I'm relatively happy with the brakes on my 2016 X.
And congrats on your purchase! Is yours a 2016? I think you're going to love it? Where in the world are you? Hopefully someplace that has weather good enough to ride now or soon so you can enjoy your new bike!
Interesting- I think I usually use about 16-25 Wh/mile (cruising at 25-28 on the flats but averaging around 20-21). I will try some other combos to see how it goes.
Very interesting. I'm going to try the same thing at some point (taking it easier) to see what happens. I'm also going to try going hard at a low assist level (maybe 40%) to see how that impacts both battery and average speed.
I could have sworn I posted this last week, but it seems to have disappeared...
MY BOLD HYPOTHESIS: It seems like riding hard at 25-28 mph (steady speed on flat routes) really kills your range, even more so than hills. This makes sense because the motor is working hard all the time...
I am personally loving my TurboX after 460 miles (including 3 commutes and over 60 miles this week alone). I'm not sold on mid-drive due to chain issues (friend with a mid-drive broke his chain recently on a ride and had to walk home).
Hi gang- I'm taking my '16 Turbo X in tomorrow for them to try to diagnose/fix the backlight.
Is there some magic language to ask for to fix the odo or should I leave well enough alone (bike works well and I don't want to mess up the performance)?
Very cool (literally and figuratively)! Here in California, we start to complain in the 40s (F) and are downright frigid in the 30s (F). My fingers and toes get got quickest but I got some chemical warmers that really help when it's in the 30s.
Hey Douglas- In your Strava profile, there are gear settings where you can include the weight of your bike. I'm not sure if Strava factors that into the power estimates, though.
Just as a thought experiment, I tried http://www.bikecalculator.com/
for a 70 kg (154 lb) rider on a 27 kg (60 lb) bike, this will give you a sense of how hard this would be:
Power (motor plus legs) --> Speed kph / Speed mph
200W --> 31 kph / 19.3 mph
300W --> 36.2 / 22.5 (100W adds 3.2 mph)...
Interesting and what an interesting saying!
I can see the appeal of a 25km/hr pedelec for cities and for non-enthusiast commuters, but to me the whole appeal of a pedelec was to go faster (I can go over 25kph on my own without assist).
You should make your own decision, but given the fact that things can and do go wrong, it's really nice to have a brand like Specialized where it's easy to go to a local Specialized shop to get warranty repairs and service. If you like to fix it yourself, this might not be an issue for you.
Hey @jrlieber - It looks like you have neither the battery nor the motor from a 2015 (base) Turbo. Want to post a picture and any other identifying info and perhaps someone else on here can help identify? Also, in case you didn't see it on the other thread, I believe there's a known issue...
Nope, that one had the smaller battery. Someone should correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think any bike ever came with both the 250W motor and the big battery. Maybe you got one with an upgraded battery?
I know I'm in the minority, but I rented a bike for a weekend and hated the Brooks seat on it (obviously broken in by someone else). I have put the Specialized Toupe and Phenom on several bikes and am quite happy with them, even up to 100 miles.