Rix said:
Welcome to the club Proper159. Yah, these machines do get attention. I rode with my dad of in Idaho this past week. While yielding to Hikers, as they walked by, they would stop and ask questions and chat things up. It added time to the ride, but I didn't mind at all and who knows, may have even sold one for Stealth the way one guy and his wife were talking. She wanted him to quit motorcycle riding after a crash last year, he said he probably could quit riding MCs if he could replace his bikes with a Bomber. As far as charging goes, top your battery off as much as possible. These batteries aren't like NiCads. They don't get a shorter memory from half discharge and recharging. If anything, the research I have seen is the life of the battery will be extended by keeping it charged up. This is especially true in cold temperatures. So, what color is your Bomber?
Yah CD, could have, should have, may have done something different to save from stacking, but no guarantees. You got it stopped and didn't screw yourself or the Fighter up. That's tits in my opinion.
Rick
Thankx Rix, yep if I had any advice for new or interested owners....keep pedaling at all times if you're worried about too much attention. Got followed today and eventually the unmarked vehicle passed me after watching me pedal for 5 minutes. I'm actually glad the Bombers are so expensive because the general public wouldn't know how to handle all of the power. Yep, had several discussions with Motorcycle peeps today, they seem way more into the technical aspects of the bike.
I stopped by a bike shop I went to last night to replace the seat with a gel seat and Knog back light, the technicians were so stoked when they tried it out in the parking lot. Okay cool, I charged the bike before my shop opened and then moved it to a basement locker in my apartment across the street (I rented out my apartment to my friend but I'm using the locker). Unfortunately there aren't any plugs near the locker, so after riding 40 km, I plug it on my retail shop floor before the shop opens and then move it to my basement parking lot. I get so much attention on the street that I have to ignore all of the curiosity and comments or else I'll spend an hour just chatting with people. I have the Jet Black Stealth Bomber, #174.
The VBoxx's 8th gear is smoother today, but still a little raw. The even numbered gears are a bit rough vs. the odd numbered ones. I really need 8th and 7th gear if I want to keep pedaling to avoid too much attention.
I was going to buy the Teva Links Mid DH shoe but everywhere is sold out of my size. My Nike Air TR Max's were already worn down and today's ride froze my toes. I ended up going to a skate shop to buy some regular Supra skate hi top shoes with a weather coating on top. Feet were still numb on an hour ride back home, but I find the flat skate shoes are great on the stock pedals and for when I place my foot down at a stop light. I bought a full armour vest which really keeps my core temperature warm while the solid spine protection supports my heavy bag (I carry my computer, the bike battery charger and my Brita water bottle (3/4 empty). I wear G-Form elbow pads with a regular Tshirt and then a thin hoody followed by a new North Face wind breaker/shell. I got some Fox MTB gloves and they work great with the throttle but my hands got pretty cold today (8 degrees without the wind chill). I also wear a G-Form padded shorts for hip/tail bone and thighs, gonna grab the knee pads and shin guards that fit under my jeans. I bought a pair of WESC jeans at a local skate shop and they have a slight stretch to them which is great on my bike, also they are not totally skinny, but skinnier on the bottom leg so I don't have to worry about the pant cuff catching onto anything. With my DH MTB helmet, I wear Oakley's with interchangeable lens, gonna have to switch to googles pretty soon. I have one ear bud in my ear to hear my real time Google GPS on my phone tell me which streets to take to avoid traffic, so far it's really helped me speed through traffic. Toronto has been rated as the most congested city in North America.
Tomorrow I'm going to wear my Heart Rate monitor with my Motorola MotoACTV watch to see how many calories I'm burning on a typical commute ride. I know on my other Ebike I was burning about 900 calories, but as soon as I shifted one gear down, I was only burning 500 per hour (I'm 205 lbs). In 7th and 8th gear on the Stealth, I think I'm burning 500 calories per hour, so total 1000 calories a day with an assumed avg HR of 116-130 (Fat burning). If I continue burning 1000 calories a day x 6-7 days, I could lose up to 4 lbs of body fat a week. On my other bike I lost 10 lbs of body fat in 3 weeks with the same diet. Perfect as I'm retuning back into Muay Thai fighting in a few weeks. I've been really focused on bringing down the wattage to around 700-900 watts, although uphill I see the number go up to 2000-4000 watts. My Regen is about 6%, would love to see 1 AH go back into my battery as my second ride I ran out of juice and got stuck in the rain pedaling 4km which was pretty tough but not impossible.
Gonna visit my dad's grave as well tomorrow. Looking forward to telling him about my bike, in Engineering terms at least
