 Re: Riding in the hood e edition
I rode the ebike today and am getting used to that throttle controller thing. I also rode it for battery savings and it seemed to do pretty well. I didn't get a chance to really measure the range since the rain was ready to fall. Saturday I should have time to do that.
I am a lot more comfortable on the ebike. It is much slower and I'm more in control. Every little bump in the road doesn't seem to toss me around because it is going slower I guess.
I'm going to start real world tests on it this week. Then start looking at ways to extend the range. One thing I want to test out is a lower watt engine. Since I'm using friction drive I'm not sure it makes much difference what the watt of the motor is. If the hill gets too much the motor will just skip over the wheel. I think that would be the case with any size motor. If that is the case, then I can use one that draws less current and extend the battery life it would seem. |