Impressive stats as usual andrsnj1!

I did a short ride myself last night. 20 miles, 197wh, 16.6 mph average speed,
9.85wh per mile. Two mountains climbed with varialble inclines that I'd estimate
to be in the 8 - 12% range.

I'm continously amazed at what can be achieved with a correctly geared single
speed currie uspd at the correct voltage. If I'm careful to keep the current
draw to around 5amps and continuously shift into the most appropriate pedal
assist gear, I can go on and on and on seemingly forever. With 5 amps this means
240W of steady assistance. This makes for effortless 20 - 25mph speed on long
flats and slight inclines typical of major divided line routes and around 12 -
13mph of effortless climbing speed up most *rolling hill* type of grades. Up the
steep hills, I increase the limit to around 10 - 12A and climb them at around 6
- 10mph from the steepest to more mild grades respectively.

Robbie



--- In power-assist@yahoogroups.com, "andrsnj1" <andrsnj@...> wrote:
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> 44.4 miles, 372 watt hours, 17.5 mph average, 8.4 watt hours per mile
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> The fast guys left early so I rode with who was left and they were a little
slower so I used less battery power.
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> Included in this ride was the 1.25 mmile 8% mountain. I was fairly
conservative on the power for most of the ride but I gave it maximum effort on
the mountain.
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> The beauty of being able to use only as much power as necessary is that you
can ride right up to your physical limitations without going over and still
never have to worry about being dropped.
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> It's a beautiful thing.
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