Daryl Hunt
Your Worst Nightmare
- Banned
- #1
I have put in almost 250 miles in the last month on an Electric Trike that qualifies as a Low Speed Electric Bicycle. I use it for almost every short drive of less than 3 mile radius unless I need to haul something large or heavy or the weather is just trashed. The good news is, traffic isn't a problem since it can be used on the Bike Lanes and the LE tolerates it on sidewalks when there are no bike lanes and the traffic would jam up with a slower vehicle when it becomes a safety issue. Top speed is pre-programmed to 21.9 to comply with the 20mph law. It can go faster but the programming won't allow it.
This isn't a stock bike. The Forks are Chrome alloy with two anti toque bars. The Brakes have been upgraded. The 7 speed system has been upgraded. Obviously the addition of the electric kit is top of the line with Odometer, Speedometer, and more. It has 1500 watts but it's preprogrammed to comply with the law to 750 watts. The battery is a Lipo4 25 AH. The range is unknown. So far, I have gone non stop 20 miles. On a heavy 3 wheeler made of Steel and my weight of 250 lbs and on the return trip, loaded the basket with groceries, that's a good distance. But you have to understand, on any bicycle, 20 miles isn't just a ride, it's an adventure.
The distance is real world. It's not a cement track, banked oval. This is Western Slope Colorado and the first 10 miles was a heavy, heavy climb out with no pedaling. I will admit that I kept it down to about 17 or 18 miles per hour though and on one very steep hill, it did slow down to about 14mph which is still too fast to pedal assist even with the 7 speed. I know of a commercial e-bike company here that makes all sorts of fantastic claims where there's can go 35 miles according to the manual using a 15AH battery and costs somewhere over 4000 bucks but, again, this is Western Slope Real World Colorado and anywhere you are going to, at least half of it will be a heavy uphill climb. Cost for this "Hotrod" totaled about 1200 bucks including the larger battery.
This isn't a stock bike. The Forks are Chrome alloy with two anti toque bars. The Brakes have been upgraded. The 7 speed system has been upgraded. Obviously the addition of the electric kit is top of the line with Odometer, Speedometer, and more. It has 1500 watts but it's preprogrammed to comply with the law to 750 watts. The battery is a Lipo4 25 AH. The range is unknown. So far, I have gone non stop 20 miles. On a heavy 3 wheeler made of Steel and my weight of 250 lbs and on the return trip, loaded the basket with groceries, that's a good distance. But you have to understand, on any bicycle, 20 miles isn't just a ride, it's an adventure.
The distance is real world. It's not a cement track, banked oval. This is Western Slope Colorado and the first 10 miles was a heavy, heavy climb out with no pedaling. I will admit that I kept it down to about 17 or 18 miles per hour though and on one very steep hill, it did slow down to about 14mph which is still too fast to pedal assist even with the 7 speed. I know of a commercial e-bike company here that makes all sorts of fantastic claims where there's can go 35 miles according to the manual using a 15AH battery and costs somewhere over 4000 bucks but, again, this is Western Slope Real World Colorado and anywhere you are going to, at least half of it will be a heavy uphill climb. Cost for this "Hotrod" totaled about 1200 bucks including the larger battery.