Recharge at BPW ?

[nickfrog]

Going on Thursday and no idea how far the 540 battery will take me, hopefully 5 climbs.

Had anyone ever recharged on site and how did it work ? Do you have to book ?

Thinking that perhaps 1 hour recharge over lunch may give me another 2 climbs.

Thanks. Nick

 

[Doomanic]

It's £5 for any length of time. I don't know if they have any Shimano chargers so it would be best to take your own charger.

 

[Doomanic]

We did 5 climbs and sessioned Popty Ping a few times. Mostly in Tour mode and my Bosch 625Wh died about 1KM from the top on the last climb.

 

[nickfrog]

Cheers. Are there different ways of going up? I have never done the Beast thing on the acoustic as I cycled up the uplift road. I just wonder which is most energy efficient.

 

[Doomanic]

We only use the last bit of Beast of Burden to get to the top, we use fireroads for the rest of it.

 

[nickfrog]

Thanks. Are the fireroads the ones used by the shuttles?

 

[Doomanic]

No. You start Beast of Burden but almost immediately turn right up a steep rough climb. At the top of that turn left until and follow the fire road to a t junction. Left again, passing Hot Stepper and Popty Ping and eventually turn right onto a sandy track and rejoin BoB for the final section to the top.