msconana
10 mW
I really like it! I tried both the 250 and 350 LiIon and there was about a 30% jump in power. I had to tweak the settings a little to see how everything felt. After my husband attached it to my hybrid, I brought it back to the guy I bought it from to make sure it was all rightâ€â€Âseemed to make a funny noise. He messed around with my brakes and adjusted the settings and the noise went away. However, he liked the torque setting high and I found as I rode it that I really didn’t. It comes set at 1 and he set it to 5. I can understand why he did that, you have faster speed at take-off but it also made it feel ‘surgey’ and I just didn’t like the way it felt to surge down the street! I now have the torque setting at 3 (after trying 4) and it seems right. It is a little less responsive at the first pedal stroke but the entire ride is now much smoother, like a normal bike. Besides, when I had it set to Mode 4 (the most assistance you can get without touching the throttle) and the torque setting on 5 and I stepped on the pedal (at least with the 350 watt) I was never prepared for the, uh, ‘take-off’ effect and was starting to wonder if I was going to pop a wheelie! LOL.
Over all I really like it and am using it all the time. I’ve been in all kinds of places in my town that I’ve never been in before. It has plenty of power (for me anyway) and the battery lasts forever. The longest I’ve ridden in a single ride in the almost 3 weeks I’ve had it has been 15 miles (my town is only 8 miles across). Mostly I keep it in Mode 2 unless I’m riding on a rode with a lot of traffic and then I go to Mode 4. I’ve only ever used 1 “barâ€￾ on the battery readout. I’m debating on riding it to Boulder, which is about 20 miles away, for some classes I’m taking. I could easily get there and back and if I were worried about it I could bring the charger with me. It’s the size of a laptop charger and the LiIon only takes 3 hours to charge fully but of course it doesn't need to charge fully.
Mostly I use it for errands but almost always the errands have little side trips attached to them because I’m nowhere near ready to get off the bike. It is exactly as I expected, I get out much more often (almost every day) and get much more exercise than I used to. Keeping it in Mode 2 for most of the trip gives me a non-gasping workout that usually lasts between 45 min to an hour. I figure that’s much better for me than panting up the hills around here, feeling exhausted, and cutting my ride short because of it. I’m much more likely to keep up with something that isn’t going to hurt me in the long run
Things I’ve added or plan to add:
-Bright, battery run, flashing LED lights, white for front and red for back
-Just bought a rear rack by Old Man Mountain called the Red Rock. It’s supposed to be longer so I can push my panniers further back and they won’t hit my feet. Installing that tonight.
-Eventually will buy a baby trailer. We are adopting from China and in 16 months or so will have a baby girl, possibly 2 as we are open to twins. That’s part of the reason that I decided on the bigger motorâ€â€Âpulling kids will take more ‘oomph’
If I find a good deal on a trailer now I may use it to pull my dogs to the park, I think they’d get such a thrill from it and it would totally crack me up! I grin like a nut now, I imagine pulling dogs (2 Border Collies) would make me laugh out loud. Could also use this as a way to get lots of groceries home.
-Possibly a front basket to be used for all kinds of things, extra groceries, or my smaller dog. He’s an 8 lb mini Rat Terrier. And yes I would get one that was meant for that so he, and I would be safe! I might also consider a dog basket on top of the rear rack instead, might feel steadier.
So, basically, I’m going to become a traveling circus
If you’re ever in the area and want to try it, send me an email!
Julia
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Julia MacMonagle
julia.innervoiceartstudio.com
Longmont, CO
Over all I really like it and am using it all the time. I’ve been in all kinds of places in my town that I’ve never been in before. It has plenty of power (for me anyway) and the battery lasts forever. The longest I’ve ridden in a single ride in the almost 3 weeks I’ve had it has been 15 miles (my town is only 8 miles across). Mostly I keep it in Mode 2 unless I’m riding on a rode with a lot of traffic and then I go to Mode 4. I’ve only ever used 1 “barâ€￾ on the battery readout. I’m debating on riding it to Boulder, which is about 20 miles away, for some classes I’m taking. I could easily get there and back and if I were worried about it I could bring the charger with me. It’s the size of a laptop charger and the LiIon only takes 3 hours to charge fully but of course it doesn't need to charge fully.
Mostly I use it for errands but almost always the errands have little side trips attached to them because I’m nowhere near ready to get off the bike. It is exactly as I expected, I get out much more often (almost every day) and get much more exercise than I used to. Keeping it in Mode 2 for most of the trip gives me a non-gasping workout that usually lasts between 45 min to an hour. I figure that’s much better for me than panting up the hills around here, feeling exhausted, and cutting my ride short because of it. I’m much more likely to keep up with something that isn’t going to hurt me in the long run
Things I’ve added or plan to add:
-Bright, battery run, flashing LED lights, white for front and red for back
-Just bought a rear rack by Old Man Mountain called the Red Rock. It’s supposed to be longer so I can push my panniers further back and they won’t hit my feet. Installing that tonight.
-Eventually will buy a baby trailer. We are adopting from China and in 16 months or so will have a baby girl, possibly 2 as we are open to twins. That’s part of the reason that I decided on the bigger motorâ€â€Âpulling kids will take more ‘oomph’
If I find a good deal on a trailer now I may use it to pull my dogs to the park, I think they’d get such a thrill from it and it would totally crack me up! I grin like a nut now, I imagine pulling dogs (2 Border Collies) would make me laugh out loud. Could also use this as a way to get lots of groceries home.
-Possibly a front basket to be used for all kinds of things, extra groceries, or my smaller dog. He’s an 8 lb mini Rat Terrier. And yes I would get one that was meant for that so he, and I would be safe! I might also consider a dog basket on top of the rear rack instead, might feel steadier.
So, basically, I’m going to become a traveling circus
If you’re ever in the area and want to try it, send me an email!
Julia
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Julia MacMonagle
julia.innervoiceartstudio.com
Longmont, CO
