Curious about those new electric Bixi bikes? We test drove one

Step on the pedals of the new Bixi electric bike and it sets off with a pleasant surge, like someone’s given it a mini-adrenaline shot. Since regular Bixis are lumbering in an amiable kind of way at the best of times, and the electric versions are considerably heavier than their manual counterparts, the smooth boost comes as a very nice surprise.
You have to pedal to make the electric motor kick in (it’s called “electric pedal assist”) so there’s no sitting there wi