New user mac_user82

[Mac_user82]

hi
i am new to the site i am hoping to get lots of knowledge from people from the site and also pass some knowledge on too

 

[D8ve]

Welcome, where are you and what bike have you got or want?

 

[Mac_user82]

hi D8ve
i am looking in to buying a whisper 905 Classic in a couple of months i was just wondering on the forum does anyone know how many miles i would get out of one of just throttle mode a lot of people have told me on the phone and places on the web that you only get about 15miles out of on i just wanted some people on the forum to confirm it

 

[Jonah]

It will depend how hilly it is and how heavy you are.

 

[flecc]

15 miles sounds ridiculously low for the 37 volt 16Ah (592Wh) battery that the Wisper Classic has. If it's very hilly in your area you will need to give some pedal assistance anyway, and the range you get will depend as much on the amount you help by pedalling as well as the terrain and your own weight.

 

[D8ve]

The worst mile per watt figures are around 20 watts per mile so that would give around 30 miles as Flecc might expect but that is with peddling.
If you don't pedal and try to race up hill having visited gregs and eaten all the stock then the battery may well die very quickly.
If you don't want to pedal at all then mopeds are available ?

 

[Mac_user82]

Well i am going to roughly say there is about 4 hills in my area and the rest it pretty much flat everywhere i don't really live in a really hilly part of the country at all

 

[Deleted member 4366]

15 miles for throttle-only sounds about right unless you go very slow. Even a little pedalling makes a big difference. Are you sure that the Wisper had a throttle-only mode for normal speed?

 

[flecc]

In that case with a contribution of light pedal assistance, you should easily get 30 miles range, and possibly 40 miles or more from it's 37 volt 16 Ah battery.

A fairly fit rider will usually use 12 Wh per mile in moderate territory, and that equals 49 miles from it's 592 Wh. If you are less than reasonably fit the consumption will increase of course, but 30 miles should be easy if you pedal at all.

 

[Mac_user82]

if i was peddling would i easy get 20mph per hour with no problems

 

[flecc]

Not easy to answer, but I wouldn't say it's necessarily easy. The bike only assists to 15 mph, so all effort above that speed would have to come from you, it's no longer being an e-bike at over 15mph since there is no assistance.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

It's getting complicated now isn't it. Perhaps it would be better if you said what you want to do with the bike so that someone can recommend a suotable one.

 

[Mac_user82]

Right basically i am looking for a throttle bike to use sometimes if i am not feel to great if i am tired but i would like to use pedal assistance to if i wanted to do a lot of miles basically want the benefit of both worlds as such

 

[Cyclezee]

Hi Mac_user,

Can I suggest that you take a look at eZee bikes, they are dual mode, i.e. throttle and pedelec assist, also we have a range of battery options from 11 up to 28Ah.

 

[D8ve]

If you can happily pedal at 20 then ebikes will struggle to make a difference.
Adding a kit to your bike will give you increased range or reduced effort if you go slowly.

Most people average 15 ish with slow up hill and faster down.
A kit could take the sting out of the climbs and headwinds but you can still cruse quickly down hill or with a tail wind( on both days it happens)
Remember you have to drop to 14 mph before the help really come in and that speed is easy riding.