Our tandem conversion has been a great success, thanks all at Woosh. I will want to buy an electric bike for myself some time, maybe soonish, maybe not so soon, but starting thinking about it. This won't be a conversion as I know that very soon I will want a step-through rather than crossbar bicycle. Mainly looking at Woosh, for value and customer service.
Santana 2018 looks good and sensible; though I am not convinced by rear rack batteries.
Rio Low Step FatBoy looks interesting ... but 'interesting' is not always a god thing, so a few questions.
Quoted range for Santana is 50-60 miles on the flat, Rio only 25. The 13/15 battery difference explains a tiny bit of that, but still leaves nearly 2 times. What is the reason for that?
1: You anticipate different styles of use, and the difference with similar use would be very small?
2: Rolling resistance of the big Rio tyres?
3: Efficiency of the motor, maybe because the Rio would often be running below its motors optimum power?
It would be fun at first to have the fatter tyres (3" is not normally called 'fat', but never mind). However, for typical shopping trips and rides on roads and relatively easy tracks it might not be the best.
1. Would the 3" tyres be suitable for that kind of use?
2. I see I could replace the tyres some time, maybe Marathon Plus MTB 2.25". How does the Rio ride on smaller (still large) tyres? It appears it would be almost impossible to replace 36"x3.0" tyres in a few years time; pretty few and far between now.
It looks like both would have more than enough hill climbing capability for me.
Santana 2018 looks good and sensible; though I am not convinced by rear rack batteries.
Rio Low Step FatBoy looks interesting ... but 'interesting' is not always a god thing, so a few questions.
Quoted range for Santana is 50-60 miles on the flat, Rio only 25. The 13/15 battery difference explains a tiny bit of that, but still leaves nearly 2 times. What is the reason for that?
1: You anticipate different styles of use, and the difference with similar use would be very small?
2: Rolling resistance of the big Rio tyres?
3: Efficiency of the motor, maybe because the Rio would often be running below its motors optimum power?
It would be fun at first to have the fatter tyres (3" is not normally called 'fat', but never mind). However, for typical shopping trips and rides on roads and relatively easy tracks it might not be the best.
1. Would the 3" tyres be suitable for that kind of use?
2. I see I could replace the tyres some time, maybe Marathon Plus MTB 2.25". How does the Rio ride on smaller (still large) tyres? It appears it would be almost impossible to replace 36"x3.0" tyres in a few years time; pretty few and far between now.
It looks like both would have more than enough hill climbing capability for me.
