August 9, 2020 - Mike Radenbaugh dreamed up Rad Power Bikes over a decade ago in his family’s garage in Garberville, Calif. and now sets the pace for affordable battery-propelled bicycles reports the New York Times.
After six months of experimentation, Radenbaugh had a semi-reliable electric bike. “It got better and better. And it got faster,” he said. “All of a sudden, I’d be riding into town passing slow cars. I quickly became known as the kooky e-bike guy in my little hometown.”
By his junior year, he’d founded Rad Power Bikes. Now based in Seattle, his company approached $100 million in sales in 2019. It has sold over 100,000 electric bikes.
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