By John Pellan
A lot of my friends have kids and I’ve heard a lot of proud father talk over the last few years. My friend John Maley is no exception. A few weeks ago he was proudly telling me that his son Trevor has become a much better rider ever since he bought him an electronic bike, but it wasn’t until I saw the bike in person that I gave it much thought.
One day I stopped in and noticed the bike in John’s garage. The inner-child in me was immediately drawn to it. I took a knee and starred at it and imagined I was six years old again. I looked it over and couldn’t believe how seriously tricked-out this little OSET was. With full suspension, disc brakes and true Trials bike styling this little bike was far from the little electronic riding toy I first had visions of when John told me about it. If I were a kid, there’s no doubt this bike would be my prized possession. In fact, I would probably sleep with it, I thought to myself.
While asking John a hundred questions about it, 6-year-old Trevor came home from school and quickly showed me what he could do on his new OSET. He tore off silently and to my surprise quickly pitched it sideways in the snow-covered driveway like a seasoned pro dirt track racer. I was blown away at the torque that the 24 volt 600 watt magnetic motor was able to make. So much so I couldn’t help but try to talk Trevor into letting me ride it. Trevor was happy to share his bike so off I went. I couldn’t believe how quick it was even with my 180 pounds on board. When it easily pushed me up John’s slippery driveway I knew we needed to do a feature on this amazing bike.