As Technology Improves, Ohio’s Amish Are Embracing E-Bikes As Their Daily Driver

Published on November 28, 2023

For the Old Order Amish of Holmes County, Ohio, the change came slowly on two wheels and with a rechargeable battery.  But in growing numbers, they’re switching from traditional bicycles and push scooters to electric bikes as their daily drivers. “It’s taken some time. It just kind of slowly caught on,” said David Mullett, 35, owner of E-Bikes of Holmes County, a business he started in 2015.  Among non-Amish—”the English,” as many Amish call them—it may seem odd to see Amish men and women in traditional garb riding e-bikes as opposed to the traditional horse and buggy.  “The most conservative [Amish communities] would not even have traditional bikes,” Mr. Mullett said. “The beliefs haven’t changed. It’s a material rule that’s changed. I think a lot of it started with commuting to work. It gives you more opportunities” to travel. ...

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