I use a Revelate Designs Ranger frame bag size medium to carry a second battery. I got the frame bag from REI. I got the battery from Bikeman, as they had best price. I ordered two King Cage lowering bottle cages to try and make use of the down tube bottle cage mounts.
Hi and good day everybody ☺Ebike lesson of the day:
If you are going to do a ride where you intend to swap batteries,don't forget your keys.
I did a 31 mile ride today. I went to swap batteries, and realized I forgot my keys. I then rode 16 miles without any assistance, as my battery was dead. I completed the remaining 15 miles via Lyft XL. That 15 miles without any assist was pretty tiring. There is no way I can ride this bike up even a modest incline without power.
You need to be aware that the power demand to overcome air drag is a cubic (x^3) function of speed. 25 km/h e-bikes allow far, far higher range than the 32 km/h and especially the 28 mph (45 km/h) ones. As I ride a EU S-Pedelec, I know that relationship very well. Rider's weight is critical with big elevation gain, and also all depends on the rider's leg power. Your achievements seem to be a combination of your (probably) light weight and strength. For instance, I'm unable to ride e-bike past the motor cut-off. You can.
Thank for your comment and be clear mine was simply a comment based on personal experience , not more than that.
Nevertheless something from the good past remain and I ask the motor to assistance only when the heart rate is entering in the so called < red-zone> , which for me now is around 145-150 bpm.So far on flat I can ride in between 28-32 km/h at 130 bpm , while on uphill with gradient over 6% Eco mode is a must.
So you input 200 W yourself and draw no power from the battery above 25 km/h at allThank for your comment and be clear mine was simply a comment based on personal experience , not more than that.
I'm 67 y.o , 1,78cm tall ,floating in between 73-75 kg weight ,with an average power on road of 200 watt at 135 bpm . I have accumulated thousand of kilometers with muscular bike till serious health problem forced to switch to an assisted bike.Surely not the most serious issue in my life , but it has been quite hard to digest as I could not longer attend amateur's race like the Grandfondo quite popular down here.Today I make my mind and completely modified the approach not longer focused on the performance ( not any sense with an assisted bike) but simply to the journey and the company
Just as example ,last summer ,I rode to Colle delle Finestre (2180 mt ) ,20 km length at 9% gradient in ECO with an average for bpm at 135 , and 14km/h speed.
Regards
blackvipergts
Now, a person riding a 28 mph e-bike is being assisted with say, 100 W motor power, to just achieve your speed (assuming the person inputs 100 W at far lower cadence), and if a U.S. Topstone rider want to get at say 25 mph, the person needs far higher assistance (far more Watts!), which considerably shortens the range.
Cristal clearSo you input 200 W yourself and draw no power from the battery above 25 km/h at all
Considering my personal riding style I was thinking whether a bike with Ebikemotion could be more appropriate for my need as I carried more kilos useless.For this I'm waiting the Topstone Neo SL for a weight of 12.9 kgs vs 18 kgs Lefty 3 as I like very much the Topstone geometry and style .Unfortunately during these Covid's time everything has become difficult and bike shops with extremely low availability...
Specialized Creo it's surely the Queen of the sector and personally I have been always a Specialized's fan being my past bikes SWorks ,Roubaix, Diverge....but now if I wonder to make a sustainable commercial swap ( my Lefty is 7month old,5000 km , in perfect condition) I'm more or less oblige to stay within Cannondale domain.Also true I like Topstone very much and the SL could be the well balanced compromise.As stated in previous post, down here the bikes market is absolutely boomed and not easy at all to make a deal even because the prompt delivery are close to zero.
Cool, you don't let the dust settle for long, do you? I actually already had the medium Revelate bag and got some 4" helicopter tape to protect the top tube finish from chafe and abrasion. I bought as second battery cover from that outfit in Germany dr.cannonndale.de and it has arrived. My battery should be here in another day or two.
In order to get to the trails where I like to ride, I often have unavoidable stretches on roads where I am forced to take the lane, and hope the people behind me don't get frustrated and simply run me over. At most they might get a traffic ticket for killing me. I had one such three mile stretch yesterday. On this particular road there is no shoulder, and the speed limit is 35 mph. There are times when I need to go 28 mph. Even when in Turbo mode, I have to exert a considerable effort to maintain 28 mph. Once I got to the trail, I slowed down to about 15 mph, which happens to be the speed limit on said trail. I encountered a number of non-ebike cyclists doing 20-30 mph on said trail.
It's a medium Revelate Ranger. My frame is a large.
Thanks, My second battery arrived today and has the cover installed and fitted. Thanks much for your help.
Whoa. How did you manage that?
I bought the cover as a separate item from a Cannondale parts supplier in Germany. The come painted either green, black, gray or green depending on whether it is for a Topstone Neo 1,2 or 3. I got the battery from a domestic dealer.
