Twelve-year-old Sinjin Ferma enjoys the independence he gets from his e-bike — he no longer needs to depend on his parents to get around. KC Gupta, 18, sees it as a form of mobility: He has long used it to pick groceries for his family, and at age 11, rode to pick up medicine when his mom was sick.
Kyran Tandberg, 15, is making friends he might not otherwise have as a home schooler.
“I like riding my bike because it’s made me so many friends,” the Carlsbad teenager said. “Since I’m homeschooled, I don’t really have a school to go to to make friends, but I’ve made countless friends just from riding my bike.”…