Good advice. You are right about the fenders, they can move easily. I am sure they add to the noise. I need to pay more attention the next time I go out. As I said it is only in one small area where I encounter that type of surface. It is also no biggie.
You were able to go 47 miles on one charge? WOW. I understand that is helping it most of the way but still.. Impressive. There is a bike club here that go on some long trips. 45 miles is the short one, 60+ the longer ones. I would love to do that but don't want to run out of battery. I am about 240 so hauling me around is hard on the motor I am sure. i
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They are both "no drop" rides and I for one don't want to be "that guy" stuck in the back trying to pedal the Rover with no juice. Embarrassing. i
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Maybe if I had a second battery I would think about the short one. With pedaling I am sure two batteries could get 45 miles easily even at my weight. Wish they would go on sale. $500 is a lot for a battery, 1/3 the cost of the bike.
I just love the bike. My first really nice bike, I always had cheap ones. Honestly the only thing that I find annoying at all is the breaks squeak a bit. They seem to grab hard but I am just thinking they are new and I am still getting used to them. 30 miles is not a lot of time on a bike so it is still pretty new to me. I also think my derailer is slightly off. I need to test more but a few times I had it in 1st gear but it was on the second ring down. I had to really pull the changer back to get it to climb up to the high one. Just an adjustment, nothing major.
A friend wants me to go riding with him in another park but that one will be hilly and have some trails. That will be a good test I am sure. I should be able to do that in a few weeks when he is back from vacation.
I just wonder how much the motor and electronics could take going over some rough terrain. I will never push it too much anyway so I guess it is a moot point.
The only thing I hate is the fact that I live in an area where I have to haul the bike someplace to ride it. I can't just jump on and go riding around the neighborhood. i
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