Originally Posted by
shelbyfv
Apples and oranges, don't you think? So you enjoy motoring along 6 times the mileage that you were able to ride? OK....
But there IS an in-between, IMO... IF... One ride's the E-Assist bike as it was meant to be ridden, as an
assist...
I ride it about 10% no assist, 80% level 1 assist at 30%, and 10% level 2, 3, at 75% - 150% assist, it works out to about...
240 Km under 100% my own power...
2,160 Km with 30% assist...
240 Km with 75% -150% assist...
That is equal to riding the bike 1752 Km Per year, under my own power, compared to only riding the bike for 400Km under my own power Per year, if my math is correct...
Why am I riding the bike more? Because it is
way more fun...
Edit; Oh, I actually pedal as hard as one would need to on level ground when I go down hills... Why? Because I have a re-gen system, where I want to make power to use on the next hill going up, sometimes I up the re-gen to the point where I almost need to stand, that is how much resistance it can make, but most times I just pedal normally...