I might have been a bit rude to the guy with the kickass etouring bike. Me, just an old guy riding to go mostly nowhere more than somewhere.
I used more of my 'eco' modes this weekend. Probably first time I used eco mode 0. Wife rides slow, likes to explore, so I bumped back and forth between 0 and 1. I went miles on the wooded paths on 0 so I wouldn't run all over her good grief when I pedeled it on fatbike by myself I'd hold 13mph! But, oh well...smell the flowers...
Her trike above, also a Bafang, same DPC18 display
We rode 22 miles, and I had a lot more juice left than if I had been in charge of speed!
Rode today by myself, got my dose of speed in, but found myself going back to my eco modes and pedaling more when I got off the highway.
Hmm...
Maybe I should slow down and pack for longer rides? Well anyways my mileage experience with 17AH is probably worst-case lots of creek valleys lots of throttle high speed little pedalling I get about 25 miles per charge. Adding a little and less speeding maybe 30.
Sure I could get more by actually working it and slowing down. Who da thunk it?
But, if I do wanna really take a ride, I'll put a cooler and my wife's battery in my trailer and head for the next county....a land full of highways four lanes slower speeds lower traffic, with big shoulders, and NO rumble strips...I HATE rumble strips.