Cycleway town
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Milton Keynes, England
Posts: 1,402
Bikes: 2.6kw GT LTS e-tandem, 250w Voodoo, 250w solar recumbent trike, 3-speed shopper, Merlin ol/skl mtb, 80cc Ellswick
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When I have my daughter on the back, I put very little effort in. There's only really the aspect of handling the weight. And yet I use minimum power. We just plod about.
Riding to work though... I'm genuinely knackered when I get there. Out of breath and pumped up. And yet I use high power.
I'm the type to push on any task. I run up every flight of stairs I'm faced with, leap barriers, etc. On my own, I only use the electric to put more wind in my sails.
I
actually have to work harder down hills, where I'm pedalling hard to charge the batteries.