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Sales For Orange County Based ‘Electric Bike Company’ On The Rise During Pandemic
"We've hired about four times more than what we started the year with," said Sean Lupton-Smith of Electric Bike Company.
By CBSLA Staff
September 28, 2020 at 10:59 pm
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NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA) — Demand for an Orange County-based e-bike company has been skyrocketing during the coronavirus pandemic.
“We’ve hired about four times more than what we started the year with,” said Sean Lupton-Smith of Electric Bike Company. “COVID-19 has in fact, almost helped our business because more people want to get outside. They want to get exercise. They want to go together as a family.”
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Instead of shutting down at the start of the pandemic nearly six months ago, Lupton-Smith’s team decided to have everyone work separate eight-hour shifts around the clock.
Pre-coronavirus, he built and sold 50 bikes each week. Now, he’s building, packing and shipping 150 custom electric bicycles per week.
Customers can design bikes to suit their personality, including custom a drive train, fork type, fenders, trim, rims, seat and grips, tires, anti-theft alarm, and more.
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