Gazelle Innergy

[pvb123]

Had a go on the new Gazelle Innergy. Amazing Bike! Tried both the the Easy Glider and Innergy.... Innergy wins hands down. Was surprised at the power as well....couldn't notice much difference between the innergy and easy Glider....you can change the power settings on computer for Boost and eco settings.... If the Easy Glider gets 5 stars from A to B then the Innergy gets 6 stars from me!

Cheers,

Paul.

 

[flecc]

The difference will be found on very steep hills though. There the drive through the gears of the Easy Glider will win with ease.
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[davidw]

The difference will be found on very steep hills though. There the drive through the gears of the Easy Glider will win with ease.
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I can confirm that. Grossly unfit that I still am, and oh so old that I am (76 tomorrow) I rode up a 1 in 4 on my Easy Glider the other day - mind you I did need boost and I was down to 1st gear, which is not a common occurrence - but the point is I did it. I find it amazing!

 

[pvb123]

I look forward to a test on the Innergy on very steep hills!

 

[flecc]

Point it at the 1 in 4 that David mentions and it will ask you if you're kidding.
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[pvb123]

We shall see The beauty of the Innergy is that you can set the level of boost from 1-99 so 99 provides boost for longer times which I think will make it great up hills. Can't wait for A to B to test this bike.....

 

[RobNYC]

Can somebody point me to some information about the hill measurements that you talk about here (1 in 4, etc.) ?

 

[MaryinScotland]

Hi Rob,

Some of us are using the "old" British system of describing slopes. If a road rises 100 feet vertically in a horizontal distance of 400 feet, that's a 1 in 4 slope (and pretty d*!n steep!). The modern way, which is gradually creeping in, is to express it as a percentage. 1 in 4 is 25%. 1 in 10 would be 10%, etc.

Our most detailed national mapping system, Ordnance Survey (OS), has two "steep hill" markers on the maps. A single arrow across a road shows a hill of between 1 in 7 and 1 in 5. (14% to 20%). A double arrow is for steeper than 1 in 5.

Many of us never encounter a hill as steep as 14% in our cycling lives, so we don't get that information from the OS maps. Hence discussions about how to calculate gradients, in order to assess bike performance. Search the forum for "gradient" or "slope" and you should come up with some relevant threads.

How do you measure slopes in USA? Percentages?

Regards,
Mary

 

[flecc]

Adding to Mary's excellent information, here's some information on measuring your hills to get the result expressed either way:

Hill measuring
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[keithhazel]

Can somebody point me to some information about the hill measurements that you talk about here (1 in 4, etc.) ?

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here in yorkshire we have a hill measurement system.....

if its a bit we say.."its a wee bugger"

if its a bit more we say "its a big bugger"

any more then that we say "its a &*%&!!!!!!!!@@@@ big bugger"

 

[RobNYC]

Hi Rob,

Some of us are using the "old" British system of describing slopes. If a road rises 100 feet vertically in a horizontal distance of 400 feet, that's a 1 in 4 slope (and pretty d*!n steep!). The modern way, which is gradually creeping in, is to express it as a percentage. 1 in 4 is 25%. 1 in 10 would be 10%, etc.

Our most detailed national mapping system, Ordnance Survey (OS), has two "steep hill" markers on the maps. A single arrow across a road shows a hill of between 1 in 7 and 1 in 5. (14% to 20%). A double arrow is for steeper than 1 in 5.

Many of us never encounter a hill as steep as 14% in our cycling lives, so we don't get that information from the OS maps. Hence discussions about how to calculate gradients, in order to assess bike performance. Search the forum for "gradient" or "slope" and you should come up with some relevant threads.

How do you measure slopes in USA? Percentages?

Regards,
Mary

I don't have a clue as to how we measure hills in the US! Maybe I can find a map of the area. In any event, thanks for the information Mary... I really appreciate it.

 

[pvb123]

I can confirm that. Grossly unfit that I still am, and oh so old that I am (76 tomorrow) I rode up a 1 in 4 on my Easy Glider the other day - mind you I did need boost and I was down to 1st gear, which is not a common occurrence - but the point is I did it. I find it amazing!

Sorry to say, but you can't confirm it if you haven't tried the Innergy. Also can I say to anyone considering buying a Kalkhoff, try and find an Innergy... Have a go on both bikes and see for your self......