Erik Mayle revs up his gas-powered bicycle Wednesday afternoon outside of his home in Lewiston, after working on the engine. Mayle thinks a gas-powered bike is more appropriate for Maine winters because the cold weather drains the power out of an electric bicycle too quickly. Although Mayle has ideas for how to solve that drawback. “I have thought about getting a trailer to carry around solar panels,” he said. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal Buy this Photo


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