New from Woosh, mileage predictor

[Woosh]

We've a new addition on our website. Click on our Predictor program and type in your town or post code. It will then tell you which of our bikes would be suitable for a range of distances from that point outwards - handy, we hope, 'specially for commuters.

Commuting Range Predictor | Woosh e-bikes | electric bicycles sales & hire

Useful? Could be better? Feedback welcome.

I'd like to call it Clearway but sounds a bit like a pregnancy test......

Hatti

 

[baldylox]

Very good Hatti a nice touch, I like it.
I assume the core is that of Google cycle router tool. Some extra information like time of journey might be useful (obviously other variables could be added).

Update: Works fine for me and prioritised national cycle route (24) rather than main roads.

 

[GaRRy]

does not appear to work or at least not for my post code.

Just thought it might be my hopelessly out of date browser at work (IE 8)

 

[Shroppielass]

Its not working for me. The page appeared with a Cambridge postcode (your shop there?) but nothing happens when I click "next." If I return to the page it shows last place that I entered but still no results.

 

[Artstu]

It works for me on google chrome.

 

[50 Hertz]

Just tried it out.

Are the red, green and blue lines based on a return trip or is that range one-way?

Does the predicted range take into account the terrain or is it simply the best case scenario range plotted as a radius about my home address?

It is a very rough guide and might be ok to lump bikes into groups for the purpose of either elimination or further investigation. I wouldn't rely on it for anything more than that. There is no substitute for investing time in research and trials.

A nice touch to your website and it shows that you are keen to assist customers with their choice. Well done.

Just better add that it worked on an iPad using 3G on the A1 near Newcastle.


FPO

 

[KirstinS]

A great touch Hatti overall

Yes, its going to very rough approximation, we are all very aware range is determined by so many variables. So it doesnt matter how you go about trying to create a one-size-fits-all answer - aintever gonna happen with any real accuracy

However, the reason I think it is so great is this - it is the first time I've ever seen a simple, interactive visualization of range data. A couple of additional points from me would be - it doesnt work for me on I.E 8 but does on Firefox on PC. I'll happlly check safari/firefox and chrome on my mac when i get home. It would be good to make wether thats return range clearer to the user

 

[Taff]

It's good to talk.
Typed in my postcode and there are the 3 lovely circles. They don't of course take account of the terrain eg going west I would be climbing 400m; going east I would be descending 60m.
Not sure how useful this is in its basic form but as 50 Hertz said it's good you are trying to assist customers.

 

[amigafan2003]

Red zone for me

 

[flecc]

Excellent tool Hatti, could be very useful for many to help them choose when buying an e-bike.

Works over long ranges too, I'd need 1.5 kWh of batteries to visit you!

Or 12.5 kWh to go to East Kilbride!

 

[DCUK6]

Very nice touch.

Makes me want a 15ah Zephyr though.

 

[jerrysimon]

Interesting and good for guidance I am sure.

I commute from Cherry Hinton, Cambridge to Madingley Park and Ride so probably your blue zone. My actual commute is 5.25 miles each way. On my Brompton with its small Goldant motor I can get by on about 2.5 - 3Ah (say a 4Ah to leave enough juice in the battery) for a round commute. I actually use a 2.3Ah, 1kg battery and charge at work

I am usually traveling at about 12-13mh average speed across the lovely flat Cambridge city center.

I still need to pop down to your Cambridge shop and take a look at the CDs.

Jerry.

 

[anniegirl]

I like it......will give me an idea as to how far I can go. At the moment I just go on my mileage and the battery indicator. Would be good if different search parameters such as an approx wind speed etc., could be added in to the search. List of bike results does not include the Sirocco Sport ...........that's the bike that I have. Is it possible to include this bike in the search results?

 

[Deleted member 4366]

It's really good. It seems to be about right for the way I ride. I put in some of my favourite locations and it showed me much better routes than I normally use.

 

[superDove]

Works well from my Android phone. I just thought it was the three circles at first but then realised I had to mark a destination. Well done Woosh!

 

[Woosh]

Thanks for comments so far everyone. We have hopefully fixed bugs and made some things a bit clearer but please continue to tell us if something is wrong or you have suggestions.

We have now done not just the commute but a one way place-to-place planner in case someone wants to do a bit of touring, might be useful for holidays or rentals.

Hatti

 

[jackhandy]

Very nice touch.

Makes me want a 15ah Zephyr though.

You don't think it could be a subltle marketing ploy, do you?

Surely not - Hattie would never be so devious

 

[jackhandy]

Unfortunately it doesn't really work for me

Unless I'm missing something (which is quite likely) it seems to always route me along major roads.

My favourite icecream route is from Roche (PL26 8**) to Padstow & it sends me along the Atlantic Highway; whereas there are 2 or more shorter & quieter routes.

Is there a way to set route preferences, as in Cyclestreets? ie fastest, quietest or intermediate.

Good fun, though & a very handy range indicator, which is, after all, what it says on the tin.

 

[Shroppielass]

Nope still not working for me using IE, & nothing to do with ice creams

 

[RobF]

Works nicely for me on Macbook/Firefox.

I agree with Hattie about the name, as soon as I saw 'predictor' in the thread title I thought of pregnancy testing kits.

The obvious alternative word is 'calculator', although it has too many syllables to be snappy.

Nothing better springs immediately to mind.