Back to our previously scheduled program...
I purchased my 2020 Giant Phantom the first week of March, just a week ahead of things starting to tighten up due to Covid. I knew that battery life was dependant on a whole host of variables: battery size, style of riding, terrain and assist level. One of the reasons I favoured a Giant was that with the app you can adjust the assist levels.
My rides are primarily 90% paved and 10% well packed tails and logging roads.
Just guessing on my use of the assist levels would be:
Eco 80%
Eco + 10%
Normal 5%
Sport 3%
Sport + 2%
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The first month I rode with the factory settings:
Eco - 100%
Eco + 175%
Normal 250%
Sport 300%
Sport + 360%
Keeping my battery charged between 80% and 20% I was getting approximately 0.6km per % of battery. But I was unsure what the rate of battery use was at the top and bottom of the battery. So I charged the battery to 100% and drained it to 0%. (of course I hit 0% at the bottom of the steepest and longest hill in town. But it was a sacrifice for science). Riding my normal range of routes I achieved 51.7km. That was alright but a bit disappointing.
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This month I amended the assist levels to:
Eco - 75%
Eco + 125%
Normal 200%
Sport 250%
Sport + 360%
I charged the battery to 100% again and then ran my test. This time I drained the battery from 100 to 7% and completed 98.4km. Boy, what a difference.
I think I have found my sweet spot and don't think I need to tweak the settings any further.
Your mileage my vary!