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I see from their website that those bikes can come with huge wattage. My guess is that even at that, averaging more than 30mph will be hard - that little 2 in superscript in the wind resistance formula is the little bugger that stops you from sustaining high speeds! Damn physics! 😂

Even though I hear a lot of great arguments for converting a bike, I just don't know if that will be the solution for me personally. I like the idea, but I do not want to spend the time and resources to learn what I need to know in order to work towards the perfect commuting machine for me. I...

Thank you for your input. I can charge my battery at work, so I guess I won't mind burning through a charge in the 20-odd mile one-way commute. If I could stick to road shoulders and have a moving average of 25mph, it would be a game-changer for me. Thanks again!

This is very useful, thank you!

Fully agreed! For that little theory to work, it would have to be a bike that lends itself to being ridden fast normally.

Thanks so much for your reply, and for the calculator you posted too. I have considered converting the Surly with a BBSHD or the like. However, I have a few reservations about that: Firstly, I really like the Surly as it is - I also use it for bikepacking and trail riding. Doing the conversion...

Thanks for the reply. You also open up another question I had... If I am able to sustain 20 mph at a lower assist level with a Class 1 bike, would that not give me a greater range than if I rode 22-24 mph while the motor works harder all the time on a Class 3? Put another way, if I "topped out"...

Hey Stefan I would absolutely LOVE to be able to ride as often as you do! Very jealous! However, my time to ride is limited - work, family, etc. I used to commute to work 4-5days per week, but we moved further away from work last year, which has increased my commuting distance. I can now sustain...

Thanks for your reply. You mention wind resistance, noise and safety putting you off riding at higher than your current 22 mph average. However, if you wanted, would you be able to sustain closer to 28 mph over a longer stretch, given no stops, little traffic, etc, or is the wind resistance just...

I have a choice of routes. I can do 60% of the commute on the American Tobacco Trail, which is a bike/horse/pedestrian trail, and I would be hesitant to go very fast (although, at 5:30am you don't have much traffic on the trail). It is only in the afternoons during holiday season that the trail...

How much faster is a Class 1 E-bike than an equivalent non-e-bike, and how much faster is a Class 3 e-bike than a Class 1 e-bike in the real world? I have seen another thread on this forum asking what everyone's cruising speed is, but that did not answer my question, and so I pose it...