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PHOTO CAPTION: Polarius-branded electric-assist bicycle.

Florida Event Features E-Bikes for Commuting

ding! Bikes using Downtown Winter Park Farmer's Market to demostrate brands of electric-assist bicycles to local residents.

Though they look like ordinary bikes and trikes, with handle bars, rubber wheels and cushioned seats, one feature makes some of ding! Bikes’ vehicles stand out: the electricity.

The public can check some of these electric bicycles and tricycles out at the “Electric Bicycle & Tricycle” event on Thursday, Feb. 7 from 4-8 p.m. at the Downtown Winter Park Farmer’s Market, located at 200 W. New England Ave.

Those who attend will not only have the opportunity to test-ride some of the latest electric bikes from brands like Polaris and EG-Bikes, which can range from $1,400 to $2,000, but they can also have their own bikes motorized for a fee of $690 or talk to ding! Bikes “Chief Wheelie Popper,” Darren Lefkowitz, who started the company in July 2011 with a sole purpose in mind.

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