tomeng70
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HI Folks,
I'm new to this board, but have been reading the threads prior to my purchase. After doing a lot of research (including watching several YouTube videos from EBR which were super helpful) I bought an Allant+ 8s yesterday. I originally was thinking about a Specialized ebike, but I liked that Trek uses the Bosch edrive system which seems to be popular (and hopefully will have better long term support over the years). The specialized and other brands of bikes look good as well, but I'm hesitant to invest in their systems for fear of not being able to get parts and more importantly not being able to get compatible batteries in the future. I hope that Bosch will be committed to supporting this specific ebike system and have parts and batteries available for some time.
I was debating between getting a 7s or an 8s, but ended up choosing the 8s because of the larger battery and primarily because it was easier to find an 8s in my size locally (NH) instead of the 7s.
I took the bike out for a 27 mile ride this morning and hit some fairly steep hills at the end of my ride and the bike was great. The motor is a little bit noisy, but once you get going the wind and road noise cancel out the whirr of the motor.
I had the assist turned off or in eco mode on the outbound leg of the ride (which is a slightly downhill leg of the journey). On the way home, I took a different, much hillier route and kept the bike in eco and touring mode, and kicked it up to sport mode for the really steep inclines. At the very end i put the bike in turbo mode to see how it rode. It was fun - but i almost collided with a buck (whitetail deer) which I saw in my peripheral vision and at first thought it was a dog. i figured the dog had an invisible fence and would stop running towards me so i didn't slow down, but then realized it was a buck and it was going to cut across my path and we would collide if i didn't brake hard (back wheel skidded a little). thankfully i managed to avoid hitting him (barely... he literally was about 8 inches in front of me... I could see the velvety new antlers on its head!!!) and i can attest to the efficacy of the disk brakes on the 8s. i was probably going about 16 or 17 MPH (maybe 20 MPH? it all happened so fast) when i encountered the deer.
i started with 96% battery and ended around 50% or a little more (I think it might have said 55% on the display). I think i could get better range if i hadn't gone as fast as i did up the steep hills. i wanted to test the system and see how well it handled the steep inclines.
One thing I like about the 8s over the 7s is that the 8s has a larger low gear (42 vs 36 on the 7S). This is helpful when riding up the hills in NH. with the short low gear, I can use a little less electric assist if i don't mind going slowly.
when i was riding down some of the steep hills, the bike went very fast (no assist or only eco assist, i hit 30+ MPH). it's interesting that i was more careful there and was looking for deer and other potential threats when i was riding down the hills, but wasn't thinking about deer when i almost crashed into one a half a block away from my house!
i normally don't like to travel too fast, with the exception of some of the downhill portions. However, with the very generous tires and the weight of the bicycle, the ride was very smooth even at higher speeds (30 MPH).
i start a new job this fall and plan to bike commute regularly. i used to ride occasionally to and from my old company which is a shorter ride (8.5 miles outbound, 13 miles return). however, the new job is farther away 11.5 to 16 miles each way, depending on the route i take, and i think that if i have the electric assist i'll be willing to ride more regularly. with my old job, i often would not ride to work because i didn't look forward to the return trip (which was uphill most of the way) after working a long day. with the electric assist it's less of an issue.
i don't have any pictures of the new bike yet, but i will post some later this week. i'm super happy with my purchase. it was pricey, but i think the electric assist will motivate me to ride more often. it's nice to know that you have it on demand especially at the end of a long ride.
the bike is heavy but it's light enough that i can still move it around and was able to load it in the my minivan and transport it home from the bike shop.
I'm new to this board, but have been reading the threads prior to my purchase. After doing a lot of research (including watching several YouTube videos from EBR which were super helpful) I bought an Allant+ 8s yesterday. I originally was thinking about a Specialized ebike, but I liked that Trek uses the Bosch edrive system which seems to be popular (and hopefully will have better long term support over the years). The specialized and other brands of bikes look good as well, but I'm hesitant to invest in their systems for fear of not being able to get parts and more importantly not being able to get compatible batteries in the future. I hope that Bosch will be committed to supporting this specific ebike system and have parts and batteries available for some time.
I was debating between getting a 7s or an 8s, but ended up choosing the 8s because of the larger battery and primarily because it was easier to find an 8s in my size locally (NH) instead of the 7s.
I took the bike out for a 27 mile ride this morning and hit some fairly steep hills at the end of my ride and the bike was great. The motor is a little bit noisy, but once you get going the wind and road noise cancel out the whirr of the motor.
I had the assist turned off or in eco mode on the outbound leg of the ride (which is a slightly downhill leg of the journey). On the way home, I took a different, much hillier route and kept the bike in eco and touring mode, and kicked it up to sport mode for the really steep inclines. At the very end i put the bike in turbo mode to see how it rode. It was fun - but i almost collided with a buck (whitetail deer) which I saw in my peripheral vision and at first thought it was a dog. i figured the dog had an invisible fence and would stop running towards me so i didn't slow down, but then realized it was a buck and it was going to cut across my path and we would collide if i didn't brake hard (back wheel skidded a little). thankfully i managed to avoid hitting him (barely... he literally was about 8 inches in front of me... I could see the velvety new antlers on its head!!!) and i can attest to the efficacy of the disk brakes on the 8s. i was probably going about 16 or 17 MPH (maybe 20 MPH? it all happened so fast) when i encountered the deer.
i started with 96% battery and ended around 50% or a little more (I think it might have said 55% on the display). I think i could get better range if i hadn't gone as fast as i did up the steep hills. i wanted to test the system and see how well it handled the steep inclines.
One thing I like about the 8s over the 7s is that the 8s has a larger low gear (42 vs 36 on the 7S). This is helpful when riding up the hills in NH. with the short low gear, I can use a little less electric assist if i don't mind going slowly.
when i was riding down some of the steep hills, the bike went very fast (no assist or only eco assist, i hit 30+ MPH). it's interesting that i was more careful there and was looking for deer and other potential threats when i was riding down the hills, but wasn't thinking about deer when i almost crashed into one a half a block away from my house!
i normally don't like to travel too fast, with the exception of some of the downhill portions. However, with the very generous tires and the weight of the bicycle, the ride was very smooth even at higher speeds (30 MPH).
i start a new job this fall and plan to bike commute regularly. i used to ride occasionally to and from my old company which is a shorter ride (8.5 miles outbound, 13 miles return). however, the new job is farther away 11.5 to 16 miles each way, depending on the route i take, and i think that if i have the electric assist i'll be willing to ride more regularly. with my old job, i often would not ride to work because i didn't look forward to the return trip (which was uphill most of the way) after working a long day. with the electric assist it's less of an issue.
i don't have any pictures of the new bike yet, but i will post some later this week. i'm super happy with my purchase. it was pricey, but i think the electric assist will motivate me to ride more often. it's nice to know that you have it on demand especially at the end of a long ride.
the bike is heavy but it's light enough that i can still move it around and was able to load it in the my minivan and transport it home from the bike shop.
