Very good Blake. A refreshing departure from the usual. 👍

@evplatform

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Martin...glad you enjoyed it!

Fair play Blake. When I was chatting to you that evening in Drogheda no way I could tell you had cycled the distance. Brave man.

@evplatform

2 ай бұрын

Ha! I disguised it well! Hope you enjoyed the video!

Fair play! Nice idea for a video, and also a good demonstration that you don’t need to be an avid cyclist to cover long distances with an e-bike.

@evplatform

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, it really opens cycling up to so many more people! I used to cycle a good bit, but quite out of fitness at the moment so happy I made it home! Thanks for commenting!

I've got the All Automatic on order so I'm naturally trying to pass the time by consuming content online. There's surprisingly little out there about the J in terms of real world usage (especially in English)! Thanks for this!

@evplatform

2 ай бұрын

Good stuff Drew...it's a class bike! Of course, take my range figures with a generous pinch of salt...rider weight, temperature, hills etc all having an impact.

@drewpost

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely. I tend to what a fair amount off of the advertised range with most of these bikes as I tend to whack it on Turbo and I’m a bigger guy living in the Surrey Hills. All detrimental to the range! I’m currently debating getting the extra Bosch 250 wH battery or even a spare main power tube battery to enable longer journeys. How would you say this bike compared with a hub driven bike? I’m coming from a VanMoof S3 and worried I’m going to miss my boost button

@evplatform

2 ай бұрын

Personally I'd go for the extra main battery...as long as you've got the capacity to carry it on the panniers, but maybe just the 250Wh top up is enough for most people. Haven't had the pleasure of the VanMoof yet, but I reckon you'd live without the boost button! Thanks again Drew!

@Tricyklist

2 күн бұрын

@@drewpost Get a proper 625 spare battery. You can be charging one while the other is on the bike. Or take the spare on the pannier rear rack for a longer ride. Then you can use Turbo to get you safely home as you become tired. I use an Ortlieb "Frame pack" top tube, waterproof bag. Fixed length-ways on the rear rack. Held on with doubled leather straps and lined with metallic sponge camping mattress. Stops rattling, protects the battery end keeps it cool. This doesn't interfere with with the Ortlieb panniers. Just don't let the expensive battery, in its expensive black bag, out of your sight!

Great video, Blake. Impressive range, which seemed fairly acurate. How many gears does the bike have by the way?

@evplatform

2 ай бұрын

You don't click up and down through gears as normal. Simply twist the handle. So it's more a case of adjusting the ratio as opposed to moving through gears. Glad you liked the video, thanks!

I tend to switch between eco and auto modes to max out the range. Auto when climbing hills and then on flats eco. Turn off the motor completely going downhill. On my Gazelle U380 HMB I can get 60-70 miles out of my 625W battery. I was in London a few weeks go and worked out I did 41 miles and used up 49% of my battery from 100%. Got chucked off the train and had to cycle 11 miles back home. It really depends on you as the rider, how much you weigh, whether you’re riding on flat ground, the temperature and whether you’re riding into a headwind, which will determine how much range you get out of your e-bike.

@Tricyklist

2 күн бұрын

The one thing they don't tell you in the e-bike adverts is the headwind. Even crosswinds become headwinds. Because of your higher forward speed compared to a normal bike. My Moustache 45 Speed gives me around 70km per 625 100% battery charge using mostly Sport mode in warmer weather. Less in colder weather. Longest single ride 145km so far. With a battery swap after half way. Plenty of reserve charge to use Turbo mode to get me safely home. Bosch batteries cut out LONG before they reach zero charge for protection. Into the Red below 20%. Usually time to swap batteries.

I was disappointed that you showed less than a few meters of actually riding the machine and then only as you pulled away. It looked as if your knees were far too bent for efficient pedaling but who really knows? You didn't show any of it. I would also have liked to have seen your average speed while in motion. The Bosch Nyon Display and phone App will give you this information. (Moustache Friday FS-27 '45' Speed owner.)

So hard to get any decent reviews on this bike - nothing about speeds and that did look suspiciously like a throttle on the right side so legally that bike is a moped and now needs insurance and all that so I am still trying to find a review of a bike that can to the max allowed 45km/hr and would only have to register and tax it.

@evplatform

Ай бұрын

No...it's not a moped by any stretch of the imagination. There's no throttle. It's a pedelec. No need for tax or insurance in Ireland. If it did go up to 45km/h then it would fall out of that category.

@Tricyklist

2 күн бұрын

@@evplatform Agreed. I ride a '45' Speed model, in Denmark, and pay a fortune for insurance. There are all sorts rules on road use including compulsory helmet wearing. BTW: It has no throttle and is still a pedelec.