SteveK
New Member
Hey all,
m completely new to ebikes and I'm really looking forward to getting my 700 ST in July! I have questions about range and battery life so I'm hoping y'all can help.
My commute is 17 miles each way, and it's moderately hilly (I'm in Hunterdon County, NJ, if that helps anyone). I'm an experienced cyclist so I plan on pedaling quite a bit: I'm just getting old and I want to arrive at school (and home at the end of the day) with some energy. A big hill at 6AM in January is pretty demoralizing and I'm stoked to finally have a motor on board
Anyway, I know the quoted ranges on the Ride1up website, but I don't exactly know under what conditions they're calculated. Moderate pedaling? No pedaling? Flat Nebraska-type roads or east-coast hills?
If anyone has any input into how much range I can expect under these conditions (rolling hills and pedaling the whole time) I'd appreciate it. What I'm wondering is will I be able to make my 34-mile round trip on a single charge? Perhaps this is an unanswerable question, so if it is please feel free to let me know (and hopefully why it's unanswerable). The website says 30-50 miles, and I guess I'm wondering what conditions would typically yield 30 miles and what condition would typically yield 50.
I'm a small dude, BTW (~150 pounds), not sure if that makes any difference to range at all. Hopefully someone out there rides under similar conditions and can give me some insight.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
m completely new to ebikes and I'm really looking forward to getting my 700 ST in July! I have questions about range and battery life so I'm hoping y'all can help.
My commute is 17 miles each way, and it's moderately hilly (I'm in Hunterdon County, NJ, if that helps anyone). I'm an experienced cyclist so I plan on pedaling quite a bit: I'm just getting old and I want to arrive at school (and home at the end of the day) with some energy. A big hill at 6AM in January is pretty demoralizing and I'm stoked to finally have a motor on board
Anyway, I know the quoted ranges on the Ride1up website, but I don't exactly know under what conditions they're calculated. Moderate pedaling? No pedaling? Flat Nebraska-type roads or east-coast hills?
If anyone has any input into how much range I can expect under these conditions (rolling hills and pedaling the whole time) I'd appreciate it. What I'm wondering is will I be able to make my 34-mile round trip on a single charge? Perhaps this is an unanswerable question, so if it is please feel free to let me know (and hopefully why it's unanswerable). The website says 30-50 miles, and I guess I'm wondering what conditions would typically yield 30 miles and what condition would typically yield 50.
I'm a small dude, BTW (~150 pounds), not sure if that makes any difference to range at all. Hopefully someone out there rides under similar conditions and can give me some insight.
Thanks in advance,
Steve