James Turner - Founder and President of OptiBike, LLC

James Turner is the Founder and President of the Boulder-based OptiBike, LLC and was named "Colorado Inventor of the Year" at the 2008 Colorado Inventor Showcase.

Graduating with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering and using his background as the two time winner of the Canadian Motocross Championship, training as a semi-pro athlete, and after spending a few years as a product engineer at the Ford Motor Company in Michigan, James set out to merge his expertise in human muscle/mechanical integration, high performance suspension and vehicle design, and his years in the saddle of custom moto-cross bikes to design the world’s best electric bike, the Optibike. 

Each model of the OptiBike is a handcrafted masterpiece. The California Academy of Sciences Museum calls the OptiBike, “The Future of Transportation.”

OptiBike has been featured on CNN, ESPN, in the New York Times, WIRED Magazine, USA Today, the Denver Post, BusinessWeek, and many more.

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