Battery range increasing

[kingsknight]

So when I first got my Crossfuse I was getting 30/35 miles in tour mode but 4 weeks later I'm now closer to 50miles riding the exact same roads.

I believe this is down to me getting fitter, I now find myself above the 15.5 limit a lot more and I'm about to hold a 20mph speed a lot better than before.

Also I read that with large battery packs the cells need a few charges before they have their full capacity?

what ever the reason i'm quite happy about it

 

[anotherkiwi]

Isn't fitness a wonderful thing? I used to output 150W-160W which put me in the fit category but now I can give up to 200W over longer periods of time. Eventually age will reverse that curve.

 

[kingsknight]

Isn't fitness a wonderful thing? I used to output 150W-160W which put me in the fit category but now I can give up to 200W over longer periods of time. Eventually age will reverse that curve.

How do you monitor what you're putting out?

 

[Nev]

I believe this is down to me getting fitter, I now find myself above the 15.5 limit a lot more and I'm about to hold a 20mph speed a lot better than before.

The main reason will almost certainly be that you are getting fitter. Also being able to hold a 20mph speed will be completely down to improving fitness as the motor will have cut out at around the 15.5 limit.

Many people don't realise that using an e-bike improves fitness. I actually think if some kind of scheme could be created to subsided ebikes for people there could be a long term saving over all in NHS spending, as peoples health and fitness would greatly improve.

 

[anotherkiwi]

How do you monitor what you're putting out?

On the LCD:

- climb a regular, steepish and long enough slope
- spin the pedals without applying any effort (OK some minimal effort is required just to turn the pedals) to get initial Watts reading with just the motor doing all the work
- apply normal cadence and pressure
- read the difference in Watts on the LCD

On my ride home that means going from 450W to 250W up one particular hill, so I deduce that I am providing 200W. Not as sophisticated as a Watt meter in the pedal thingy for sure but it gives me a close enough idea I think.