I met the marketing director of  Optibike  Craig Taber on a spring morning of 2011. I had owned the 800r optibike and was not entirely satified because of its lack of power.  I thought if you spend 10K on an electric bike it better be fast. The 800r when not pedalling would hit a maximum of 22-MPH, and my other much cheaper E-bikes with hubmotors would leave Optibike in the dust.  Other than that, the Optibike was  great. Good looking,