Battery range
Weather's been a bit against me for a few days but this morning was perfect,- crisp air, no frost, and sunny. So off I set to see how far the battery (or myself !) would last over varying terrain but with me pedalling all of the time ( apart from an occasional treat of a freewheel downhill ). Roads were a good mix of undulating drumlin country, city streets, suburban roads and cyclepaths and canal towpath, Total distance 45 miles, average speed 14.0 mph, max 27.6 mph, journey time 3 hrs 10 mins. The battery was dead at 43 miles so the last two were under human power alone. This was a non stop run other than at road junctions. it is noteable that the green light only went out at 40 miles so only got a few more miles on the amber, so don't be fooled into thinking you have alot left when the green goes out! At least thats how my indicator works.
I publish these figures as they may help others to decide if an ebike will suit there needs as this is the sort of data that I wanted to know when I was investigating the subject prior to purchase.
As for the GS2 it has performed faultlessly to date. The only problem has been the battery charger which developed a fault on its first full charging cycle - switching on and off at 2 second intervals and overhaeting. Emailed Jim at Alien at 2.30pm on a Friday and he had a new charger with me by 9.00am Saturday,- excellant service we all seem to get from this company.
Thats it for now. Cheers
Weather's been a bit against me for a few days but this morning was perfect,- crisp air, no frost, and sunny. So off I set to see how far the battery (or myself !) would last over varying terrain but with me pedalling all of the time ( apart from an occasional treat of a freewheel downhill ). Roads were a good mix of undulating drumlin country, city streets, suburban roads and cyclepaths and canal towpath, Total distance 45 miles, average speed 14.0 mph, max 27.6 mph, journey time 3 hrs 10 mins. The battery was dead at 43 miles so the last two were under human power alone. This was a non stop run other than at road junctions. it is noteable that the green light only went out at 40 miles so only got a few more miles on the amber, so don't be fooled into thinking you have alot left when the green goes out! At least thats how my indicator works.
I publish these figures as they may help others to decide if an ebike will suit there needs as this is the sort of data that I wanted to know when I was investigating the subject prior to purchase.
As for the GS2 it has performed faultlessly to date. The only problem has been the battery charger which developed a fault on its first full charging cycle - switching on and off at 2 second intervals and overhaeting. Emailed Jim at Alien at 2.30pm on a Friday and he had a new charger with me by 9.00am Saturday,- excellant service we all seem to get from this company.
Thats it for now. Cheers
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