So here are some more stats on battery and some other interesting things for the ride today.
I started the day with 100% battery with the goal of riding to work and back like a normal commute would be. To get to work it is about a 15-mile ride. 70% of it is on bike paths, and the rest are on non-crowded roads. On the way to work it is a slight incline the whole way with the regular up and downs that a bike path might have. On the way back from work there is one very steep and long hill, but the rest is, as you guessed it, a slight decline with the regular up and downs of the bike path.
I recorded Strava data on both rides which includes average speed, elevation, and distance. I recorded it in two segments. I have pictures of before and after of the LCD display on the CrossCurrent S.
Specs:
19.2 mAH battery
Weight:
Person – 145 lbs
Cargo - ~8 lbs
Tires:
Upgraded Marathon Ultra tires, same size as stock tires.
Segment 1: stayed in level 2 the entire time other than for 15 seconds or so when I went to level S to match the speed of traffic on busier road. I used the throttle to assist getting up to speed on most instances that I had to come to a complete stop. While my total average speed is lower due to stops and slow downs, my average cruising speed on flats was around 21mph. I stayed roughly in gear 7 or 8 for the majority of the ride. I coasted down hills and did not pedal when gravity was sufficient to keep me at 18-22mph. Results.
My odo says 15.3 miles while strava says 15.7
Total elevation gain of 724
My battery lost two bars and burned 5.5Ah
Volts available now showing 50.4
280Wh
Segment 2: stayed in level 1 and 2 the entire time. I would say more 1 than 2 because of going downhill. There is also a speed limit on the bike path and I wanted to keep pace with the traffic around me. I used the throttle to assist getting up to speed on most instances that I had to come to a complete stop. While my total average speed is lower due to stops and slow downs, my average cruising speed on flats was around 23mph. I stayed roughly in gear 7 or 8 for the majority of the ride. I coasted down hills and did not pedal when gravity was sufficient to keep me 18-22mph. Results.
My odo says 30.7miles. Strava again says 15.7miles. Looks like both meters are at least consistent on what they think they are measuring!
Total elevation gain of 262. Not sure how that works Strava, same start and finish.
My battery is now down to 3 or 4 bars. Has burned through 4.0h
Volts available now showing 47.3
207Wh
Overview:
Final battery Stats - 487Wh, 9.5Ah, 30.7Miles, 47.3V
My ride was a closed loop so net elevation is close to 0. I understand perfect conditions, no stopping, and 100% flat ground makes a difference but it seems a bit too much of a difference. Most of the bike path I am on does not have stops but I do slow down when passing pedestrians. The testing on Juiced website says lvl 3 at 20mph, I am only doing lvl 2 or 1 at up to 23ish mph. Juiced tests had around 40lbs more on the bike than I did.
Seems like by the time I got to 13Ah it would be showing 1 or 2 bars. Maybe the bars are not very accurate?
Anyway, thought this info might be helpful and was bored when I got home.
I started the day with 100% battery with the goal of riding to work and back like a normal commute would be. To get to work it is about a 15-mile ride. 70% of it is on bike paths, and the rest are on non-crowded roads. On the way to work it is a slight incline the whole way with the regular up and downs that a bike path might have. On the way back from work there is one very steep and long hill, but the rest is, as you guessed it, a slight decline with the regular up and downs of the bike path.
I recorded Strava data on both rides which includes average speed, elevation, and distance. I recorded it in two segments. I have pictures of before and after of the LCD display on the CrossCurrent S.
Specs:
19.2 mAH battery
Weight:
Person – 145 lbs
Cargo - ~8 lbs
Tires:
Upgraded Marathon Ultra tires, same size as stock tires.
Segment 1: stayed in level 2 the entire time other than for 15 seconds or so when I went to level S to match the speed of traffic on busier road. I used the throttle to assist getting up to speed on most instances that I had to come to a complete stop. While my total average speed is lower due to stops and slow downs, my average cruising speed on flats was around 21mph. I stayed roughly in gear 7 or 8 for the majority of the ride. I coasted down hills and did not pedal when gravity was sufficient to keep me at 18-22mph. Results.
My odo says 15.3 miles while strava says 15.7
Total elevation gain of 724
My battery lost two bars and burned 5.5Ah
Volts available now showing 50.4
280Wh
Segment 2: stayed in level 1 and 2 the entire time. I would say more 1 than 2 because of going downhill. There is also a speed limit on the bike path and I wanted to keep pace with the traffic around me. I used the throttle to assist getting up to speed on most instances that I had to come to a complete stop. While my total average speed is lower due to stops and slow downs, my average cruising speed on flats was around 23mph. I stayed roughly in gear 7 or 8 for the majority of the ride. I coasted down hills and did not pedal when gravity was sufficient to keep me 18-22mph. Results.
My odo says 30.7miles. Strava again says 15.7miles. Looks like both meters are at least consistent on what they think they are measuring!
Total elevation gain of 262. Not sure how that works Strava, same start and finish.
My battery is now down to 3 or 4 bars. Has burned through 4.0h
Volts available now showing 47.3
207Wh
Overview:
Final battery Stats - 487Wh, 9.5Ah, 30.7Miles, 47.3V
My ride was a closed loop so net elevation is close to 0. I understand perfect conditions, no stopping, and 100% flat ground makes a difference but it seems a bit too much of a difference. Most of the bike path I am on does not have stops but I do slow down when passing pedestrians. The testing on Juiced website says lvl 3 at 20mph, I am only doing lvl 2 or 1 at up to 23ish mph. Juiced tests had around 40lbs more on the bike than I did.
Seems like by the time I got to 13Ah it would be showing 1 or 2 bars. Maybe the bars are not very accurate?
Anyway, thought this info might be helpful and was bored when I got home.
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I will work on it though.
