IPMBA News
Two E-Bikes join the Burlington Police Department fleet
by Emma Widmar, Racine County Eye, August 14th, 2023 Photo: Two new E-Bikes are the most recent addition to the Burlington Police Force. – Credit: Burlington Police Department Facebook page BURLINGTON WI — Two new E-bikes...
Saranac Lake PD adds e-bikes to fleet
Dept. aims for more community-based policing By Alana Penny, The Sun Community News, August 14, 2023 The department purchased two e-bikes for local patrolling. SARANAC LAKE NY | The Saranac Lake Police Department recently replaced their regular bicycles with two electric bicycles...
Tips for Fun and Successful Electric Bicycle Use
by Clint Sandusky, former PCI #849/EMSCI #159 Riverside Community College District (CA) Police Department (ret.) Electric bicycles (e-Bikes) are certainly fun and enable riders to do many more things on a bicycle that one may not be normally able to do ...
Do the Hustle: Avery REMTech MTB Pedal System
by Cameron Newton, PCI #1994-B Denton (TX) Police Department I was approached by Greg Bowen, IPMBA Industry Liaison, and Craig Payne, owner of Hustle Bike Labs, to test the company’s Avery REMTech MTB Pedal system for public safety...
Benelli E-Bike: Best for the Job
by Felix Cauhape Allen (TX) Police Department In 2020, my department was looking to reorganize our bike unit. This included replacing the old, worn-out bikes in our fleet. Benelli provided us with a police e-Bike to test out. ...
Grab-and-Go Bicycle Carriers: An Alternative to Rear Racks
by Steve Hitchon, Chief of Police Rural Municipality of Springfield (MB, Canada) Police Service The Springfield Police Service, which is located directly adjacent to the City of Winnipeg, started a bike patrol program in the summer of 2022. The Rural...
CABDA West 2023: E-Bike Safety at the Forefront
by Clint Sandusky, former PCI #849/EMSCI #159 Riverside Community College District (CA) Police Department (ret.) At the 2023 CABDA West Expo, held in Ontario (CA) this past January, there were various important and informative sessions pertaining to safety of e-Bikes. Topics...
CABDA Midwest 2023: A Sight to See!
by Paul DaiZovi Lake Forest (IL) Police Department The 2023 Midwest CABDA show in Schaumburg, Illinois, was a sight to see! It was loaded with hundreds of vendors and attendees, all wanting to share their knowledge on everything bike, nutrition,...