It looks like Rad Power Bikes owners may soon have a more affordable path to upgrading to the company’s newer Safe Shield battery technology.
Details are still fairly limited for now. The email encourages owners of Rad e-bikes using earlier battery systems to sign up for updates, noting that the company will “be in touch soon to learn a little more about your ride.”
The message also includes an important disclaimer: Rad Life Mobility is “an independent company not affiliated with Rad Power Bikes Inc.”
That distinction is important because this isn’t the original Rad Power Bikes company that rose to become one of North America’s largest e-bike brands during the industry boom years. Instead, Rad Life Mobility is the new company that acquired Rad’s assets earlier this year after the original business went through a difficult restructuring process amid layoffs, lawsuits, and shrinking sales.
Still, one of the more valuable assets Rad retained through those struggles was its increasingly advanced battery technology.
