dogman said:
Rain finally came, though not much to my house. Looks like crossing Texas won't be dry at least. The fires are out, so it will only be purgatory crossing the desert. For a time there, the entire state was thick with forest fire smoke. Riding ebikes in the heat is surprisingly comfortable if there is just some humidity. 20% or so, and you are quite comfy. But when it's 105F and less than 5% humidity, the hot wind just turns you into jerky in a very short time.
I LOL'ed about the "turning into jerky" comment. I hope those beautiful people can stay hydrated.
I love the southwest with it's low humidity, but you've gotta drink more water than you ever thought possible to stay alive.
Talk to me a little more about the weather - aren't they now going to face prevailing westerly winds the entire rest of the route?
I wonder two things, which
I wish the media (or at least the RTFT) would report on:
1) How many people do they have taking advantage of the "opportunity" to ride A2B bikes over a 1 day segment, and what do those people have to say about the ebike?
2) How are the A2B bikes holding up? This would have to be some of the most severe duty you can put an ebike through - I'm dying to know how the mechanicals, controllers, chargers and battery packs are holding up.
And of course I'm interested in knowing how the LEAF and the scooters hold up. But the ebikes are both the "weakest link" and the most intriguing component of the whole effort.
In fact, if I could interview anyone on the tour, it would be the A2B guys to see what they've learned. I'm sure they wouldn't disclose if they had some kind of chronic problem (and instead quietly fix it) but I still think they would be willing to share SOME info with the E-S community.
JKB