My husband surprised me last weekend with a trip to Vashon Island. He had also made arrangements to rent E-bikes for our 3 day stay on the island. The owner, Erin, was so kind as to meet us at our rental home with the bikes. We hopped on them immediately without even unpacking first and we never really got off until it was time to head back to the airport! We never once used our rental car. We biked all over the Island (to restaurants, to grab coffee, to wineries, and even to the ferry to have breakfast over in Tacoma) and having the E-bikes was key. There's no way we would have been able to do what we did on regular bikes because of all the hills. We never broke a sweat and were able to have full conversations going up steep hills (as a side note, you can go between 4-5 different levels of assistance, so if you want to get more of a workout, you can put it on a lower setting...we always set ours on the highest "turbo" mode :-) ). I'm a total klutz but didn't have any issues operating them....they are pretty dummy proof...and I felt safe at all times. My parents who are in their 70's could have even ridden these bikes with no problem. Erin provided us with our own water bottles, some maps, and a waterproof bag to keep some rain gear and other items in. Don't need to lug around bike locks, you just have one key that you use to put the bike in lock mode and also to remove the battery for charging. From what I've been told by others, these bikes are far superior to other electric bikes
for rent out there (my husband did look up these exact bikes online and they retail for around $5,000!). Highly recommend this place! Thank you Erin for hooking us up, these bikes made all difference. Hope to be back on Vashon again, perhaps with some friends in tow! Tara and Jason read more