Bicycle with "BIRIA" electric motor for postmen working for Deutsche Post AG

Since the year 2000, the Deutsche Post have used pedelec electric bicycles. Pedelec is an electric bicycle which uses an electric drive to assists the cyclist while pedaling. The electric bikes used by the Deutsche Post for postal delivery have to endure an average of 8 miles a day with a load of 110 pounds, and are in use for up to 300 days a year. The Biria Bike Group was a notable bicycle supplier for the Deutsche Post between 1995 and 2006.