Director: Gregory F Maassen, Brian McCotter
Runtime: 01:01:20
A Dutchman with a dislike for cycling is struck with a mysterious illness affecting his mental and physical health. He can barely move. Doctors at Johns Hopkins University tell him: The only cure is to exercise.
He rides an e-bike across America, battling mud, fallen trees, and raging storms—while confronting the question: Are e-bikes really just toys for “Fat, Lazy Americans?”
What begins as a personal struggle becomes also a sustainability journey, as he discovers a new form of mobility that empowers and connects communities, from veterans to individuals living with disabilities.
And somewhere along the way, he becomes an American himself, failing to find anyone who truly hates e-bikes, as he rides 4,685+ miles from Washington, DC, to San Francisco along the historic Lincoln Highway in support of peripheral neuropathy research and education.