people. John’s just a regular guy – he’s not a competitive cyclist anymore –and here he is, he just rode an electric bike for a month for over 2,500 kilometers to go and see some music. It’s pretty cool.” Mainstream media exposure for electric bike companies like Pedego has turned Interbike in Las Vegas, the largest annual industry bike show in North America, into what Clyde calls “the electric bike show.” “The future for Pedego Canada and the electric bike industry as a whole is pretty exciting,” Clyde con- tinued. “The best part of my job is listening to the feedback from Pedego owners and how much they love an electric bike in their lives. Honestly, these kind and passionate Pedego owners are actually our best marketers. They come up to you at shows and post their experiences and stories to social media and it’s that kind of public appreciation that’s propelled us to number one in North America.”
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NOVEMBER 2016 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS
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