2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

Chazmo said:
Good news is that my controller display (on left in the pix) has a USB-C port which I think can be used to charge the phone if needed. I even have a cable for that, but I need to get one in black.
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Depends on how much current your phone needs to charge. My first ebike had 2 USB ports — a 0.5A on the display, and a 1.2A on the battery. The 0.5A wouldn't charge my Samsung Note20 at all, and the 1.2A just barely. But the latter could at least keep up with the RideWithGPS current drain with the "screen always on" feature disabled.

Should probably test before investing in a new cable.
 
Anti-theft bike sandwich…

Anti-theft Bike Sandwich


Whenever ebike theft is raised as a topic for discussion in the EBR Forums, there follows an enthusiastically animated flurry of postings featuring angle grinder gangs liberating ebikes D-locked to city lamp posts. For a video of such activity to be YouTube-worthy, no more than ten seconds is permitted to pass between switching on said angle grinder and the villain's first pedal stroke.

We country folk have a slower, but more thorough, approach to keeping our two-wheeled steeds in their paddocks:
  • Lean bike against barbed wire fence.
  • Sandwich it in place with pig netting and rusty old roofing iron (latter makes cosy home for snakes).
  • Secure all of this with fencing wire.
  • Add additional barbed wire (mainly decorative).
  • Deflate tyres and tie one bike's back wheel to another's front wheel. (Use more barbed wire — makes tyre deflation easier).
Almost finished.
  • Plant one stinging creeper vine below each bike's bottom bracket or mid-motor.
  • And don't forget to place the full moon in the sky (it's always there between the equinox and Easter).
Thanks for looking.
— VBR
 
Jeremy McCreary said:
Depends on how much current your phone needs to charge. My first ebike had 2 USB ports — a 0.5A on the display, and a 1.2A on the battery. The 0.5A wouldn't charge my Samsung Note20 at all, and the 1.2A just barely. But the latter could at least keep up with the RideWithGPS current drain with the "screen always on" feature disabled.

Should probably test before investing in a new cable.
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Hmm, the Juiced “manual” for the display says the USB port is for updating/programming the display, but it doesn’t mention charging power. I guess we’ll see.
 
Chazmo said:
the USB port is for updating/programming the display
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It is such for most e-bikes. It is not a charging port.

A crazy plan for the Easter weekend:
I'm riding to Kozienice, a small town in southern Mazovia, along the Vistula on Saturday. Spending the night at a guest-house (they allow bikes in). Returning directly home on Sunday, crossing River Pilica over wooden gangways, visiting Warka on the route. Meaning, two metric centuries.

I'm even not quite sure whether there is anything interesting in Kozienice :) Oh, yes, one of our Kings was born there :) The weather should be fine. Only almost everything will be closed on Easter Sunday, meaning I will need to be pretty self supported!

No plans for Easter Monday. Probably resting at home :)
 
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As Chazmo and Stefan have mentioned it is 'not usual' for smartphones to be charged from our ebikes' batteries. Here is one of the rare exceptions…

Kiox connected to iPhone



Bosch Kiox computer/display connecting smartphone to ebike's batteries:
  • Charging symbol (lightning bolt at top right of iPhone).
  • Mobile phone's charge level (alongside ebike's battery levels) on Bosch Kiox computer/display unit.
  • Different leads connecting Kiox (ancient deprecated USB port) and iPhone (USB-C). Jumble of wires conveniently out of view!
After taking this photo I rode for about an hour and, as usual, recorded the event with the Ride with GPS app (map display on). Despite the obvious drain from running a GPS app, the iPhone's charge level rose from 61% to 85%.

Don't expect similar phone-charging from too many other ebike computer/displays (including Bosch).

Thanks for reading.
— VBR
 
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Jeremy McCreary said:
Had to look that up. Not just furious but "wanton and furious cycling", which sounds like even more fun!

"Wanton and furious cycling" - a guide to the road traffic laws that apply to cyclists. | Road Law Barristers

It seems that our roads are fuller than ever before with cyclists who are caught up in the wave of ‘cycling-mania’ that has gripped the country since the Tour de France’s Grand Depart in Yorkshire this July. Much is written on the numerous laws affecting motorists, but what about the laws that...
roadlawbarristers.co.uk roadlawbarristers.co.uk
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The author didn't mention the "wanton & furious" becomes a criminal offence only in case "a bodily harm was caused".
 
Very Bad Rider said:
Bosch Kiox computer/display connecting smartphone to ebike's batteries:
  • Charging symbol (lightning bolt at top right of iPhone).
  • Mobile phone's charge level (alongside ebike's battery levels) on Bosch Kiox computer/display unit.
  • Different leads connecting Kiox (ancient deprecated USB port) and iPhone (USB-C). Jumble of wires conveniently out of view!
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Any idea about the charging current (A) available?
 
Very Bad Rider said:
As Chazmo and Stefan have mentioned it is 'not usual' for smartphones to be charged from our ebikes' batteries. Here is one of the rare exceptions…

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Bosch Kiox computer/display connecting smartphone to ebike's batteries:
  • Charging symbol (lightning bolt at top right of iPhone).
  • Mobile phone's charge level (alongside ebike's battery levels) on Bosch Kiox computer/display unit.
  • Different leads connecting Kiox (ancient deprecated USB port) and iPhone (USB-C). Jumble of wires conveniently out of view!
After taking this photo I rode for about an hour and, as usual, recorded the event with the Ride with GPS app (map display on). Despite the obvious drain from running a GPS app, the iPhone's charge level rose from 61% to 85%.

Don't expect similar phone-charging from too many other ebike computer/displays (including Bosch).

Thanks for reading.
— VBR
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Copy that, VBR. The upgraded controller that I got for my bike from Juiced had an auxiliary power output/cable that was intended for this purpose (I think), but that failed and I had to revert to the stock controller which does not have that extra cable. A little more reason for me to try to fix the upgraded controller… I tried, but couldn’t get past the huge mess of silicone sealant to actually access the electronics. Oh well… Some things I just can’t do without the help of the (dead) manufacturer.
 
Very Bad Rider said:
As Chazmo and Stefan have mentioned it is 'not usual' for smartphones to be charged from our ebikes' batteries. Here is one of the rare exceptions…
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The Bosch, Shimano and Yamaha system supports USB output to a mobile device (Smartphone, GPS etc). Bosch rates the output at 5v600mA, cannot find specs for Yamaha or Shimano, but they are usually at 1 till 1,5 A. And there are also some custom solutions for the Bosch DU for the 12v Multi use port on the DriveUnit (for some users "Motor") and there is always the possibility to use the light output to let that run through a 12 to 5,3volt adapter.
 
Chazmo said:
Copy that, VBR. The upgraded controller that I got for my bike from Juiced had an auxiliary power output/cable that was intended for this purpose (I think), but that failed and I had to revert to the stock controller which does not have that extra cable. A little more reason for me to try to fix the upgraded controller… I tried, but couldn’t get past the huge mess of silicone sealant to actually access the electronics. Oh well… Some things I just can’t do without the help of the (dead) manufacturer.
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Hold the phone! :)

There is enough power to charge my iPhone coming from the LCD display USB-C port! Yay! Figures that Juiced would’ve gotten that right. They were pretty bright and aware of these things.

I have no idea what the output is from that port, so I can’t compare it with Bosch, but it charged my iPhone 13 mini with RideWithGPS running and my camera on as well. :) Could be that the iPhone has a low current draw. Bosch is, indeed, a great company for appliances, etc.
 
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Working on a trip report from RideWithGPS for today’s ride. :) Hope to have it soon. Trying to figure out if I can annotate with pictures placed in the route map, but I’m pessimistic after talking with Stefan about it. Anyway, the software looks really feature-rich and looking forward to figure out how to plan more trips and explore more paths… It seems to know a lot more than I do! :D
 
Stefan Mikes said:
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I wasn’t expecting a real answer, but there you go! I have to wonder if anyone has really, seriously, actually been arrested or charged with this. I mean, it seems like good law in the sense that people (even bike riders) need to be held accountable for bodily harm that they inflict…. But, I was kind of joking earlier. ;)
 
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