The e-bike that I bought last August just hit the 900 mile mark. I rode it to Dixboro today, about 45 minutes there by the short route, and an hour back via downtown.
Some notes so that I remember them the next time I hit a milestone.
There are no fenders on this bike, and no easy cheap way to add them. This means when I go out and the roads are even a little wet that I will get wet. I'm not really fond of that.
The trip computer says that I average about 11.5 miles per hour, and the top assisted speed is 20 mph. That means I'm approaching 80 hours of riding. When you put it that way it doesn't seem like so much?
It's a 7-speed gearing, but the top (7th) gear will shift by itself if I put too much torque on the pedal. It's easiest just to keep it in 6th gear most of the time. The gear spacing is not great - I could use an even higher gear to pedal on the flats.
I have not been able to source a second battery for it, though I did find a second charger for it. When the battery inevitably gives up as batteries tend to do over time it doesn't look good for the longevity of the bike.
There are nicer bikes I'm sure, but I'm determined to run this one at least as long as it takes to make the cost per mile reasonable, and also long enough to gather some Opinions about what I might want for the next bike. Fortunately it was cheap and I am already under the $1/mile range.
I'm looking forward to the library's Summer Reading Game because it will prompt some more bike rides going to branches to collect codes.
