23 miles 40 degrees total battery cycles 5.
After several days of rain I wanted to see how the batteries did in the cold. This was a tough day to not take the car due to high winds and cold. Performance was good and assist was used for most of the ride. Of course I had […]

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13 miles 50 degrees total battery cycles 4.
Had a few stops to make so I used the used motor assist for 90% of mileage with ½ throttle. Once again there are no bike racks to lock your bike up. Bike performance was good and the motor is really a big help when you want to […]

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51 miles, 50 degrees Total battery cycles 3
Decided to take the bike on the long commute today. You can defiantly feel the added weight of the batteries and hub. Hypermiled the pack since I have no instrumentation to tell what state the pack is in. That the next thing on the list, instrumentation.
The route is […]

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11 miles, 65 degrees, Battery cycles 1
Took the E-bike out to see what it’s all about. First impression are ok. It is a little unstable with the battery pack on the bike rack. Hammering out of the saddle is difficult because of the sway from the weight of the pack. Standing peddling can be done […]

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I commute a lot on my road bike as I’m trying to escape the dependency on the car. Most commutes fall into the round trip distance of 10-30 miles with the longest being 50 miles. My commute time on the bike is twice as long as drive time. Since I’m not very mechanically inclined I […]

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