The Bosch Range Thread

[Wiltshire Warrior]

my bike does 31 miles on the bosch 500wh - and it makes no difference if I turbo the whole time or ECO the whole time (apart from how long it takes) this is for Vert 2400feet.

 

[Doomanic]

You don’t half spout some shite. Range alters massively with assistance level.

 

[Wiltshire Warrior]

You don’t half spout some shite. Range alters massively with assistance level.

Maybe in your experience - but not in mine ( only 320 miles so far) - I carry a 400wh spare battery and my last 2 rides were IRO 40 miles on the same terrain, but the first ride was at 12.4Avg MPH and the second was 8MPH average. and on both rides the 500wh battery lasted 31 and 32 miles, respectivly.

Given what I had read on this forum I expected the slower ECO ride to make it do more miles before it ran out - but turns out that is all made up crap by idiots that dont know what they are talking about

So range varies depending on the given terrain not the assistance level used.

 

[Doomanic]

all made up crap by idiots that dont know what they are talking about.

Well, that sums up most of your contributions to the forum so far.

Range is affected by many factors but to suggest that Eco and Boost will produce the same range is something that even the people trying to sell eBikes disagree with.

Yet again, I would suggest you ride some challenging terrain on Shrek and get back to us.
As an example, my last ride was 13.5 miles and 2700 ft of climbing.

 

[MattyB]

Maybe in your experience - but not in mine ( only 320 miles so far) - I carry a 400wh spare battery and my last 2 rides were IRO 40 miles on the same terrain, but the first ride was at 12.4Avg MPH and the second was 8MPH average. and on both rides the 500wh battery lasted 31 and 32 miles, respectivly.

Given what I had read on this forum I expected the slower ECO ride to make it do more miles before it ran out - but turns out that is all made up crap by idiots that dont know what they are talking about

So range varies depending on the given terrain not the assistance level used.

The only way I can think that you could get the same or similar range on the same route out of different assistance levels would be to accelerate quickly to the assistance limit and then consistently ride above the 25kph limit. If that were the case here though surely you’d be getting way more than 31 miles total range, and the average speed would be higher too? Fundamentally though you can’t cheat physics; more power delivered by the motor = more amps drawn = reduced range.

 

[Couchy]

Here's a recent strava run on my bosch cx performance with a 500wh battery, riding like this I get 24miles total till I swap batteries as I carry a spare

8.3 mi Ride Activity on November 5, 2018 by Tony H. on Strava

 

[Maxb]

Daley forests Full red and black just went onto last bar when I got back using eco for forest track climbs and EMTB for the single track

 

[lammyboy]

Im a newbie with this so be kind, happy to provide any info to help compare! the link takes you to the wikiloc of my latest ride... Around Tebar, my local area

Started out with a full charge and the image shows remaining distance and charge....

It doesnt seem to tally, just a few Km available but 3/4 charge!

Im confused...

 

[Doomanic]

The remaining range is based on how you have been riding the bike. If you've been blasting up hills in Turbo it will show the range as if you continue to do so.

 

[ggx]

Expected Bosch eBike Battery Range guide
Expected Bosch eBike Battery Range

 

[Russell]

My last two rides in turbo. Both from full charge down to 2 bars.
View attachment 9246

 

[Doomanic]

11 miles, 1720ft of climbing, Eco, 1 bar used.

 

[Maxb]

Check out my activity on Strava: https://strava.app.link/3kWKYUT6GT
Roegate bike park 1100m climbing 18.6k
2 bars used climbing and emtb for steeper sections

 

[Wiltshire Warrior]

This surprised me it was a back to back ride with a 2019 fsr carbon levo and both our batteries died within a few hundred yards of each other, we both did a fair few miles with the power off to get this milesage though, there is nothing like being 10 miles from home and only having 3 miles range to get you saving the power for the hills.