Since this part of the forum is less used, and since I do ride ebikes exclusively, I thought it might be a good time to start documenting how we use the bikes. No not some generalize summary but a day to day chronicle of what we ebikers do with them.
Today, I got my battery trailer unplugged from the charger hooked it to what used to be my faux trike, and took off for the mall. The mall is only a mile away, but it is on a heavily traveled road. The first half mile is through my neighborhood streets so I kept the speed down to a little over what a well conditioned bike rider might do, about ten miles an hour or so.
Since I intentionally didn't leave my house until ten a.m. the roads were pretty empty. When I turned onto one of the main drags in town, I had to go about a quarter mile. I did a right turn onto the road but swung into the left lane at the left edge of it. To give the cars a chance to pass me on the right. I turned left after that quarter mile and it was safer to get on over from the start than to try to cross two lanes of traffic while it flowed around me.
I made the left turn on a red light since my bike will not trip the leading green light. Another tenth of a mile or so and I was in the parking lot. It was about that far again to the entrance. I parked the bike beside the handicapped space. They always have enough room left over at the end of the row for a bike.
Inside I walked three complete laps (Up and down) of the mall for a 2.25 mile walk on hard concrete. I passed some early morning shoppers but not many. The local mall is dying. It started before the recession but the downturn has acerbated the situation.
I spoke to the lady from the salvation army who was selling Christmas card to raise funds. Then I rode the bike home. The ebike was a joy to ride compared to the gasoline bike I used to ride. At full throttle the bike is about 3/4 the power of the gas bike, but it is sooo much easier to start at a stoplight, especially going uphill. Seems like most of the stoplights in town have an uphill start. I know it can't be much more than half, but they all seemed to when I rode the gas bike.
I got home and found that I had lots of energy left. I should have, the total ride was about two miles. I was pulling a trailer with the equivalent of a 19ah battery pack. I think this might become part of my fall/winter routine.
So where did you go on your ebike today and in detail please. It helps me find more efficient ways to plan my ebike trip. I wish, instead of HIGH POINT NC, I lived in FLATVILLE. If I did the ebike would not be so challenging to use for real life things.
Today, I got my battery trailer unplugged from the charger hooked it to what used to be my faux trike, and took off for the mall. The mall is only a mile away, but it is on a heavily traveled road. The first half mile is through my neighborhood streets so I kept the speed down to a little over what a well conditioned bike rider might do, about ten miles an hour or so.
Since I intentionally didn't leave my house until ten a.m. the roads were pretty empty. When I turned onto one of the main drags in town, I had to go about a quarter mile. I did a right turn onto the road but swung into the left lane at the left edge of it. To give the cars a chance to pass me on the right. I turned left after that quarter mile and it was safer to get on over from the start than to try to cross two lanes of traffic while it flowed around me.
I made the left turn on a red light since my bike will not trip the leading green light. Another tenth of a mile or so and I was in the parking lot. It was about that far again to the entrance. I parked the bike beside the handicapped space. They always have enough room left over at the end of the row for a bike.
Inside I walked three complete laps (Up and down) of the mall for a 2.25 mile walk on hard concrete. I passed some early morning shoppers but not many. The local mall is dying. It started before the recession but the downturn has acerbated the situation.
I spoke to the lady from the salvation army who was selling Christmas card to raise funds. Then I rode the bike home. The ebike was a joy to ride compared to the gasoline bike I used to ride. At full throttle the bike is about 3/4 the power of the gas bike, but it is sooo much easier to start at a stoplight, especially going uphill. Seems like most of the stoplights in town have an uphill start. I know it can't be much more than half, but they all seemed to when I rode the gas bike.
I got home and found that I had lots of energy left. I should have, the total ride was about two miles. I was pulling a trailer with the equivalent of a 19ah battery pack. I think this might become part of my fall/winter routine.
So where did you go on your ebike today and in detail please. It helps me find more efficient ways to plan my ebike trip. I wish, instead of HIGH POINT NC, I lived in FLATVILLE. If I did the ebike would not be so challenging to use for real life things.
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