E-Bike Rides

Guess I should say hello and post a couple of pics.

Bought my first e-bike a few years ago after struggling to ride a normal lightweight hybrid mountain/city bike. Old football and work injuries mean that as I head into middle age... my knee & ankle (on opposite legs) are becoming an issue, as is a spinal compression issue.

So I bought a cheapish halfrauds ebike, that I had to return as it failed after 250 miles, the replacement failed after 261 miles... So it was returned for a refund... that halfrauds fought all the way and tried every dirty, underhand trick they could... the outright lied to my credit card company... who thankfully saw through their bullshit and refunded me.

So I bought a Haibike trekking with the Bosch mid drive system, a 75nm motor and 500wh battery. It's good for 70 miles in eco mode and occasional battery off mode, but in reality because of hills and open countryside with strong headwinds... 50 miles is my avg as I need level 2 assist into strong headwinds some days, but the return journy can often be done on eco or battery off mode for a good section.

I guess I average somewhere in the 1.5 to 2.2% battery for each mile ridden.

Today, I used 22% battery for a 10.5 mile ride due to extra strong winds when I reach the countryside.

I avg about 10-12 miles per ride, the longest ride I've ever done was 27 miles... which was due to me leaving my phone behind on a bench and on realising when I stopped to take a pic of some nesting swans about 6 miles closer to home. 🤦‍♂️

I've done a few changes to the bike, riser on the handlebars to give me a more upright riding position to help my back stay straighter. Pannier bags, and a more comfortable seat and sprung seat stem.

I don't get out as often as I like, I prefer dry riding and around where I live there's not a great deal of acceptable cycling routes, unless you want very narrow, twisty and hilly back roads that can be quite unsafe for bikes. There's only two real routes I can take, one gives me a loop of about 9 miles around a reservoir and back through some woodland, the other a nice 9 mile ride out to an estuary and a large forest, where a further 2 miles down some gravel fire roads through it, brings you out at the beaches near a light house. Going that far is a 22 mile round trip, so I can't do it often and I need some better tires on this bike before I attempt it again as mine are road tires at the moment.

I do about 30-40 miles a week on it, less in the winter as both routes can be susceptible to flooding.

I can't fit a bike rack to my current car, I'd need to fit a towbar and hang one on that, and the bikes are far too heavy to put on a roof rack (about 30kg). So I can't take advantage of other routes in the area... But when I replace my old car next year, I'm looking for something I can use to transport my bike to a more suitable starting position.