I am 75 and cant go long distances on my standard bike anymore. I replaced the seat with a higher quality wide saddle seat. After a learning curve (there is definitely a learning curve if you havent ever road an ebike) I gave it three nice rides. I ran three different Central Florida riding trails averaging about 12 miles each. All had stop and go with other bike traffic and pedestrian use. Top speed 22.5 mph. Average overall speed for the three rides 13.6 mph. I probably did better but I forgot to pause my map tracker app a couple of times.
I reprogrammed the control from the factory setting of three power modes to five power modes. Mode one is only a crawl speed mode to flow with pedestrians. About three mph. Mode two for parking lots about eight mph. Now mode 3,4,5 start the good stuff. 12, 17, and 21 mph.
You need to keep the pedals moving but you dont need to engage the sprocket hub. In other words when I ride a 20 mph I only need to mantain a slow revolution. As long as the magnets in the motor recognize pedal movement the power is applied at your preset control speed.
Now in mode 0 you have throttle control. Nice to use at cross walks.
I never used more then 25 of the battery on any trip. This tells me I can get an easy 35 miles pluss and I weigh 240 lbs.
I would highly recommend this bike.
Awesome Machine
I am 75 and cant go long distances on my standard bike anymore. I replaced the seat with a higher quality wide saddle seat. After a learning curve (there is definitely a learning curve if you havent ever road an ebike) I gave it three nice rides. I ran three different Central Florida riding trails averaging about 12 miles each. All had stop and go with other bike traffic and pedestrian use. Top speed 22.5 mph. Average overall speed for the three rides 13.6 mph. I probably did better but I forgot to pause my map tracker app a couple of times. I reprogrammed the control from the factory setting of three power modes to five power modes. Mode one is only a crawl speed mode to flow with pedestrians. About three mph. Mode two for parking lots about eight mph. Now mode 3,4,5 start the good stuff. 12, 17, and 21 mph. You need to keep the pedals moving but you dont need to engage the sprocket hub. In other words when I ride a 20 mph I only need to mantain a slow revolution. As long as the magnets in the motor recognize pedal movement the power is applied at your preset control speed. Now in mode 0 you have throttle control. Nice to use at cross walks. I never used more then 25 of the battery on any trip. This tells me I can get an easy 35 miles pluss and I weigh 240 lbs. I would highly recommend this bike.