PHOTO GALLERY: E-bike business owners promote green energy

Ryan Kanavich, co-owner of Volt Riders, sits next to his personal electric bike as he talks to the other co-owner, John Holmes. Kanavich's specialty is working with mopeds while Holmes's specialty is working with electric bikes.   |  Bridget Murphy

John Robert Holmes, co-owner of Volt Riders, points out different parts of a controller used for an electric bike in the Volt Riders shop. The device controls the bike's functions such as how fast it can travel.   |  Bridget Murphy

Ryan Kanavich, co-owner of Volt Riders, left, talks with his co-owner and friend, John Robert Holmes, as Holmes programs Kanavich's electric bike controller. Kanavich and Holmes said they want to educate people on electric bikes, mopeds and scooters as an alternative when gas prices get too high.   |  Bridget Murphy

Electric bikes and mopeds sit outside Volt Riders, a new electric bike, moped and scooter shop, on Sexton Road in Columbia. Volt Riders sells, builds and fixes custom electric bikes.   |  Bridget Murphy