Prokoba's Blog

Finally my childhood dream has come true.

I rode an electric bicycle today

It was an eZee 400 watt, 36V, 9.6Ah LiMn model, not too different than the 500 watt, 10Ah LiFePO4 model I’ve been planning to get

The ride itself was pretty short (huge thank you to the kind rider, who trusted a complete stranger with a $1000+ bike!), it felt less powerful than I expected, but then again more power will likely lead to stability problems. Also my own bike will have 25% more power

It was hard for me to use the throttle while pedaling, I was going either on the electric motor alone, or on pedals alone, or at least this is what it felt like… Perhaps I’m mistaken, or maybe some practice with the throttle is required to be able to get just the right push so that you’re not pedaling slower than you’re going or vice versa)

Anyways, the good thing is that even with 400W you can still ride without ever using the pedals

The bad news is that still nothing like this is on sale around here, so it seems I will still need to smuggle it from another continent, but the important thing is the concept is now officially validated, fiscal plans are in place and the electric upgrade to my bike is now inevitable!

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