Motorized Bicycle Articles - 2008

Merchants’ sales rise as more people trade four wheels for two    High gasoline prices are fueling bicycle sales, and on some days Michael Hall’s blood pressure. At least three times a week, Hall pedals to his job in Hollywood from his home in northern Glendale, a 25-mile round-trip commute that is faster on two wheels than four. Read more...

DECATUR - Just when America thought it was helpless in the face of highway robbery gas prices, along comes Scott File on a motorized mountain bike. He might just be riding the shape of things to come with a bicycle armed with a 49cc gas engine that gets 150 miles to the gallon. Read more...

Fuel prices are on the increase and many experts have stated publicly they expect a barrel of oil to hit $200.00. As scary as that sounds, there are many people that have found away to combat this energy crisis with motorized bicycles. Read more...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - It's U.S. National Bike to Work Day on Friday and Americans are facing record high gasoline prices, but most commuters will stick to their cars. The combination of gas near $4 a gallon and the annual campaign to get people to pedal to work may prompt a few more people than usual to commute on two wheels. Read more...

BRYAN --For $4 worth of gasoline, Bryan's Richard Garcia could go to Galveston. But for now, he's happy just cruising from home to work for pennies a day. A few weeks back, Garcia and Chris Bailey, who work for the Residence Life department at Texas A&M University, saw a student riding a motorized bicycle. Read more...