There are such huge variations in expectations and in the types of riding in different terrains.
Hills or no hills, how much and how hard you expect to work, etc etc etc
Some of these setups on nigh on "lite motorcycles" with wheelie pulling power and "whoa" comments on assist kicking in videos. Personally I just want to go a bit faster, and further than I can on my own. Doubt I'll seldom go more than 20mph as I'm on a bike path mostly.
Somehow we need to grade/define kits/bikes and whate we can reasonably expect, relative to several different user/customer expectation types.
ie; Type 1 - just wants a boost, go 5- 7 mph faster than on my own. 20mph top end just fine. Want boost to come on gently and feel natural, like I'm just having a GREAT day! I love to ride for the workout and just want even more of that. Maybe ride out, assisted back? Or moderate useage of lower end of scale assist.
Other factors:
A - Flat
B - Hills
C - Extra Hills
Type 2 - I expect to use boost quite a bit, I like to feel the power kick in and that little rush, but i want to get some workout too! I like to go faster and race sometimes, 20+ is exciting. I think I could get addicted to the power hit.
Type 3 - I'm a power junkie. I'll be goosing the throttle from ever stop and I want turbo charged type assist when it kicks in. I'm always 20+ and the faster the better. 30 makes me grin.
With those type self descriptions or something like it then recommendations could START to make some sense to other people as enough user experiences came in. "I'm John and I'm Type 1 B and with the XX kit and 36v XX hr I get about XX range" would start to mean something.
Just a thought.
Hills or no hills, how much and how hard you expect to work, etc etc etc
Some of these setups on nigh on "lite motorcycles" with wheelie pulling power and "whoa" comments on assist kicking in videos. Personally I just want to go a bit faster, and further than I can on my own. Doubt I'll seldom go more than 20mph as I'm on a bike path mostly.
Somehow we need to grade/define kits/bikes and whate we can reasonably expect, relative to several different user/customer expectation types.
ie; Type 1 - just wants a boost, go 5- 7 mph faster than on my own. 20mph top end just fine. Want boost to come on gently and feel natural, like I'm just having a GREAT day! I love to ride for the workout and just want even more of that. Maybe ride out, assisted back? Or moderate useage of lower end of scale assist.
Other factors:
A - Flat
B - Hills
C - Extra Hills
Type 2 - I expect to use boost quite a bit, I like to feel the power kick in and that little rush, but i want to get some workout too! I like to go faster and race sometimes, 20+ is exciting. I think I could get addicted to the power hit.
Type 3 - I'm a power junkie. I'll be goosing the throttle from ever stop and I want turbo charged type assist when it kicks in. I'm always 20+ and the faster the better. 30 makes me grin.
With those type self descriptions or something like it then recommendations could START to make some sense to other people as enough user experiences came in. "I'm John and I'm Type 1 B and with the XX kit and 36v XX hr I get about XX range" would start to mean something.
Just a thought.