Ebike touring recommendations 120 km a day range with a 150 kg (bike+ rider luggage) and 750-800 wh battery or 2 batteries 750-800 wh batteries

[Stefan Mikes]

The rigs of the silver and bronze medalists were not inspected though

 

[Aushiker]

Flicking through a sample of 100 riders, I was surprised by the number using the Coro Dura, with many commenting on its battery life. It claims 120 hours without solar charging, which is impressive if true. I didn't really consider the Coros when I got the Wahoo Elment Ace, but maybe should have. Oh well maybe next update.

 

[Rás Cnoic]

What I like about those self supported long distance off road races is the Wild West aspect. Ride whatever bike you like mtb, gravel, old, new, steel, carbon, gears, single speed or gearbox, front sus, full sus or rigid, drop bar or flat bar. Jerryrig whatever bags & gear & food you need to survive, snatch a hour or two of sleep side of the trail, or in a remote mountain refuge, grab food from a petrol station shop, race for no prizes and all do the same enormous distance any sex any age. It's the true spirit of amateur racing. The spirit of Mike Hall lives on.

 

[Aushiker]

From the Atlas Mountain Race Instragram:

"Victor Bosoni is the first rider to reach the finish line in Essaouira in a time of 4 days 1 hour 46 minutes.

At just 24 years old, Victor is the youngest winner we’ve had yet at AMR. There were plenty of unknowns for him, as this was the longest off-road race he had ever done, and his first on a mountain bike. He went out strong on the first night but stuck to his guns with rest, allowing others to gain places while he slept, then reeling them back in during the day.

This year’s race was longer than previous editions, and tested everyone with more extreme swings in weather than we’ve seen before with cold and ice, gale force winds, and scorching heat in the desert. Through it all, Victor remained focused, never saying much when we saw him, locked in on his effort. The few things he did say: it was hard, beautiful, and towards the end, long. He remained kind throughout, even taking the time to stop for photos with followers along the way.

There were never any guarantees, and the win was hard fought, with the lead changing hands many times throughout the race. It wasn’t until after CP3 that he finally overtook Ole on the climbs back over the Atlas. Just before the Moroccan Stelvio, he put his foot on the gas and managed to shake the Norwegian rider, and never looked back.

Chapeau, Victor, on a well-earned victory.'

Damn, amazing effort... only 11 hours' break in four days. Big sleep post the ride! More at https://weelz.ouest-france.fr/victo...ntain-race-2026-une-victoire-tout-en-gestion/

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Please also check the AMR posts for Ole Bjorn Smisethjell and Radosław Gołębiewski.
Our Polish champion rode the same model of Factor XC bike as Victor (but no rear rack). Friends are telling me the Norwegian Ole Bjorn rode a TREK Supercaliber but with a drop bar fitted.

Check the break times for Radek and Ole Bjorn: Both had breaks shorter than 5 hours! Experts say Victor loves a long sleep but makes it up with a fast riding

Victor - 24 yo. Ole Bjorn - age 26. Radek - age 47. Chris Mehlman - 25.

 

[jabberwocky]

Light touring, for many, has taken a new form today: bikepacking, which means you may not need mounts (other than, say, fork mounts). Today, there are alternatives that do not require mounting fork points so that can be worked out.

Sure, but the OP said 15kg (33 pounds) in panniers doing 4-7 day tours with 120km (75 miles) of riding a day. Thats not a huge load, but 30 pounds is a decent amount. Even if the rack mounts it has work, the main issue I'd have with something like a Creo is its a low power bike with a small battery. You could just do a bunch of range extenders, but that seems like it would be a huge PITA swapping during the ride and every night to charge them all (presumably you'd only want to bring a single charger; after a long day on the bike the last thing Id want to do is camp in the hotel room swapping my charger around range extenders to make sure everything is charged for the next day). I also question how stable a Creo would be with 30 pounds on the rear rack. Its a fairly upright geometry, which IME can get squirrely when you weight up. I know in my road bike commuting days, I did run a rack on my original cyclocross bike (which had roughly similar geometry to the Creo 2) and ended up switching to a messenger bag because I preferred the weight on my body instead of the bike. My actual touring bike is much more pleasant with loaded panniers on it. Geometry does matter!

All kinda academic because the OP said they prefer a flat bar bike. If you really want Spec, could do a Vado SL but honestly I'd look at something with more motor and battery like the standard Vado (which has a 710whr battery and more motor which will handle a heavier rider with a load much better). Or just look into a bike thats more purpose built for multi day tours like a Riese & Muller (which have models available with 750-800whr batteries and run Bosch motors which OP is familiar with and have a good rep for reliability). An 800whr battery likely gets you almost the 75 miles each day on its own, and could run a single extender. Finish each day, plug the extender in before you go to dinner, and then swap the charger to the main before bed. Better logistics than having to carry more than one charger or make sure you're back on a regular basis to swap the charger around extenders (dunno how many you'd need for 75 loaded miles a day, but my consumption experience is it would be a few).