From propulsion system design, testing & certification…to safe shipping, storage, assembly & service…to how fire-fighters and first responders train for, treat & fight Lithium-Ion battery fires… e-bikes have changed the game forever! E-Bikes represent the future for bicycle retail and understanding and adopting these Best Practices and Shop Protocols is essential for every bike shop in securing the future of their business.

How can retailers combat the proliferation of cheap, and possibly dangerous, e-bikes from damaging the growth of this important category? With science! UL 2849 is the ANSI-accredited national safety standard for electrical systems for E-bikes. It covers safety requirements of E-bikes powered by lithium or other rechargeable batteries. It provides requirements with respect to the system consisting of: Battery Packs and Chargers, Electric Motors, Wires & Cables, Control Units, and Enclosures. Join in this seminar to learn more about UL 2849, and what bicycle retailers need to know on ensuring that the e-bikes offered to consumers have received this product safety certification before going for sale.

In this seminar, learn how you can enroll your shop as a collection site and receive valuable training, safety materials, and recycling services that benefit the industry as well as you and your customers. The goal of this initiative is to provide a safe and reliable way to keep electric bicycle batteries — a valuable resource — out of landfills! Take this opportunity to ask any questions you have about the program.

E-Bike safety is a HOT and much needed topic in the cycling community and industry, especially as more stories come out about incidents and lawsuits involving e-bikes! This seminar will discuss how IBDs (and manufacturers) can play an important role in making sure e-biking is a fun, safe, successful, and cooperative activity. We will also discuss e-bike access on bike paths and public roads as well as proven and relevant strategies that can be imparted to your customers regarding cycling in traffic and off-road.

Every month, 3 Million Americans are searching for e-bikes online. Yet many bike shops aren't selling them. It's no wonder many shoppers go online and buy a cheap, poor-quality, internet model! So what can you do? We'll discuss numbers, trends, and what you can do immediately in your shop.

Learn how a downhill racer opened an e-bike shop, went nearly broke, and what you can learn from it to go big in this space and create a better future for your bike shop. In other words: you can't ignore e-bikes anymore. The longer you do, the better for your competition (which comes from outside the bike industry).

Join in an interactive panel discussion focused on growing e-bikes sales within your store. Learn from the panel members and other retailers in attendance the best practices for in-store displays, staff training, and follow-up service. Learn how test rides and demo events can turn your next bicycle buyer into an e-bike customer! Bring your shop’s best practices to share, and your questions for the panel, made up of retailers just like you! This dynamic conversation will be jam-packed and hopes to provide greater insight to set your e-bike sales soaring.

Stop by the Yamaha booth for a refreshing elixir…That means beer!

Join in an interactive panel discussion focused on maximizing the potential of your store’s service center. The service center can be a high margin profit turning machine, but you must dial in your operations to realize its full advantage. The retailers on the panel and in attendance will be asked to share specific changes that they have made in their service departments that made the biggest impact. The group will come away with best practices for bicycle intake, scheduling, efficiencies, and add-ons. And finally, we’ll all analyze how a 48 hour turnaround time could lead to long term revenue gains.

As more and more law enforcement and other public safety agencies turn to e-bikes to enhance their service to their communities, it is important for IBDs and manufacturers to understand their specific needs. Selling and maintaining municipal fleets can be a lucrative part of your business. This seminar will cover the specific e-bike needs of Law Enforcement and other Public Safety organizations. We’ll explore what questions to ask your municipal customers and how to make informed proposals and recommendation of your services

A well implemented bike fitting program is one of the single most important ways to improve the cycling experience for anyone who rides a bike. But setting up your own bike fit program can seem daunting. In this seminar Greg Robidoux will break down why bike fit is so important, where to advance your bike fit education, how to get a bike fit program off the ground, bike fitting for e-bikes, and improving your staff’s messaging around bike fit.

Is your shop sitting on too much inventory? Did the Covid sales boom end abruptly? Considering discounting? In this marketing & sales deep dive, Joe Marcoux breaks down how your shop can benefit from a complete change in how you attract, sell to, and keep your customers without resorting to deep discounts.

E-bikes are so hot right now, and the market is growing radically. But this is only the beginning of the next growth phase.

I work with business owners across the country to set, grow, or optimize their ebike businesses. I also work with bigger companies on product and business model development.

If you want to understand what´s happening in the global, North American, and local markets and how you can take advantage of this opportunity, join us at this exclusive in-person seminar and networking event.

This is not your usual trade show seminar...Prepare to dig in!