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Press Release: June 4, 2014

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CONTACTS:

Scott Cowan, Owner-Century Cycles
440-356-5705 (office), 330-730-9928 (mobile), or scott@centurycycles.com

Julie Creed, Director of Marketing-BH Bicycle Group
949-206-8151 x106 or Julie@BHBikesUSA.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2014

80-year-old military veteran to travel 2,500 miles from
Washington state to Ohio via electric bicycle

MEDINA, Ohio – Former Medina County resident John Moss plans to ride 2,500 miles from Washington State to Ohio on an Easy Motion NEO Jet electric bicycle. The cross-country ride kicks off today (June 4th) and is anticipated to wrap up around September 1st at the Century Cycles bicycle shop located in Medina.

John Moss is an 80-year-old Korean War veteran who grew up in a West Virginia farming family of eight children. He raised his family in Ohio’s Medina County, where he served as a teacher and Planning Director. Nearing retirement from a family business, he began cycling when he was 62. He is now an experienced bicycle traveler who has biked across North America several times, including through the Yukon to Alaska.

Rehabbing from a recent injury, John was dreaming of making one more long distance ride; an Easy Motion e-bike is helping him fulfill that lofty ambition. The bicycle was purchased at Cynergy E-Bikes of Portland, Oregon, and shipped to the Century Cycles store in Peninsula, Ohio for assembly and tune-up.

"This ride is a goal and personal challenge. I’d been told e-bikes weren’t for touring. Then I found the Easy Motion NEO Jet. The Jet has the comfort, power, and range I need to complete my trip. The low top tube makes it easy to mount/dismount, which is especially important when carrying panniers. The front shocks will make the ride more comfortable, and the straight handlebars offer compromise between an upright and more aggressive position. Disc brakes are better for long downhills and the wet conditions I’ll travel through. A critical feature is that the NEO Jet has regular Shimano Deore gearing and the bicycle rides well, even when the electric assist is turned off or inactive. After adding a rear rack, a mirror, and a seat-mounted water bottle holder, I’m literally set to Jet," said John Moss.

The NEO Jet’s 350-watt planetary-geared motor will allow John to travel up to 60 miles on a single charge. He is expecting to ride five days a week until he arrives at Century Cycles, his favorite bike shop in Ohio. His daughter Lois Moss co-founded Century Cycles with Scott Cowan in 1992.

"John Moss will certainly be our long distance champion for e-bike riding," said Rich Fein, Owner of Cynergy E-Bikes. "We have customers that use Easy Motion bikes for commuting 10-30 miles round-trip per day, and the bikes have a range for even longer commutes and for recreational rides. At 300 miles per week, John will be showing that electric bikes are serious transportation for riders and potential riders."

Easy Motion USA CEO, Steve Lindenau stated, "We are pleased John selected Easy Motion for his recovery and entry back into cycling and that he included us with his inspiring journey across America. We encourage other cycling enthusiasts to follow his voyage and progress and interact with John on his inspiring adventure."

John is planning to follow the Northern Tier Route published by the Adventure Cycling Association, although he may change plans to follow good weather or a new adventure. Updates on the ride will be posted to the Easy Motion USA Facebook page. The Easy Motion NEO Jet has an MSRP of $2,999.

About Easy Motion

Easy Motion is a multi-national company within the BH Group, headquartered in Spain and creating quality products for over 100 years. BH is known as one of Europe’s most prestigious bicycle makers and has built the brand into one of the most established and successful in the world of cycling. Since our inception, BH painstakingly engineers, designs, tests and builds bicycles that climb with ease, descend with confidence - always putting rider performance and comfort out front.

With distribution and operations in North America, Spain, Mexico, Asia, UK, Portugal and Germany, Easy Motion products can be found in more than 65 countries worldwide. Easy Motion USA with the latest in pedal assist technology launched the award-winning NEO bike with three distinct series; NEO Cross, NEO City and NEO Xtrem – it’s the next generation in hybrid bikes that takes you from a leisure cruiser to extreme sport. For more information visit www.eMotionBikesUSA.com.

Easy Motion and the mark "BH" are registered trademarks and used by BH under license from their owners.

About Century Cycles

Founded in 1992, Century Cycles is an award-winning, locally-owned chain of independent bicycle stores in Medina, Peninsula, and Rocky River, providing bicycles, bicycle accessories, and friendly, expert service to northeast Ohio bicyclists and their families. At its Peninsula location, Century Cycles also rents bicycles year-round for riding on the Towpath Trail in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Website: www.centurycycles.com
Blog: www.blog.centurycycles.com
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