Well into spring and with the summer feeling upon us, Kiama Cycles has launched ‘Ride Kiama’ for locals and tourists to see the area.

And with the evolution from external geared bikes to e-bikes, Kiama Cycles has the right bike for everyone.

“We’ve had customers come in, haven’t ridden a bike for 20 years and are able to do a three-to-four-hour ride and come back absolutely loving it,” store owner Beau Rosser said.

Beau explained he had a meeting with Destination Kiama after he saw a gap in the market of e-bike hire and showcasing Kiama in an environmentally friendly way.

“We have set up some routes to showcase the region on an e-bike,” he said.

“It works with an app on their phone, and they can basically use that to follow the route.

“The e-bikes we rent are fully compliant, usually drive mid motor - so plenty of torque to get up the hills. Everyone is not Lance Armstrong, but people love to get out and go for a ride.”

For families looking to get in on the action, age is only important when you’re riding alone – it comes down to height.

“Generally speaking, because they’re [e-bikes] more adult sizes, we have had a 10-year-old yesterday who was quite tall, though,” he said.

“But as long as they’ve got parents and supervision, that’s fine.

“If they are taking them by themselves, they have to be of age - 18 [years old].”

Beau is proud of Kiama Cycles’ compliance with regulations and safety managing e-bikes and he told The Bugle how he handles a ‘Temu’ e-bike.

“We’re very cautious with that and have to be for a number of reasons,” he said.

“One, our safety, but also work health and safety and customer safety as well.

“If we see a bike that comes in that is a ‘Temu’ bike, we take the battery out but are happy to work on the actual bike, but not touching the electronics.”

To feel the wind in your hair (of course under a helmet) and the sun on your face, bookings are essential and can be made at https://kiamacycles.com.au/pages/e-bike-hire-kiama