Ebike 85 Miles around Lake Tahoe NO pedaling? We tried it.
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48v/60ah.... Too big or just right?
I love it, I time and adult strike so the weight and size is not a problem
*Definitely big battery=Range anxiety solved! For the money this is a really good deal, This is a really good bike for beginners and avid riders my opinion, I’ve got aprox 4500 miles on my bike (not this bike) so I believe I know a little bit about things, you can always get another set of better forks if it bothers you, I believe you can put bigger springs in them, most bike seats aren’t good, again just get a really comfortable seat, brakes you can adjust or just buy a hydraulic set less than $100, these are things your probably going to change on most any ebike from my experience, in this price range your getting a very nice head start for this price point, most ebikes you can go into settings and turn speed limit off and change settings. Hope this helps and I don’t get paid to write this, l’m just trying to give a little insight*
I ride a Sun EZ-Tandem with a 1Kw front hub motor and 2 48v/20Ah batteries (in parallel). The rig weighs in at 125 LBS and will drag my ass about 50-60 miles, throttle only. Those 2 batteries are in rear loading rear rack configuration, and weigh about 15 LBS each. I'd love to hear how they shoved 60Ah into 20 LBS of battery.
If you really wanna ride for some distance, you need the battery.
I'm never on pavement - dirt trails only, but I'm tired before I can ride in pedal assist mode and use 20 AH ~25 miles but if I went throttle only 40 AH would be plenty
Most people don't need it, but I personally am looking for this sort of range. I live about 90 miles from my mother, with about 1000 ft of elevation total, and of course having some range left when I get there would make me feel better as the battery ages and just to get things done. I am glad this exists, I can't wait to see when batteries get lighter, and perhaps the bikes too.
Sounds like a very good use case for it. This bike would easily replace a car for many people.
Solid state batteries are the next generation. They wont degrade as fast and will take way less time to fully charge
Diamond Batteries are the future.
This is great for commuters with longer commutes, and no ability to charge at work. It would give some surplus for side trips, or allow commuting several days without charging.
I've actually purchased this bike and my experience was exactly the same The battery is amazing I'll probably never end up using all of it suspension on the front for could be way better it bottoms out I actually end up changing it out ever since I'd done that I feel like I have a perfect bike no more range anxiety performance is just what I'm looking for in a moped bike The company sent me a new colored screen for the price I would definitely say it's a winner and I enjoy writing it at least three or four times a week thank you for the excellent review keep up the good work and keep in the e-bite community informed
May I ask, what did you change the front fork to?
@@jockjdavis7209 yes I ... Change the front force to a mountain bike air suspension fork from Amazon..I no longer bottom out on simple bumps in the road & enjoy soft spungy ride
That's awesome!!! I called you guys earlier today and was talking to Blake about some ideas for extending my range and he referred me to this video. He was incredibly helpful and easy to discuss technical topics with. For this bike, I like the range, headlight and turn signals and the cruise control is a great idea. Thanks again Blake!
This is the future here now. We need true long range ebike. I would like to see a step thru commuter e bike with rear rack to place two big pannier bags. 26 inch wheels, front & rear suspension. low step thru with about 11 inch clearance to step thru and to be able to handle weight, at least 450 lbs. Like the lectric xpedition. I would certainly consider one of those. In the meantime I've made my own. 🙂 73 AH battery. Some of the parts purchased from Area 13. Thanks for the Great Video!
Would you make a video ? Just show the bike and how its put together.Please, im impressed with the claimed 73ah
It almost seems like advancements in ebikes are progressing faster than in EVs!
Can't wait for autopilot on my ebike 🤣
You can praise enthusiasts of the ones looking to progress the tech in just a couple short years.
Wow, Blake. Great job. Kyle, it is really nice to see you and speaking so well now. I think it is amazing this bike will go so far. Cool.
I have had this bike for 4 months. Motor went bad after 49 miles. Found out many had the same motor problem. Aniioki sent a new motor and so far so good (Doubt it will last long). The range is 70 to 80 miles for me no pedaling without pushing the battery to low. There are a number of issues with this bike. Be sure to check all the screws to make sure they are tight. Check the rear brake. My rear brake and my friend's (He has the same bike) had spacers that had only 1/3 of the pads engaging the rotor (Dangerous).
I'd hardly call something made and assembled in China an "issue"because of some loose fasteners and needing adjustment. The motor yeah that's an issue
I did 37 miles last week on my Lectric 3.0. My butt was dead around 30.
I had that with my Ecotric. If I stayed mostly pas 4 17.5-19 mph I can go 26-30 miles that’s with pedaling but not much effort. That wasn’t enough for me so I added a 20 AH rear rack type battery. That gives me 45-53 miles. So I made my entry level 36v 26” fat tire bike into a long range now. No fancy electronics , just an on off on toggle to go from one bat to another.
great price & milage. Yes the battery is heavy but the milage you get compared to other bikes. Other bikes you have to be carrying a second battery & now you are up around the same weight
I love mine but mines a little different then the one you tested. I have the same bike but my battery is the 52v 60ah. I love the fact of being able to go for a ride and not worry if I'm going to run out of juice. Thanks for the video.
The EAhora Juliet uses the same battery. I like that style better. Big batteries are the future of ebikes. I'm just waiting for a better quality bike that can go 40mph on "off road" mode. I'd love to see a dual motor with 52v and 60ah.
Dual motor is more work, more hassle to work with.
My biggest stopping point for that bike is the battery is not UL certified or even listed. That's alot of batteries to go up in flame if it does.
That's a very valid point. Lots of energy in there.
It is UL certified Google it.
I have the 52v version I am 200 lbs. If you buy this bike you MUST MUST MUST change out the front sprocket to a 58T. It makes the bike 10x better. Costs about $75 with the new chain and crank (you will need a $20 tool to remove the crank). With the 58t sprocket you can pedal comfortably all the way up to about 27mph. Only the last 3mph will be too fast to pedal. This bike is very comfy to pedal and you will WANT to when you ride it. The way it comes stock is with a too small 48T front sprocket. Stock, you cannot pedal fast enough to assist beyond about 20mph. I have 375mi on the bike in 3 months. I give it a 4.8/5 review. Had issues with the headlight aimed too high and coming loose, but I glued the screws and bent the mount down, added rubber bands to dampen the vibrations, and now it's good to go. I get 30mph at full charge, at 50% charge top speed is 26mph. My range is about 75mi no pedaling and about 100-110 with light pedal assisting. The bike tire wears out fast- you will only get 400-500 miles out of it if you are lucky. Overall great buy for under $2,000. It has completely replaced my car for everything except driving to work. Oh and the rack is a must buy too!
No sense in overkilling it, glad to see Blake out in your stead. Stay safe and able to do more!
That being said, this is exactly the kind of bike with the perfect size battery... Unsure about that weight but, the longevity is exactly what I'm looking for. For $2k I can see you bringing out an F-35 bike with 24" wheels, step thru, this battery, 4" tires, 180mm rotars with hydraulic brakes, as well as that fancy light kit and a security system and rear rack/fender kit with better shocks... In a sweet red white and blue paint job...😉
Great video, as always, but more impressive how you look 10 years younger now!
*Should checked tires! Other videos all had issues with tires being out balance bad* easy fix, you should check any bike when planning any trip
Well I'm surprised and at that price it would do very well in the UK.
It's a real game changer bike, it means no more running out of battery when you need to go on longer trips, it's not only a city bike it's a country side bike.
Unfortunately such bikes in the UK would be classed as mopeds which means they probably wouldn't be able to sell them at that price in the UK and would have to under go a lot more testing which costs a lot more money which in turn would mean they would end up costing a lot more money to the consumer.
So though it's a great bike the laws in the UK would be prohibitive.
And there you have folks there are great cheap bikes with lots of power and range, but govt keeps them on the banned lists.
So much for UK govt wanting us to go low carbon.
Needed out the box mods for me doing mostly street riding with some groomed dirt paths:
1). Install street tires for a smoother ride, less roll resistance, and even more miles.
2). Rear view mirrors.
3). Bigger rotors
4). Make a small easy removable clear chest windscreen for road protection and even less resistance. (Product Idea that does not exist- anyone?)
Seems like a winner! I love the range and the power! 20" wheels perfect of seniors such as myself.
I'd like to have it. My current bike I ordered the largest battery available for it a 48v 30ah I also ordered a second like battery for longer rides.
This bike is actually very efficient despite its weight. I've ridden an electric scooter from full to empty that's 72v 35ah, so that's 2520Wh, about 87.5% the capacity of this bike, their curb weights are nearly identical. I got 86.3km, so around 54 miles. So getting 100 miles on this bike is very impressive. I think it could be that this bike is relatively lower powered, and the rider was going slow, and I'm probably heavier than the rider too. Never the less, it's a really nice and efficient machine.
Pretty amazing price, wonder if it's just a matter of the company going for reasonable profit and not over charging. My main concern would be the quality of the cells and build of the battery pack.
Hey Blake!!,from Blake!! excellent job on battery range testing!!.
What I'd like to see is infrastructure Like Taiwan has. They have hot swap stations, all around the island, There's like hundreds of stations to swap your batteries for fresh ones. So within a minute or two your on your way with fresh batteries.
I love idea of that much range. I'd prefer a 52v battery, but the range at class 2 speed is what's more important. Great job on the review gentlemen!
They have a 52v version
Hey Kyle. Hope all is going well, considering. The Aniioki AQ177 Pro Max with the 48V/60AH battery is listed for 1699.00 on their web page. For 1499.00 you get the 48V/45AH battery.
The less time you have to charge it and do several commutes the longer the life of the battery especially if you charge it to 70 to 80% and don’t let it go below 20%
Wow that’s impressive range. My e-bikes won’t go that far.
I like it. I am 73 years old. I’d buy one right now if I had the money.
I’m going to definitely look into getting one of these bikes it would definitely fit my needs. Thank you for an awesome video.
WOW, I can see many uses for this, just may have to add this to my inventory
Not an overkill at all.
Those 11Ah, 15Ah, 20Ah are toys. This 60Ah is finally something useful.
When I ride within my town I can go with simple "muscle" bike, don't even need an electric.
I need an electric to regularly visit my sister in the next town, some 40 miles away.
And I need enough juice to get back home in the afternoon.
So, the 48V 60Ah is Just Right.
If the battery size is proprietary to that brand it may be a problem in the future when rebuilding or replacing. Keeping within standardized sizes is the safest way to go.
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If this bike had a regular cruise control setup it would be awesome.
Love ya and hope you're health gets better , you are the best e bike channel ever and a good person to be able to trust . God bless you.
Love the video , I was contemplating buying one of these but at that time they had a funky seat that you couldn't change out so bought a Wired freedom and added another battery .
Have you tried any long 10 to 20 mile paved up mountain climbs? How has the Wired Freedom performed going up a 4000 ft vertical climb. Does the hub motor without a torque sensor lose speed on a long 15 mi 4000 ft climb? How is the battery range lowered by such a climb. I am very interested in the Freedom or cruiser step thru version. But have never seen any video or review showing such long steep climbs. Everything I find is about max speed 40mph on flats or short 1 mi climbs.
Pretty cool test. Impressive range.
Will company tell you brand of cells? I bought a bike with Yiklik chinese cells and was good for 1 year but then battery quality and range dropped dramatically. Chinese cells dont have the chemistry to last a long time as the brand name cells. You may have to buy another battery sooner than you expected.
I would like to see more information about the controller and how different settings affect the AQ177 handling and display info. Instruction manual is not very detailed or accurate.
My concern is the quality of the battery. Who makes the cells? Please give your opinion as to how this battery stacks up against top quality cells such as Samsung. Is this a cheap battery to keep the price down that won't last?
Dang! The battery is worth $1,200 to my calculations. Now if it had a 28 ish amp controller and peak watts of say 1,400 or so, get torque up to 95 Nm, that would be a nice 30 mph long range bike.
Cool ride!
I now have 64 amp hours of battery, for my full suspension Lancer. And I’m gonna do 100 mile trip with no throttle and only peddling and using the different pedal assist. But there’s only 350 feet of elevation in this whole trip. So I should make it pretty easy.
Love that you’re going to start verifying battery capacity!
Great video guys. That is amazing mileage for the cost of the bike. Would make a great commuter or delivery bike for intown riding. Hydraulic brake & rotor upgrade should be first priority.
Do you know if these are using 21700 or 18650 battery cells? My biggest concern with this bike is that the battery might be inferior and will cost a lot to replace if battery breaks down prematurely.
And burns your house down.
pouch cells or prismatic. you can't fit 60ah of cylindrical into that weight and size.
I thought you were saying Annie Oakley, 🤣. I love the battery capacity, but wish it were smaller. Maybe in the future.
I want one. I'd love to have that range.
I would call this an electric moped , not an e- bike. This is more appropriate for folks who NEED the extra range, as the battery only lasts about 3 to 4 years and costs more than $850.
I was one of the first people in the United States to own this bike. It's range is magnificent. Great review.
I'd love to see a review of a bigger person do a range test. All of these e-bikes tout long range and as someone more along the 240lbs weight, I NEVER see that one any bike I've ever owned. Maybe I need to reach out to them and try to do a video on it. Not sure if anyone other than me even cares about that though haha.
I like e-bikes that are not only for practical daily riding (recreational to fitness)but also to deal with carrying cargo. I have yet to see someone develop a FOLDING e-cargo bike with a mid drive with at least 750 watt motor (mid drives are more efficient on battery consumption as well as better climbing ability) and has the potential of a dual battery set up. :).
This bike meets all my needs (exceeds some of them), but lacks in one area. I need a 400lb payload for it to be used to buy food/water while RVing and making town runs. They put many nice touches in this bike. The range is awesome. I would want to see 100lbs rear payload using saddlebags and top.
For that price, I would expect to be buying a battery with the bike as a bonus! Is it overkill? Depends on your needs. I did a group ride with gas mopeds, and the requirement was "at least 30mph for at lest 60 miles", and this would have been great for that, if it has the speed. What I usually find though, is the extra weight is a burden. I use the modular approach and have 5 batteries of varying weight and capacity, and although I can run with four batteries at the same time (73.3Ah!), the weight just makes it feel like a pig. When I did the ride mentioned above, I used 3 batteries to keep weight down, and the 53.3Ah was enough for the whole trip. For slow group rides though, I'll use a single 20Ah battery for the 15 mile trip, and finish with it at 98%.
The real life 100-mile battery/bike is perfect. I'd rather it be a 52v or 60v, but 100 miles without pedaling it great no matter the voltage.
60v for the win
they make a 52v version with 60ah for another 300 bucks.
These batteries should be standard to keep you exploring more and enjoying your ride through nature.
So happy i live in Reno, i get to do these spectacular rides pretty often, i can ride a trail full my house, right to Tahoe
Looking to buy a E bike. Still have not decided yet. Doing research on different bikes.
Guy testing bike looks like John Malkovich
I own one, can't recommend. Maybe I got a lemon, but I didn't get the distance. Motor is making weird noises. Warning motor needs to be checked and greased right out of the box, maybe why weird noises now since I didn't check right out of box and just rode it 100mile. Tires multiple flats right away until I upgraded tires (rides way better with new tires). Rear tire major pain to get off, chain and brake need to be removed to get off tire. Cruise control nice, but flakey, sometimes 1min before engaging, few times engaged after a little boost in parking lot and had to hit brake quickly. 26amp draw full power. lvl 3 pulls about 12amp at 19mph, best speed for distance/time in my opinion. At 300 miles now, will ride till it dies and get something better. Does ride nice though, but front shocks are crap.
Best value right now is the Wildeway X7, 400 watt motor and a 48 volt 20 amp hour battery with a top speed of 21 miles per hour. Only $519 with free shipping and no tax!
Wow, that's a big battery! I have 2 17 watt hour 52 volt batteries plus carry my RYOBI batteries and a inverter to charge the bike batteries, I think I have about a 45 mile range pedaling and going fairly fast.
My question is if I buy the 45 amp hour bike at 1499 and decide I want to upgrade and get a second battery that's a 60 amp hour will it fit
Yes, I believe most bikes, you are paying for only the looks not to performance for example the super 73rx
Great job on this video and thanks for all the usefull info. I just ordered a new AQ177 Pro Max today in gray to match my F150 Powerboost. Ideally, now I can use my truck's turbo V6-hybrid to get somewhere in the vicinity of 650 miles on a tank, plus the added range with this e-bike, well beyond the reach of 4 wheeled vehicles. I can also charge the battery with the truck's 7.2kw onboard generator while driving or sitting, making my setup a fantastic overlanding system to get well within reach of the most remote camping and backpacking locations. Hoping the 52v/60 is as kickass as it appears and has the endurance to continue performing beyond both the 1 year mgf warranty and the extended 2yr option available on Amazon at the time of purchase.
Going forward please post more vids about recommended system tweaks, hacks, and ways to upgrade this bad ass mofo e-bike.
Good video. I was hoping you'd test the battery at the end and you did. Excellent info. I just bought the A8, it's new big brother and am awaiting delivery. It's all about the mileage! My other, two battery bike would only do about 45 miles...
that might have been an early model inertube and valve isue that nedes to be fixed with an up to date vakves and rims
My biggest concerns would be tires, brakes, battery. I wouldn't do a range test without being confident in how I'd come back if it doesn't get me all the way back. A flat tire would be worse to deal with, since I cannot pedal with that. Are there high puncture / low roll resistant tires for this?
I don't have a license so I ride my e-bikes and use it as if the car it would be awesome to have a 60 amp hour battery or even 2. 30 amp hour batteries my average daily commute is 35 to 45 miles. The bike I ride has a 20 amp hour battery I get about 30 miles per charge but I also have a fast charger that recharges battery in an hour and a half pretty much works out where I go to where I need to go charge the bike go back home charge the bike again 4 the next day
I bought my mom a lectric xp 3.0,
Talk about buyers remorse, omg this 3.0 has been the worst purchase over a 1000$ on anything I ever bought in my life, I had a 500$ swagtron eb5 pro, that was faster, better range, I got low range model, but I've had to replace the wire harness, replaced the controller, now I got replace the recalled brakes, got replace the recalled front rim, I had do all this work on my own, iam devastated, I feel like I got robbed, and lectric will only replace each piece as it breaks, the bike was shutting off completely every time I hit a bump,
It wouldn't go over 15 mph, I thought it was fixed with new harness, but it just shut off for no reason other day, the brakes are the worst junk I've ever seen, the front cable or something snapped yesterday, rendering the front brake totally broken, glad my mom wasn't on it, now I got replace the brakes with hydraulic that lectric sent me after months long wait, I got more time working on bike than riding it,
Now got replace front rim bearings are defective, recalled,
It only gets 12 miles range if iam lucky, I want sell it but would not feel comfortable selling it and have someone come back mad at me,
I asked lectric send me new bike they refused, the lady actually had nerve telling me I should expect to have to put some work into something that's electrical, I've replace almost whole bike and still have issues with it shutting off for no reason, it is very slow, slower than my old 350 watt swagtron eb5 pro, I just can't believe lectric put out such a piece off junk, I feel like I got robbed!!
Definitely stay away from them!!!
I don't like those tiny tires. Is the small radius to save money?
my local trail including a run all the way up to sandy hook is about 80 miles round trip but the beefed up suspension would be a must with all the ruts on the trail. i still think my butt would give out before the battery but it would be interesting to try!
I mean if it had an option for a front rack i would order one today. Moped style with a actual bike seat for hopefully ok pedaling and dual spring rear suspension. Sign me up if they add a front rack option
I finally upgraded Ebikes. 😊
Original ebike was a Jetson Bolt Pro 350w with only 15 miles max range. My area i was lucky to get 3 miles due to Hills.
New ebike, big upgrade. 😊
Its an AniiOKi A8 Pro Max.
I'm looking forward to testing out the Range on a 46 mile one way Bike Trail near me. Go all the way up it and return. I think a 92 trail is a great test. Nice countryside and nature most of the way. I'll take the 8amp charger with me just in case. I know of a few places along the route with water fountains & electric outlets to use. It will be sn All Day Ride.
like to see it on more bikes
Generic battery? Is the charger well made? Thanks. The range is great for sure
Big 8 amp charger. Looks cheap but works.
Perfect!
Hey Kyle...do you think any of the newer battery tech for Ev's will transfer to EBikes and result in lighter and smaller high capacity batteries? I will say overall if you're looking for that style if Ebike its pretty sweet for the price and uf you can not difficult to upgrade frt suspension, maybe the brakes and I'd see if swappingvtge z Display for one brighter though that could be a Stretch.
Yes they always do in time. A lot of things happening right now.
just to add, i have taken one of these apart, they use 13s1p configuration using lithium ion pouch cells, each cell is 60ah, and its the size of the entire case
I watch most of your videos little brother but I don't know much about your health. Will a full recovery be coming soon?😢
Recovery is very slow, what and when are both unknown.
@@Area13ebikes I'm sorry.
I know it is dead weight, but why not a slave 3rd wheel behind the rear wheel to do the pedeling in a hub gear. 200 miles FTW?
That's great for bike touring.
Now 60ah is impressive, my bike has 15ah, but I would love to bump it up to 25ah atleast. Thanks for sharing this excellent review and your experience gentlemen.
I wish I could get a battery like this for my Juiced RipRacer,...
Heck ya like it❤
For that price you need to tear apart the battery to see exactly what cells are in it and the construction/ fuses etc.
I agree
pouch cells or prismatic. you can't fit 60ah of cylindrical into that weight and size.
Hey 👋 I just bought my 52v aq177, it was working fine, now it’s showing code30, do you have any input ?
The bike is not going to win any beauty contest. But the price is good, the weight rating is good enough for a decent cargo bike I would think. But with what they are rating the distance at, I could commute a140 miles to work an 8 hour job and should be able to commute back to where I live which would take me around 2hrs to drive at 75mph. I would say for a normal commute, or to run to town to get grocery's with a trailer behind the bike it would still be a bit over kill as that would be a 10 mile round trip for me. If I was to use it for my part time delivery job, then I would say it would probably be about right for a bike and trailer combo. As I can cover a hundred miles a day, just delivering food to people with my part time job. And that bike would let me do that with no problems, so yeah I would say it is just right.
I disagree about its looks. That’s what drew me too it it didn’t have the T looking handle bars that look like a po go stick, but cool BMX ish handle bars. Also the smooth integrated metal that’s the rear rack/seat looks really cool. IMO It looks futuristic
Actually the one that is on sale for that price is a 45 amp hour battery not the 60
I was waiting for a review like this for a while now. I really like these bikes (this one and the A8 also). Somehow this company managed to put a decent price tag with quality key components and pick an unimpressively unmemorizable name. I'd say that's still fine.
More for us :D
But yeah I'd like more people to stop thinking $1900 is good for a 15Ah "long range" battery.
You should check out the gt20 e-bike
why not make battery size an option and offer several different sizes that are washable depending on task at hand for each ride
Man this shows how overpriced you're bikes are
If we made a bike focused on a massive battery and lowered the other specs this is doable. We tend to use much higher quality forks, brakes, drivetrain, etc. Everything adds up!
@Area13ebikes there's other companies like ride1up and aventon that offer better bangs for your buck if people do they're Own research. You're specs and price point can't keep up.
@@beachbumlife Well Mr. bbl research. Ride 1up and Avernton make nothing, are management top heavy ( Corvettes in the parking lot) and cut plenty of corners. They do lots of advertising and sell at higher volume but actually they make nothing themselves. Sales go down one or 2 quarters and they are out of business.
Pretty soon we wont need cars with range this long lol
I want the 52 volt version.
Hey!! Love your vids and when they pop up, I'm all over them. I have a somewhat serious question. I have almost 900 miles on my Aniioki A8 and another 1850 miles on my Wallke H6 first. I've ridden motorcycles all my life so road conditions were always in consideration. But here's the question; Are 20"x4" wheels considerably less safe than say, a 26"x4" ??? Twice now, I've hit small 'obstacles' on roads, at slow speeds and have gotten body slammed to the surface on the 20" ebikes. (never had such a thing happen on my dirt bike or street bikes). Two days ago, it was on pavement.
The situation in both falls, both bikes, was that; 1) there was a 4" high piece of macadam left in the street by a road crew and 2) was a speed bump leaving a parking area. In both situations I hit the obstacle with my wheel turned to make a left turn, as I hit. Sun glare was the culprit the other day. But I'm wondering if a 26" tire would have negotiated the obstacles better. I'm 73 years old and do have some nasty bruises after the slam the other day, but got up from the fall happy nothing was broken and knowing that if I'm going to continue riding these situations will continue to exist. But would I be better off on a 26" bike? Thanks for reading. I chose you to ask because you're the best at analyzing.... Have a great day! It's a beauty here in Easton, PA.
That's a pretty hairy ride around Lake Tahoe to be testing an e-bike on. There is no bike lane on the east side to speak of and traffic flies along the one lane each way parts. Then you hit the residential on the Westside and everybody wants to pull out in front of you. Live up that area and I used to ride my motorcycle around the lake every now and then and I would not do it on an e-bike, any bicycle for that matter. The chances of someone hitting you from behind are pretty high on a bicycle. If you're going to do it, do it in the morning, during the week and especially not during the tourist summer months. LOL. You could do it during the middle of the night but then you might centerpunch a bear.
Hell ya, I love these long rides to really push the limits of these long range e bikes. I really appreciate the science behind all this too to really understand what is going on, but it would also be nice to enjoy the bike a bit, maybe ride off the path, charge up at a Starbucks while doing some work on a laptop, jump in the lake for a bit, charge up while eating a burrito, pack a 100-200watt solar panel to charge up a bit, the possibilities are endless and you can show how these should be enjoyed more than you everyday drive. I live up in the Berryessa area and I have a 2020 Huck 3000 stinger 72V 50ah and a 2019 Sur Ron 60V 55ah if you would ever like to do a ride with me. I made a map with some stops and hopefully some charge areas to enjoy the whole area. One day I hope to ride all the way from SF to SD, and maybe Sac to Miami once these batteries get even better.
The real question is, is it UL certified? Or will it burn your house down while you sleep?