Soraya Nasirian visited the Netherlands, saw the Dutch on bicycles, and wondered “Why aren’t more Americans riding bicycles like this? Why do Americans ride hunched over, on bikes with no racks, carrying their stuff in all kinds of bags and riding so fast and aggressively?”

Nasirian decided to team up with Dutch husband Oscar Mulder to open up a new business to peddle Dutch pedals: My Dutch Bike on Market Street just east of Second Street in San Francisco. Their shop sells a few high-end Dutch city bikes, as well as the bakfiets, the Dutch answer to cargo bikes. Their sales are good enough to keep them in business, she says, although most of their business is online, and they will be moving soon to another location.

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Peterborough, Ontario - A new business has opened in Peterborough. Green Street specializes in the sale and service of electric bikes and accessories.

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A group of students, faculty and alumni unveiled a electric hybrid bike last Saturday at the campus.

It is the first product out of the school’s new business incubator, whose first business created is Campus Footprint LLC.

“I’m really excited,” said Andrew Diaz, 21. He is a junior at the college who worked on the bike and is part of the incubator. “Being a student here, I think it’s one of the best programs we as students and faculty have cooperated on together.”

After teaching a case study on the business of bicycles and connecting with bike designers Donald DiConstanzo and Terry Sherry at Pedego Bikes in Irvine, the students approached their adviser, Duran, last summer with the idea of trying to start a business. Duran, with more than 25 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience, gave his approval.

There are two types – a fold-up version for $995 and a cruiser for $1,495 . The company will donate a portion of the proceeds to support the college and scholarships.

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Tokoy, Japan – Tokushima prefecture has Sanyo’s first solar parking lot for electric bikes, which allows you to recharge your bike easily.

You simply park your bike, remove the battery, place it in the charging bay, and..that’s it!  Indeed, this solar power recharger is 100% independent of any conventional power source and can be built virtually anywhere.

Sanyo now offers a business model to their latest Eneloop bike line. The business model is made for use mainly within companies who borrow bikes for their staff (factories, universities, hospitals…). The Eneloop business bike is built strong for a longer lifespan.

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