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[footpump]

hi all today took a heavy strimmer strapped to my ebike for repair, then onto a gasrden centre purchased some plants and a large bag of potting compost (21lbs in weight)
about a mile from home a peddle breaks in half, battery is vitually depleated walk mode non existant.

pushing an ebike +load up and down hill was very tiring 24.4 miles mainly flat mode 2 of 3

 

[Gubbins]

Spd's give the option of one legged pedaling...

 

[ocb]

24.4 miles walking?! Typo shirley?
Not funny, not matter the distance...

 

[Gubbins]

24.4 miles walking?! Typo shirley?
Not funny, not matter the distance...

OP did say about a mile.. Who's Shirley?

 

[(NoLongerRegistered#15675)]

Spd's give the option of one legged pedaling...

And when that one leg tires you can sit backwards on bike and use other leg..you,d look like Coco the clown but WTF.

 

[LeighPing]

Thumb throttles are good.

 

[drsolly]

I had a similar experience. It all started when I got stuck in a bog ...

http://blog.drsolly.com/2015/02/bogged-down.html

 

[Ray Breen]

ah damn, that sucks. Wouldnt want that to happen on a non ebike, nevermind mind one carrying batteries/motor etc etc

 

[footpump]

drsolly something very similar happened to me this afternoon
going up a very steep track ,skinny wheels bogged down
on a real muddy bit, trainers sunk about 4 inches into the mud,

just managed to pull my feet out of the mire

 

[KirstinS]

I have been bike commuting for years, then ebike commuting

It quickly becomes all about reliability

The best setup , and the most failsafe is

Rear alfine hub gears
Front hub with an independant throttle
Marathon plus tires
Hydraulic disc brakes

Honestly , that's it. If the chain breaks the front hub takes you home

If. the hub breaks the gears and alfine get you home

Only a chain breaking and the front hub dying at the same time leaves you pushing never happened to me in a decade of daily commute

 

[D8ve]

I have been bike commuting for years, then ebike commuting

It quickly becomes all about reliability

The best setup , and the most failsafe is

Rear alfine hub gears
Front hub with an independant throttle
Marathon plus tires
Hydraulic disc brakes

Honestly , that's it. If the chain breaks the front hub takes you home

If. the hub breaks the gears and alfine get you home

Only a chain breaking and the front hub dying at the same time leaves you pushing never happened to me in a decade of daily commute

Change to rohllof hub. Otherwise about right.

 

[KirstinS]

Change to rohllof hub. Otherwise about right.

Can't really argue with that.....but I'm gonna

My alfine took 7 years of daily abuse in all weathers, never serviced , kept in damp shed by the seaside (air corrodes everything )

Cost me 90 quid to replace with a new hub

Rolhoff are mega bucks for arguably rather limited extra reliability

Unless money really no object I'm not convinced.....

 

[D8ve]

Can't really argue with that.....but I'm gonna

My alfine took 7 years of daily abuse in all weathers, never serviced , kept in damp shed by the seaside (air corrodes everything )

Cost me 90 quid to replace with a new hub

Rolhoff are mega bucks for arguably rather limited extra reliability

Unless money really no object I'm not convinced.....

It's not as if I have an alpine hub oh it looks like I do...