 Electric bikes help you ride farther and faster than you would on a traditional bicycle. Cascade Bicycle Club spokesman Paul Tomei says e-bikes have enticed several first-timers to the iconic STP. We have a rider, Anita Elder, who had given up bicycling for 30 years or so. She's 64 years old, I believe, and during the pandemic started riding an electric bike for health and fitness, and she stuck with it.