I REALLY enjoy your Ebike touring videos, you keep them so real and honest. I hope you're just taking a Winter break and you will take us all on some more of them soon.
Some years ago a couple of my friends and I were riding from Portland to northwest Indiana where we lived at the time (about 40 miles east of Chicago). We were taking secondary highways, but as you experienced in this video, a section of one of the secondary highways was closed due to construction and the detour forced us onto the interstate. We rode for about twenty minutes and a state policeman pulled over. He gave us a hard time for being on the interstate and we explained we didn't have a choice because of the detour. That didn't seem to satisfy him until one of us asked him if he was willing to give us a ride we'd appreciate it. That cut him off. "You guys just be careful," and he drove away.
Rewatching this after doing an internship in Bingen and living in Carson last summer. It was super cool to recognize the places you rode and compare to the pictures I have from my rides to Mt Adams and Portland!
Watts of motor don't matter at all. Bike charger shouldn't either. Watt Hours and Amps of controller are all that matters. My battery is 52V, 1560Wh, 50 A max.. My controller puts out 35A nominal and therefore I have a 1800-ish Watt bike. Bike charger is a Grin Technologies Cycle Satiator @ $300 US which is the bees knees but probably overkill. Waterproof, silent.
If you can go 50 miles at normal bike touring speeds, then it will work for touring. Most bike tourists travel 40-60 miles per day. If you can’t go 50 or it’s a stretch, then just get a second battery.
@@pdxevgrin1688 my bike goes 50 miles without any extra weight. My 300 watt charger should help though, and using my throttle to limit how much power goes to the motor. I'm thinking about putting a front rack on my bike, in front of the handle bars, but my bike has no mounting holes for racks. It's a Walmart bike, so I'll probably not work for touring anyway.
I’m not sure exact weight. I’d say 25lbs between the two total in back and 15 in front between total. My charger is heavy, cables and electric specific tools, but everything else is normal touring gear.
@@pdxevgrin1688 I think my weight is around 12 to 13 each rear pannier then a top bag across both of them unfortunately with another battery 🔋 (i carry 4) weight is around 13 to 15 lbs, then to front around 12 in each or a little more a handlebar bag weight around 9 lbs big lock and cabble , if tour this is obvious my total touring weights around 90 to 100 lbs with water food etc all that with a 250 wat motor as you see the motor is to small.
What I would be thinking where's the next electric outlet cuz I can't pedal with one leg and I can't get a leg I want to have fun so I ordered another battery and now it says they're out of them so I don't know if it's going to take a month in New York is the perfect time to camp I'd rather Camp when it's 45° then when it's 90
Bought a new Mirrycle mirror In Port Angeles, Wa for $25 but you can get replacement glass piece for $5 or 6 bucks. Mirrycle mirror ftw. The best mirror, stop wasting your time. I bought a few replacement pieces now. But yes, mine is always broken because I drop my bike sometimes. Still works for a while. but I dropped my bike off of the train and it battered it beyond usability so I replaced it in the field. The replacement piece is flat and cheap, it's probably a good thing to have as an extra. You never know when wind will drop your bike - happens. Now 4th mirror in 30,000 miles. That's fine.
