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Community: Downtown Main Street preserves history, empowers community

The heart of any city is its downtown, and the nonprofit Red Wing Downtown Main Street keeps that heart beating strong by providing support for local businesses, revitalizing historic buildings

Phileo Style finds new home on Main Street

The downtown Red Wing businesses have been playing a game of musical chairs.

Cycle store finds new home on Third Street

A few months ago, Red Wing Bicycle Company announced a big move was coming.

Trend Alert: Red Wing Bicycle Company and commissioner Paul Drotos talk electric bikes

Class 2: $1,500-$2,700 Class 3: $1,600-$4,200 Source: Electric Bike Place They were invented during the 1880s to early 1890s and, according to Rad Power Bikes, one of the first patents in America was owned by Ogden Bolton Jr. in 1895 for a battery-powered bicycle with a motor hub attached inside the rear wheel. Petersen explains that there are currently three classes of e-bikes. “Class 1 being pedal assist only, with no throttle, and have a maximum assisted speed of 20 mph,” Petersen said. “Class 2 having a maximum assisted speed of 20 mph, but are throttle assisted. Class 3 being pedal assist only, with no throttle, and a maximum assisted speed of 28 mph. All classes limited to the motor’s power to 1 hp (750 watts).” 

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