I have just completed by 5th commuting ride, and the 4th since I topped up the batteries and reset the cycle computer. Total distance on the charge so far is 32 km, total elevation gained is 436 metres, average speed …
After our electrifying success charging the batteries (god that is sad!) this morning I rode the bike to the shop. 4.8km by the main roads, but that would mean mixing it with buses, schoolchildren delivery vehicles and 40 ton trucks, …
We went for a longish ride today, and the battery I had been testing with and using for the last two weeks finally gave up the ghost, with a few hundred metres of uphill tracks to go! Boy are these …
With the build finished Lynn and I should start getting some serious riding in, starting this weekend hopefully. Besides getting used to riding the bikes and their capabilities, we will also be looking at range. I got these batteries in …
I have had a hard week, but a good week, finishing off the bikes. Firstly, while I was waiting for Lynn’s replacement controller to arrive, I decided to convert the second battery to a “saddle pack”. This was more straightforward …
Just a quick photo of the first “saddle pack” battery, on a bike, being used. I stopped for a coffee at Aotea Lagoon and took this against a reasonable backdrop for a change!
I swapped the controller from Lynn’s bike to mine, strapped on the “safe case” battery, and went for my first ride. Then quickly back to the shop to turn the PAS sensor round on the cranks as pedal assistance when …
Well, it has been a long slow learning process but the end is in sight. In fact Lynn’s bike is fully built and ready for the road with the exception of an acceptable battery configuration. As mentioned before, Lynn is …
I have never been a great fan of the Ultra fast Broadband rollout, at least not for the general public. Schools, some businesses fine, but at the moment the speeds I am getting over ADSL2+ both at home and here …
I had a few hours to spare so I put together the second bike for my wife. Lynn is only 1.53m tall, and has a comfort bike with 700C wheels like mine. This has thrown up all sorts of problems. …