BarrySmith
New Member
I am looking into getting a e-bike to be able to retrieve my vehicle from paragliding launch sites. This will involve riding up fairly steep terrain for a decent amount of time, usually off-pavement. Temperature is around 38C / 100F during the summer around here.
I have done some limited research into this, but most information I find online discusses e-bikes in the context of smaller rolling hills and short power bursts, I am interested whether they can shed heat well enough to be able to get up large steep hills.
The stats on rides up to my nearby sites, in order of increasing relief, are:
1) 5.6km w/ 430m vert on sand, the hard part: 2.1km @ 12% gradient
2) 4km w/ 530m vert on dirt and rocks, hard part: 500m @ 20% gradient
3) 7km w/ 700m vert on loose rocks, hard part: 2.7km @ 14% gradient
4) 8km w/ 1150m vert on loose rocks, hard part: 4.7km @ 15% gradient
5) 29km w/ 1.7km vert on pavement, hard part 13km @ 9% gradient
For those using the imperial system:
1) 3.5 miles w/ 1500' gain, 1.3mi @ 12% | Sand
2) 2.5 miles w/ 1700' gain, 0.3mi @ 20% | Rocks & dirt
3) 4.7 miles w/ 2300' gain, 1.7 mi @ 14% | Loose rocks
4) 5 miles w/ 3800' gain, 3 mi @ 15% | Loose rocks
5) 18 miles w/ 6000' gain, 8 mi @ 9% | Pavement
Fortunately, that order is also the approximately order of how much I like each launch, so I don't necessarily need a bike that will be able to do half a mile of vertical at 15% gradient, or 18 miles on pavement.
Is anyone able to guess whether an e-bike would be a good fit for this problem? About how much money I would need to spend, or what sort of bike I would need to be able to do this?
I have done some limited research into this, but most information I find online discusses e-bikes in the context of smaller rolling hills and short power bursts, I am interested whether they can shed heat well enough to be able to get up large steep hills.
The stats on rides up to my nearby sites, in order of increasing relief, are:
1) 5.6km w/ 430m vert on sand, the hard part: 2.1km @ 12% gradient
2) 4km w/ 530m vert on dirt and rocks, hard part: 500m @ 20% gradient
3) 7km w/ 700m vert on loose rocks, hard part: 2.7km @ 14% gradient
4) 8km w/ 1150m vert on loose rocks, hard part: 4.7km @ 15% gradient
5) 29km w/ 1.7km vert on pavement, hard part 13km @ 9% gradient
For those using the imperial system:
1) 3.5 miles w/ 1500' gain, 1.3mi @ 12% | Sand
2) 2.5 miles w/ 1700' gain, 0.3mi @ 20% | Rocks & dirt
3) 4.7 miles w/ 2300' gain, 1.7 mi @ 14% | Loose rocks
4) 5 miles w/ 3800' gain, 3 mi @ 15% | Loose rocks
5) 18 miles w/ 6000' gain, 8 mi @ 9% | Pavement
Fortunately, that order is also the approximately order of how much I like each launch, so I don't necessarily need a bike that will be able to do half a mile of vertical at 15% gradient, or 18 miles on pavement.
Is anyone able to guess whether an e-bike would be a good fit for this problem? About how much money I would need to spend, or what sort of bike I would need to be able to do this?
