Surface 604 Blog

 “I was 61 when I purchased my Surface 604 – I never thought I would ride a bike again. I went for a sixteen mile ride the other day, it keeps me positive and that helps keep me out of the hospital.” — Dwight W., Massachusetts, USA   We didn’t design our line of electric bikes with ‘freedom’ in mind, freedom was more a consequence of our design: fat tires that take you anywhere in any terrain; electric assist that eliminates things like sweating and fill-ups; racks and towing capacity that let you haul all the stuff you need. In...

If you’ve been checking out some of the videos and imagery we’ve posted, you may notice that sometimes we’ve swapped out a few parts, like handlebars, from the stock bike that’s shown in the product pages of our site. Fine-tuning the cockpit of your bike – changing the riding position to suit your body, your needs and your style – is as old as biking itself and can make the difference between a bike you LOVE to ride and a bike that might feel a little neglected over time. Ebikes have the advantage that you don’t have to worry as much...

At Surface 604 we get people riding. We provide freedom to put a little lifestyle in your commute. A paddle board has never been easier to carry! Go ahead, pack your lunch and catch a perfect sunset out on the water. Enjoy a comfy ride on Surface604 bike to the lake, take an inflatable puddle board with you. It's so easy transport it with your electric bike! You can head out for a relaxing paddle on a calm lake, river or catch waves on the ocean.

 I was there for the planning of the trip to Naramata. I recall talk of wine-tasting tours by ebike and a plan to use the bikes to haul the ISUP’s down to Okanagan Lake for a morning paddle. I was the one who suggested riding the ebikes on the Kettle Valley Railway (KVR), an abandoned railway that stretches hundreds of kilometers and is a popular attraction for riders and hikers. I’d ridden stretches of it many times a few years earlier during a summer I lived on the Bench in a fruit picker’s shack at Tightrope Winery  The smooth, low-angle rail...

Putting a little lifestyle in your commute. Braydan Schneider, the youngest kitesurfer competing in the Kite Clash Canadian Kitesurfing Championships in Squamish, BC, shows up on his Surface 604 Boar carrying his gear. He hits the podium and places 3rd in the Juniors. Surface 604 Published on Aug 23, 2015

Our first Park ’n Ride session takes us to the renowned Naramata Bench wine region, a sub-region of the Okanagan (AKA “Napa of the North), and a place Fox News described as “The best wine region you’ve never heard of.” The Bench is a narrow stretch of land perched a few hundred feet above Okanagan Lake, a massive fresh water lake 135 km in length located in South Central British Columbia, just 80 km from the Washington State border. The Bench is a little gem-of-a-destination that has something for everyone. Foodies and wine lovers come for the idyllic vineyards and...

For each of his 44 years, Kelowna resident Stephen Hawtree has lived with the reality that he could lose his eyesight. Born with Retinitis Pigmentosis (RP), a genetic degenerative eye disease that blinded both his Great Grandfather and Uncle, Stephen had experienced relatively few impacts on his day-to-day life. That is, until a recent doctor’s appointment, where he was told deep cataracts (a complication of the RP) meant he would have to give up his driver’s license with immediate effect.  “I was pretty devastated,” admits Hawtree, an IT consultant for the federal government. “I drive to and from work, I drive to...