Most of the bike can be gently washed off with soapy water. However, I use a Park Tool chain cleaner with degreaser to really get the dirt out of the chain before re-oiling, plus I am careful to clean dirt out of the rear cassette and derailleur. This is important when going offroad like I do because grit gets into the chain and quickly wears it out
Yes, there are a few hills that are steeper. There is a ridiculously steep hill in Harloch, North Wales. I think I'll call it a day at 25%, at least on this bike :-)
No. Anything legal won't have a throttle and I suspect the police will be cracking down on illegal bikes soon. But if you put it on maximum assistance then you really don't need to put much effort in at all and the bike is doing most of the work unless you are on a really steep hill. If you did want to ride an e-bike everywhere with maximum assistance enabled then you would probably be better off with a bigger battery than this bike though
Yes, I think it is something like that, which would definitely help on hill climbs. If you think about it, the regulations state 250w maximum, but that is power and is related to the combination of RPM and torque. So no reason why you couldn't do some magic with the controller and increase motor torque at lower RPM, while dropping it off at higher RPM to ensure it always stays below 250w output
Depends on your use of the power. I find the Estarli is reasonably light for an e-bike and rides very efficiently on the flat, so I only use the power on the hills and only use as much power as I need to assist me. That means I can get 2 commutes to work (about 25km each day with a big hill climb at the end) and a weekend hilly ride (30 km+) out of about 50% of the battery capacity - but remember, that is only using the power on the hills. However, if I put it on full power every time you ride it, even on the flat, then I suspect I would have to charge it every day. As a demonstration I did cycle up nearly 800m of ascent in the Pyrenees and it uses a bit over 50% battery power, which was pretty good: ua-cam.com/video/v4dv45HEarU/v-deo.html
Impressed - I'm out of breath just watch that hill climb!
How about cleaning the bike, any special points that need care?
Most of the bike can be gently washed off with soapy water. However, I use a Park Tool chain cleaner with degreaser to really get the dirt out of the chain before re-oiling, plus I am careful to clean dirt out of the rear cassette and derailleur. This is important when going offroad like I do because grit gets into the chain and quickly wears it out
There's a 35% gradient road in the peak district. Bamford Clough. I have wondered about that one.
Yes, there are a few hills that are steeper. There is a ridiculously steep hill in Harloch, North Wales. I think I'll call it a day at 25%, at least on this bike :-)
Dose this have a throttle
No. Anything legal won't have a throttle and I suspect the police will be cracking down on illegal bikes soon. But if you put it on maximum assistance then you really don't need to put much effort in at all and the bike is doing most of the work unless you are on a really steep hill. If you did want to ride an e-bike everywhere with maximum assistance enabled then you would probably be better off with a bigger battery than this bike though
The newer estrali has i think 10 extra NM torque
Yes, I think it is something like that, which would definitely help on hill climbs. If you think about it, the regulations state 250w maximum, but that is power and is related to the combination of RPM and torque. So no reason why you couldn't do some magic with the controller and increase motor torque at lower RPM, while dropping it off at higher RPM to ensure it always stays below 250w output
what do you find the range like on these little bikes?
Depends on your use of the power. I find the Estarli is reasonably light for an e-bike and rides very efficiently on the flat, so I only use the power on the hills and only use as much power as I need to assist me. That means I can get 2 commutes to work (about 25km each day with a big hill climb at the end) and a weekend hilly ride (30 km+) out of about 50% of the battery capacity - but remember, that is only using the power on the hills. However, if I put it on full power every time you ride it, even on the flat, then I suspect I would have to charge it every day. As a demonstration I did cycle up nearly 800m of ascent in the Pyrenees and it uses a bit over 50% battery power, which was pretty good: ua-cam.com/video/v4dv45HEarU/v-deo.html
What a personal achievement NOT
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Spiteful!