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Sounds like a great way to ruin any leather saddle 😂

Sounds like a great way to ruin any leather saddle 😂

This is a very good question. This is the belt that came with the Riese Muller from the factory. R&M is a premium brand, so I assume it is a quality belt. But, unfortunately, there is no indication of the brand anywhere on the belt.

Thanks for sharing. 100,000 km is an incredible distance. Impressive!

Which cambium saddles have a cloth cover?

I have a C19 with the nylon cover. Still absolutely perfect after somewhat over four years. I've heard some of the cotton covers were giving away at the nose after one year. I guess that's why Brooks switched to nylon.

I am sorry to hear this. I only bike with saddles that are super comfortable and the B17 works perfectly for me.

Hi Jan, great observation. It was indeed a lot of equipment. I had a total of 416 lbs to tow including the weight of my body. Most of the weight, other than the bicycle and the three e-bike batteries (2 on the ebike, one spare), was in the filming equipment as I filmed for two documentaries along the route with a Netflix certified camera and a Skydio 2 drone with 5 batteries. The camping gear was not heavy as it is all ultra light weight. I needed three e-bike batteries as there was a 100 mile section in the desert of Nevada without any opportunity to charge the e-bike. There was another section near Ely in Nevada where I had a similar problem. Most days, I only used two e-bike batteries. I filmed sometimes 4 times in one day with the drone, so these extra batteries were also needed. So, it was a bit unique to combine a cross country e-bike tour with the filming assignments. Thanks for your great comment and interest in the project.

@@dr.gregoryf.maassen2637 hello. Thanks for the great replay. It makes more a sense now with all the filming and so. I myself are from gen Netherlands and want to do a similar tour. I have a question regarding staying in hotels. Were you allowed to take your bicycle in the hotel rooms and were they cool about it, or did they give you a hard time with it?

Hi Jan, I never had an issue bringing a bicycle into a hotel. I was always greeted nicely by staff, and they always accommodated (or tried to accommodate my request) to have a ground floor room. The challenge was sometimes to clean the bike before entering a hotel. I always ensured that is was clean enough not to upset anyone. As I biked through some rough unpaved terrain in bad weather, the bike and trailer were completely covered by mud. Rain does not really help clean the bicycle. I remember using potholes and drains to get water to handwash the e-bike to make it look somewhat representable. I also have taken the e-bike to the shower several times. Don't tell the hotel, but yes, I have taken showers with the bike to remove all the mud and gravel from the brakes :) @@janfictorie4584

The potential mileage of the Brooks B-17 saddle is extraordinary indeed. They are made to last. E-bike Lovers does not engage in click bait nonsense. This community organization is one of the few trustworthy e-bike resources on the Internet with no interest in spreading misinformation or selling e-bikes. This saddle has seen 40,000+ miles and is still going strong. Quality prevails.

Upticked for the humour only! 😀

Thank you! Cheers!

The one-person convoy had one spare battery (Bosch Powertube 625 Wh) on the tour. The e-bike (Riese & Muller Supercharger) has two batteries in the frame. With a total of 1,875 wh, it was possible to e-bike in one day (100 miles) from Delta in Utah to Baker in Nevada on Route 50, towing 416 lbs. This is the loneliest highway in the United States in hilly terrain. There is not much between these towns besides snakes, rabbits, coyotes, a highway, and awesome views. It was a highlight of the tour.

Thanks so much. Here is a blogpost reflecting on the tour and lessons learned: ebikelovers.com/2023/03/04/charging-up-lessons-learned-from-my-4685-miles-ultra-long-distance-e-biking-tour-america/

Just added you on Facebook yesterday thank you Sir

Actually I think ebikes are stupid along with e cars. We have resources to use.

Thanks so much! I have traveled to over 80 countries, but the United States has more to offer than most. It was an incredible journey to e-bike across this incredible country. Thanks for your great comment.

Also the pinion has a further gear range

@@guntherjauch2290 That is not all that matters, the rohloff produces less drivetrain loss, about 5% compared to 10% for the pinion.

We scheduled the ride using Google Maps and Ridewithgps to ensure we could stay overnight in a hotel or camping site with electricity. You can see the stopovers at www.ebiketour.org

The e-bike performed extremely well. We had no significant mechanical or electronic issues. We got a Bosch error infrequently when charging the batteries, but it didn't stop the e-bike from charging when we reconnected the charger. Propel in NY is looking into the error. So, despite the 606 Bosch error that popped up a few times, the e-bike and the Burley trailer performed beyond expectations.

Thanks for the great question. The one person convoy mostly stayed over at camping sites with electricity (KOA) when they were in the vicinity of the route. We also stayed at Bureau of Land, State and National Park campsites. Of the 128 days of the tour, we camped 33 days. Five nights were on camping sites without electricity. The majority of miles were in eco mode and we biked without any motor assistance for short parts on 75+ mile days to conserve with excursions into Turbo mode on steep inclines or after coming to a complete step to get the bike and the trailer moving. On shorter days, we would e-bike mostly in touring mode. For those new to the Bosch system, it has Eco, Touring, Sport and Turbo and each mode affects the range of the e-bike. So, the distance determines in what mode you can e-bike. The e-bike has 2 625wh batteries in the frame and we carried 1 spare 625 wh battery. Normally we would have to use the spare battery on 65+ mile days.

Please let us know if you want to share your touring experience on www.ebikelovers.com We are working on a new series of touring stories and new ideas are welcome.

Hi Tyler, this is an excellent but difficult question to answer. Depending on terrain etc, my legs generated some 120 w on average with peaks of up to some 140 w. This is with the Burley trailer and all equipment etc at an avg of 12 mph. Bosch doesn't show on E-bike Connect how much power the motor has contributed. So, I can only guess and must have around 160-180 w

@@e-bikeloversdc2835 thank you so much for attempting to answer, I guess I am just spoiled with my cycle analyst giving me so much telemetry. I think the value is simply calculated by taking a battery reading before and after a set distance traveled, then calculating out how many watt hours were used and diving by the distance. It's a combined human and electric value.

I got the similar figures on a 30lb Ribble Endurance ALe with the motor set to 40% assistance on a round trip, 60 mile estimated range for the 250W battery By only engaging the motor though on steep climbs, the estimated range went up to about 200 miles.

Hi Crimson, this would be great. You can find all the details about the trail at www.ebiketour.org with gps files and planning tables. We are working on a guidebook and a documentary as well, but this will take a year to complete.

Thanks so much. We used a German e-bike for the tour: A Riese & Muller Supercharger. See more info about the bike's configuration at ebiketour.org/e-biking-is-in-your-future/

Hi Russell, this is a particularly good question, and we will write a blog post about e-bike motors at www.ebikelovers.com to get through the marketing hype. Less is better. I towed 416 lbs. with the e-bike (me, the bike, the trailer, and the cargo) across America in all weather and terrain at an average of just under 12 mph. I never had a problem climbing steep inclines (sometimes 20% plus during detours), and I did it all with a Bosch 250 watts Gen 4 Performance mid-drive and a Rohloff E/14. The motor never overheated and never malfunctioned. 250 watts is the nominal power. It has a greater peak power, I have been told, but Bosch has not disclosed the numbers as far as I can tell. The peak power is also irrelevant to me, as the motor did an excellent job. Most rear hub motors are 750 watts or more (Stromer is an exception with some of its motors). Rear hub motors tend to be less efficient and need to consume more energy. The less your motor consumes, the farther you can e-bike. So, for ultra-long-distance cycling, we always recommend a mid-drive motor, and 250 watts is plenty.

@@e-bikeloversdc2835 WoW. Thanks. That really makes me feel proud of myself. I just bought the only one I have ever sat on. The first thing is, look at everyone putting the big chainrings on, to go faster, when a duffer like me feels plenty of speed at 15 to 20 mph. I'm also not pounding away with the equipment on a mountain trail. Your adventure is really worth publishing. Have a look at the Oregon Outback bike trail videos.

Hi Dennis, it was a combination of camping sites with electricity, Warmshower hosts, friends, and the motels/hotels. Only a few times did I have to charge the batteries during lunch breaks at a gas station or a restaurant as the temperature was so low or the headwind was so strong that the battery capacity was insufficient to reach the endpoint that day. It takes considerable planning to charge the e-bike, so I maintained a preplanned charging schedule. I always knew where I could charge the battery along the route across America.

@@e-bikeloversdc2835 thanks. Am planning to ride to Astoria (Oregon) hopefully later this year, and I’ll most likely need about three hours of charge time if I ride the whole 90+ miles in one day. I’m not in particularly good health, so staying in hotels at this juncture is more or less a requirement (so as to have reliable electricity), and my knees (have had surgery on both) won’t stand a *lot* of pedaling. I’ve pre-run the first third of the prospective route, so I know of electrical outlets so as to “top up” in that portion.

@@dennisyoung4631 Let us know how it goes. Congrats on taking up the challenge.

​@@dennisyoung4631 I'm in Bend OR. Let me know if you want to meet on the coast for a trip.

@@justinbogart278 I won’t really know the exact date until a few weeks before I go. (Money, mostly; that, and I need to *make* some “new and improved” traveling clothing and bags, as well as a single-wheel trailer.) At this stage, most likely will stay within 30 miles or so of Astoria once I get there. I *HAVE* given some thought about going out the Bend way, however. Perhaps on the next trip or two?