I’m 65 and This E-Trike Makes Me Feel 25 Again! Why This E-Trike Changed My Life at 65

Hi, I'm Maria. I'm 65 years old and I'm riding the Sixthreezero Simple Glide e-trike. I've ridden an e-bike about a dozen times, and it's not that tricky. It's a lot of fun and it saves you a lot of energy. Come ride with me. I gotta say, this is really comfortable. It's almost like sitting on my couch at home or in my car. It's a 500-watt motor, and the pedal assist is fantastic because I can just get my energy from the bike. I'm up in second gear now. I can go back down to first. I'm coming around the corner, looking for traffic as I always do. And the throttle is easy to use as well. Gives me a little boost when I need it. It makes it fun, and I'm coming up to an intersection now. And I will tell you that the braking is very easy to use, very gentle brakes. Stop and look all ways and proceed cautiously. Okay, taking the bike lane because that's what we do on an e-bike. Stay safe. I'm going down a gradual hill right now. I'm not doing anything except gently breaking when I feel like I need to. Enjoying the sunny day. Right here at the end of this hill.

It is a very comfortable ride, and I'm enjoying the ride very much. Watching for traffic as I would on a bicycle or in a car. And now I'm at the end of the hill and using a little bit of power from my pedal assist. I'm in two right now. I'll probably take it back down to one. It's easy to move between the gears. Going up a very slight hill now. Put a little throttle action in there. Riding an e-bike is just so easy and fun. If I can do it, really anybody can, and it gets you to places that you want to go. You know, a lot of people my age, my husband just had his knees replaced, and other people with mobility issues, they feel limited. This is going to give you the freedom to go places like the farmer's market because I have this great basket. I can buy flowers and produce, go to the beach, and take your small dog. It gives you a lot of freedom. Putting it in second gear now. Oh, there's a third, a little zippy, but fun. And the gliding motion is so easy because of the small wheelbase. If you do have knee problems, it's not a problem. It is just an enjoyable, comfortable ride, and it's got a tight turning radius for getting in and out of parking lots.

And if you want to have it in the back of your car, I mean, this is like turning on a dime. It is so nice, really smooth too. And I feel 100% stable and safe, but same time I feel sporty. Pulling out back into traffic, keeping an eye out for everything. And I have to say that I have a lot of visibility, and I'm going to use the throttle a little bit, which I do enjoy, to get up this hill. The key thing about this bike, this e-bike, I shall say, is that it features comfort and mobility. A lot of my friends who want to get some exercise can use pedal assist to get their energy in for the day and burn some calories. But if you have problems with your knees, you can just clearly use the throttle the entire time, and you're very comfortable and not taxed. So it's really what you make of it. And I love being out in the sunshine, going up to power two now, soaking up vitamin D. And I feel like it's a green thing to do at the same time because you could replace one of your vehicles with an e-bike. I can get my groceries, run errands, and I'm helping the planet. Zipping along here, and I want people of my age and older, and younger, of course, to know that there is a lot of fun to be had. Maybe you're on your own or with a group of friends. But if you want to just go off on your own, you're going places. 

The seat is designed almost like an office chair. So if you did have any back issues, this is just 100% comfortable. And the seat does move backward and forward. I'm five feet, five inches tall. This would accommodate a range of heights and leg lengths. Going up a hill, I can use my throttle a bit here. Before, a hill would have seemed daunting, but I am saving energy. Staying safe. So let's say you're meeting some friends for coffee. Instead of arriving panting, I'm going to arrive calm, cool, and collected. Approaching an intersection once again, braking gently. Now I'm going back into the bike lane as I pull it onto a busier part of the street. Observing the safety rules. I'm gonna put it into third gear now. Still using my pedal assist. Putting it into second gear, still using my pedal assist. But at any point during my journey, if I feel like I wanna save my energy and not get stressed, just use the throttle for the entire ride. It's doable. Again, just make it how you want it to be. It's your ride, enjoy. Easy to use the buttons to move up and down with pedal assist. They're right at your fingertips. Just for ease of use and safety, of course. There's a small learning curve. I mean, you just get on and go. So, thanks for coming along with me on my sixthreezero Simple Glide Ride. It was fun, and thanks for joining me. It was easy and I went to a lot of places. Let me know where you would like me to go next. I'm ready to take a journey.