Which 48V should I get? 13 or 17.5Ah

[Deshepparteau]

I’m planning to purchase two Ride Scoozy Veego Fat Tire bikes. I’m just unsure about spending an extra $200 per bike for the 17.5Ah battery.

I am 62 and weight about 180. Not only will we use them locally on the streets (Kansas City is very hilly)....and then we will take them camping with us.

I assume the advantage is not more power but longer riding....if all conditions were the same. Is this correct and what should I consider to make my decision?

Thanks so much,
Louise

 

[AHicks]

My expereince has been fat tires = high power consumption. The manf is claiming 25-45 miles range with the smaller battery. I think the 25 mile estimate might be stretching it under a lot of conditions. The 45 estimate is dreaming with perfect conditions and an 80lb rider. You can figure if you want the bigger battery from there. I will say the 200 option seems reasonable.

 

[Handlebars]

I’m planning to purchase two Ride Scoozy Veego Fat Tire bikes. I’m just unsure about spending an extra $200 per bike for the 17.5Ah battery.

I am 62 and weight about 180. Not only will we use them locally on the streets (Kansas City is very hilly)....and then we will take them camping with us.

I assume the advantage is not more power but longer riding....if all conditions were the same. Is this correct and what should I consider to make my decision?

Thanks so much,
Louise

I would choose larger for several reasons, mostly that I travel 40km easy, but importantly that I intend to play the middle ground in charge/discharge, with full charge every so often - but never go anywhere near empty.

 

[Deleted member 4210]

Go for the bigger battery. It would allow you to also maximize life on it, if you choose the often mentioned charge practices that improve battery life.

 

[AguassissiM]

@Deshepparteau

Welcome to the forums.

You are correct that the Ah give you a longer ride and Volts make it go faster if your controller is able to handle it.
My fat bike came with 48v 17.5ah battery and on a full charge gets 50 miles and possibly could get more but i`m way too lazy to pedal that hard to go beyond the 50 mile mark.
Go for the most capacity that you`re able to afford, your ($200) investment now will pay you back tenfold later.
Good luck and happy riding.

 

[dAz63]

Get the larger battery, consider the range you intend to do, if eg. you get a battery that covers 40km and as the battery gets older you lose a bit of range you will find that the battery won't quite cover that, a larger capacity battery will give you 60km which will cover that 40km and then some, even after a couple of years it will still do the 40km easily.

 

[ez3putt]

I have the VeeGo 750 with the 13AH battery. I only weigh a buck forty on a heavy day. Recently, on a fully charged battery over flat land riding mostly at 3-5 level PAS out of 9 I rode 36 miles and still had two bars showing on the BMS. Under those riding conditions, I think I could easily get fifty miles on a single charge.

On an extended camping vacation this summer, I took a 9.2 mile ride with 1100 feet of elevation gain. PAS level varied greatly, but I don't remember going higher than 8. I wish I had taken a picture of the computer, because I can't remember the voltage remaining, but I had still had three bars.

Since my longest single ride to date has been about 25 miles (36 miles was over two days) on flat land, the 13 AH battery is fine for me. If I were camping off grid or taking longer rides, I would probably have gone with the larger battery.

You will love the bikes for camping. We stayed in six different RV parks over a four week period and never saw another e-bike. Just be prepared to answer lots of questions about the bikes.

You are going to love the VeeGo's.

 

[Deshepparteau]

Thank you for the responses......I am now waiting until the red and yellow colors are back in stock!

LD

 

[ElevenAD]

no question the the 17.5 save yourself some regret

 

[ElevenAD]

@Deshepparteau

Welcome to the forums.

You are correct that the Ah give you a longer ride and Volts make it go faster if your controller is able to handle it.
My fat bike came with 48v 17.5ah battery and on a full charge gets 50 miles and possibly could get more but i`m way too lazy to pedal that hard to go beyond the 50 mile mark.
Go for the most capacity that you`re able to afford, your ($200) investment now will pay you back tenfold later.
Good luck and happy riding.

This^ 100%

 

[Deshepparteau]

Thanks to everyone...preordered 2 today with 17.5Ah batteries.

LD