--- description: Find out why Rad Power Bikes was selected for the inaugural list title: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2021: Rad Power Bikes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc867c009c0df81ed/698a18ec656a3f113bbdb346/rad-power-bikes-time100-companies.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 26, 2021 # Rad Power Bikes Cycling forward by [Alison Van Houten](/author/alison-van-houten/) ## Alison Van Houten Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Rad Power Bikes's RadWagon 4 electric cargo bike. Rad Power Bikes's RadWagon 4 electric cargo bike.Courtesy Rad Power Bikes The U.S. bike market boomed as Americans sought out well-ventilated transportation last year. Seattle’s Rad Power Bikes, the largest [e-bike](https://time.com/5925286/e-bikes-parking-lanes/ "undefined") brand in North America, sold 297% more bikes in April 2020 than in April 2019\. Primarily an e-commerce business, Rad Power Bikes offers a quiver of practical, direct-to-consumer options—including bikes with fat tires designed for pillowy terrain, and foldable models created with convenience in mind. On the heels of a $150 million funding announcement in February, the company will open a fourth brick-and-mortar store, expand its mobile service network to reach 75% of U.S. customers, and double its staff—all in 2021. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5953596/rad-power-bikes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5953596/rad-power-bikes/"},"headline":"Rad Power Bikes","datePublished":"2021-04-26T22:23:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T05:08:42.809Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5953596/rad-power-bikes/","keywords":["Lists","franchise","TIME100 Companies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc867c009c0df81ed/698a18ec656a3f113bbdb346/rad-power-bikes-time100-companies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alison Van Houten","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alison-van-houten/"}],"creator":"Alison Van Houten","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc867c009c0df81ed/698a18ec656a3f113bbdb346/rad-power-bikes-time100-companies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5953596/rad-power-bikes/","name":"Rad Power Bikes"}}]}] ```