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Fountain Valley electric bike parade a current eventMore than 300 riders show up in an attempt to establish a Guinness World Record.By JOSEPH PIMENTELSTAFF WRITERfountain VALLEY • More than 300 riders on Saturday attempted to establish a Guinness World Record for the largest parade of electric bike riders,Pedego Electric Bikes, a Fountain Valley-based electric bike manufacturer, organized the event.“People think these are scooters or motorcycles, but they are not,” said Don Di-Costanzo, Pedego co-founder and CEO. “These bikes produce no noise and no pollution ... just try it and you'll have fun.”Unlike a traditional bicycle, which riders have to pedal to move, an electric bike has a small motor to help push it forward. Electric bikes are legal to ride on bike paths and allow a rider to either pedal normally or get assistance from a battery-charged motor of up to 20 mph. The cost of electric bikes average about $3,'000, DiCostanzo said, adding that the motor assistance can help take a rider 25 to 100 miles.Though there is a Guinness World Record for “the largest parade of electric ve-SCE BiBILL ALKOFIP, STAFF PHOTOGftAPHEP Mora than 300 atoctrk bUtt riders In Fountain VoNoy on Saturday ottomptod It #»- *lt; tobflah a Guinness WarM Record for tfia iarjoot posit of ofoctric Mm rMoro.
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