different models and types of electric bikes he offers at his new store on Grand Avenue.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7.6603773584906\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Iverson, owner of Colorado Electric Bikes in Glenwood Springs, talks about the different models and types of electric bikes he offers at his new store on Grand Avenue.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.533018867925\">\n<p><strong>Dave Iverson, owner of Colorado Electric Bikes in Glenwood Springs, talks about the different models and types of electric bikes he offers at his new store on Grand Avenue.<\/strong><br \/>Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store\/&amp;image=https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Ebikesbiz-gpi-051419-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent | One of Iverson\u2019s top sellers is the Rambo Electric fat tire mountain bike.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"5.9956896551724\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store-1.jpg\" alt=\"One of Iverson\u2019s top sellers is the Rambo Electric fat tire mountain bike.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.3793103448276\">\n<p><strong>One of Iverson\u2019s top sellers is the Rambo Electric fat tire mountain bike.<\/strong><br \/>Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store\/&amp;image=https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store-1.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store-1.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/Ebikesbiz-gpi-051419-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent | Dave Iverson\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"4.9615384615385\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store-2.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Iverson\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"5.7884615384615\">\n<p><strong>Dave Iverson<\/strong><br \/>Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store\/&amp;image=https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store-2.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store-2.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/glenwood-springs-gets-an-e-bike-store\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">For the past two months, Glenwood Springs has had a dedicated store for electric-assisted bikes, and owner Dave Iverson says it\u2019s going great.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Colorado eBike of Glenwood Springs, on Grand Avenue across the street from the Phillips 66 gas station, officially opened March 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">E-bikes are not fully electric powered; they still need to be pedaled. But, for those who want to go farther with less effort, or who have physical limitations but want to get out and exercise, e-bikes offer a useful assist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Iverson, who is 60, says many of his customers are his age and older, and just want a little boost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThey still love to be on their bikes, but they want a little help. It\u2019s that simple,\u201d Iverson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">E-bikes also offer benefit to others \u2014 those with injuries, amputees, or otherwise \u2014 who want the extra assurance, according to Iverson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cYou can ride e-bikes like a bike, a heavy bike, and get all the exercise you want. But, when you run out of gas, the bike will take you home,\u201d Iverson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Iverson worked for RFTA for 32 years, until he parted ways with the company in September 2018. His best friend, Scott Manuppella, owner of Colorado E-Bikes in Grand Junction, was quick to suggest a new career path.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cHe said, well, I guess it\u2019s time for you to open up an electric bike store in Glenwood,\u201d Iverson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And that was that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Iverson has been enjoying e-bikes for six years, but didn\u2019t have mechanical background, so he studied five weeks with the Barnett Bicycle Institute, and set to work getting a store ready.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019ve always liked working with my hands, and I didn\u2019t have that with my last job (at RFTA). Now I do, and I\u2019m digging it,\u201d Iverson said. He also repairs standard bikes at his store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">E-bikes come in three classes. Class 1 is just pedal assistance, on several different levels. Class 2 adds a thumb throttle that can power the bike completely up to about 20 miles per hour, but not for very long, leaving the rider to still have to pedal up hill if the motor loses its charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Class three also has the pedal assist and thumb throttle, but can go up to 26 mph on its own thrust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The most popular bikes Iverson sells are made by Rambo \u2014 fat tire, class 2 or 3 bikes built for off road in practically any condition. Iverson himself uses that type of e-bike on bow-hunting trips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Eventually, Iverson wants to rent out e-bikes as well, particularly the electric fat bikes. With the fat tire, there is extra suspension, and the electric assist makes the bikes more stable, Iverson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Some of the serious mountain bikers and cyclists look down on the e-bikes, but Iverson says \u201cto each his own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s exactly like it was with skiing and snowboarding. Everybody looked down on the snowboarders, and now, it\u2019s like, \u2018Let\u2019s all live together,\u2019\u201d Iverson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">E-bikes haven\u2019t been welcome everywhere. In cities and on trails, people have complained that e-bikers go too fast, or cause pedestrians and others to be unsafe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">E-bikes are restricted on some area trails, and RFTA has been weighing whether or not to allow them on certain sections of the <a id=\"N0x26a9ad0N0x25a8c10:N0x26a9ad0N0x2523330\" href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/no-changes-to-e-bike-policy-on-rio-grande-trail\/\">Rio Grande Trail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">But Iverson dismisses the safety concerns as being a rider\u2019s, not the e-bike\u2019s fault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s all up to the individual rider. If you\u2019re a jerk on a regular bike, you\u2019ll be a jerk on an e-bike,\u201d Iverson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:tphippen@postindependent.com\">tphippen@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Iverson, owner of Colorado Electric Bikes in Glenwood Springs, talks about the different models and types of electric bikes he offers at his new store on Grand Avenue.Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent Buy Photo One of Iverson\u2019s top sellers is the Rambo Electric fat tire mountain bike.Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent Buy Photo Dave [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15122","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-11 19:28:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KRKY Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15122"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15133,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15122\/revisions\/15133"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}