MikeSSS
1 kW
On the bike path I see a lot of riders, mostly see them when they are oncoming and when they pass me going the same direction. There are lots of fast roadies and many fast mountain bike guys, all on pedal only bikes and all faster than I ride.
One roadie is an older guy who looks sort of like a better looking Colonel Sanders, he's fast too. Not fast for an old guy, nope, just fast-fast. Today we were at a stop light, we departed together and he pulled away a bit, then we entered some very tight an twisty stuff, he easily out-cornered me by a lot and when we got on a short straight he was far ahead. After a couple more tight bits I never saw him again. This was not surprising at all, his cruising speed is probably ten miles and hour faster than mine. That speed differential is about average for my eBike and the real roadies and fast MTB guys, some girls too. To be fair, were I on my pedal road bike, using the drops and aero bars I'd be faster than on my eBike, but not by 10 mph.
It gets worse, a couple weeks ago I spoke to a couple, he a pedal roadie and she a roadie on a Specialized eBike, one with front suspension and a Bosch mid drive. I was finishing a 400 mile month and feeling pretty good about it. Asked them if they were getting some miles, they said about 360 plus for the week and they average about 1200 miles a month. Gad.
There's a lot of very impressive riders out there. OK, I'm not one, but seeing them riding, even if it's briefly oncoming or rapidly dropping me like a rock, is excellent. Maybe I should change my handle to "Rock".
Rock on and may the Amps be with you.
One roadie is an older guy who looks sort of like a better looking Colonel Sanders, he's fast too. Not fast for an old guy, nope, just fast-fast. Today we were at a stop light, we departed together and he pulled away a bit, then we entered some very tight an twisty stuff, he easily out-cornered me by a lot and when we got on a short straight he was far ahead. After a couple more tight bits I never saw him again. This was not surprising at all, his cruising speed is probably ten miles and hour faster than mine. That speed differential is about average for my eBike and the real roadies and fast MTB guys, some girls too. To be fair, were I on my pedal road bike, using the drops and aero bars I'd be faster than on my eBike, but not by 10 mph.
It gets worse, a couple weeks ago I spoke to a couple, he a pedal roadie and she a roadie on a Specialized eBike, one with front suspension and a Bosch mid drive. I was finishing a 400 mile month and feeling pretty good about it. Asked them if they were getting some miles, they said about 360 plus for the week and they average about 1200 miles a month. Gad.
There's a lot of very impressive riders out there. OK, I'm not one, but seeing them riding, even if it's briefly oncoming or rapidly dropping me like a rock, is excellent. Maybe I should change my handle to "Rock".
Rock on and may the Amps be with you.