Right, sitting here with a glass of St Austell Tribute beer to finish of the day, here a brief insight into today's e-mtb ride.
The day started at a not too early 7.30am, and almost empty car park. That seems the norm for Evans rides, but the Wiggle events are pretty much rammed solid by that time of day in relation to parking.
There was bit of wait to sign in, but there again, I had a bit early.
This out of the way, and with the final checks to the bike carried out, it was off to queue up to start.
It happened that whilst waiting, I got talking to three lads on very nice KTM pedal mtb's. One Ultra 1964 which was the same as mine, but with more very nice touches to it, and two Aera Comps or Myroons. Not sure which though. Obviously banter about the bikes ensued from there on in, and I ended up tagging along with the lads for the duration of the ride. From the point of view of banter and laughs, it was the best ride to date!
Note the new KTM hydration pack. Shame that I have only just recently purchased a new Camelbak, or I would have been very tempted to get one myself.
The weather had looked a bit iffy prior to the start, but wearing short sleeve shirt had been a wise move, as the day progressed to be very warm and sunny.
From an e-mtb point of view, the route certainly wasn't taxing, and for me, there were too many road sections. I had had high hopes of seeing some nice views during the ride, but was very disappointed in that respect. In truth the route was not special at all, with nothing technical or fast flowing. There were a few reasonable sections for speed, and I clocked just over 35mph at one fleeting point, but there were just too many slower riders, horses and walkers, to make for any consistent progress.
Whilst I'd ride the route again next year as an organised group, I'd certainly not bother on my own. It was still well worth the £17.00 though, so all is good.
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The bike was superb and I can't find anything to fault about it in any respect. I have a feeling that I am just starting a voyage fantastic relationship with this bike. It is brilliantly fast, accurate and planted, brakes superbly, and although my time on it has so far been very short, I can find no ill traits with it, and I'm half tempted to give it the nick name B-52.
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I'm also very impressed with chosen tyre choice. Okay the bike sounds like a Landrover on SATS when on the road, but the confidence that these tyres give, seem to marry perfectly with the bike, and I suspect that these tyres are soon to be a firm favourite with me.
Riding with the three pedal only lads, I rode the bike mainly in non assist, eco mode, and the odd blast of turbo for the benefit of the gopro that one of the guys had.
This is how the battery level looked after the ride, which according to Strava, was 32.3miles. I'm happy with this, although I still don't like the size of the Nyon display. Bosch have made it far too big for off road use. I'd prefer, the smaller the better. I don't really know what Bosch were thinking of.
I was also pleasantly surprised to find that the bike rides very well in non assist mode, and hides the extra weight of the battery and motor very well.
The Bosch performance line motor is reasonably quiet, and certainly not like classic as fitted to the old bike.
Comments from other riders... Today was a pleasant surprise with absolutely no negative comments at all.
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Most of the interest and comments focussed more on four KTM's being out in a group.
Below, not a KTM rider.
Back home. Note wrong battery colour. There was a glitch with the correct one, so KTM kindly sent me this one by courier in order for me to get out on the ride. They were going to send a bike, but I turned that down. They certainly know how to support their customers.
And finally, the early stages of cleaning the bike back up to the condition, that it will be kept in.
Another gripe about Bosch. Why didn't they design the outer plastic casing of the motor, so that it could be removed without the need to take off the pedal cranks. I don't mind removing them for bike cleaning purposes, but I'd rather not.
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