So, on my ride yesterday the battery went to 1 bar (from 5) so l assumed that meant 20% remaining.
l carried on, as l was in the middle of nowhere.
l managed three more rocky technical climbs and a steep road climb.
Then, on the last hill, another fairly steep road climb, the battery display started flashing.
About 60 seconds after that the motor died.
Now, l was expecting a harder time grinding a 24kg bike up a hill, but it felt like l was riding through six inches of soft clay.
lt's not like the feel you get from a heavy bike, like my old Raleigh Lizard which weighed about 18kg.
lt's like you've applied the brakes. I tested the pedalling with the bike on my track stand and while there is a little bit of resistance from the motor, it's barely anything.
So it must be just the weight. How did we ever manage as kids on our Raleigh Choppers (with 3 speed hub gears) and steel framed 5 speed "racing bikes" that were so heavy that your dad had to lift them out of the car?
l carried on, as l was in the middle of nowhere.
l managed three more rocky technical climbs and a steep road climb.
Then, on the last hill, another fairly steep road climb, the battery display started flashing.
About 60 seconds after that the motor died.
Now, l was expecting a harder time grinding a 24kg bike up a hill, but it felt like l was riding through six inches of soft clay.
lt's not like the feel you get from a heavy bike, like my old Raleigh Lizard which weighed about 18kg.
lt's like you've applied the brakes. I tested the pedalling with the bike on my track stand and while there is a little bit of resistance from the motor, it's barely anything.
So it must be just the weight. How did we ever manage as kids on our Raleigh Choppers (with 3 speed hub gears) and steel framed 5 speed "racing bikes" that were so heavy that your dad had to lift them out of the car?
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