Touring Kangaroo Island on e-bikes.
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Touring Kangaroo Island on e-bikes.
Postby Konatourer » Sun Dec 16, 2018 8:55 pm
Recently my friend and I did a week long tour of Kangaroo Island, South Australia, on our e-bikes. They were a Cube Reaction Pro hardtail with a Bosch Performance CX motor and a 500wh battery and a Specialised Levo dual suspension with a 460wh battery and Brose motor. Both bikes performed faultlessly. We rode between 50-60 kilometres per day and stayed at cabins or AirBandB. In total we covered 350 km over a wide variety of road surfaces and countryside. We recharged overnight and had 20-40% of our charge left at the end of the day. As we are both on the high side of sixty years, the e-bikes really worked for us. https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipM ... 13Q3XhBnPT
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Re: Touring Kangaroo Island on e-bikes.
Postby Mike Ayling » Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:25 am
Some touring purists may not like it but the e bike certainly permits those who are losing strength and fitness due to advancing age to continue touring.Konatourer wrote:Recently my friend and I did a week long tour of Kangaroo Island, South Australia, on our e-bikes. They were a Cube Reaction Pro hardtail with a Bosch Performance CX motor and a 500wh battery and a Specialised Levo dual suspension with a 460wh battery and Brose motor. Both bikes performed faultlessly. We rode between 50-60 kilometres per day and stayed at cabins or AirBandB. In total we covered 350 km over a wide variety of road surfaces and countryside. We recharged overnight and had 20-40% of our charge left at the end of the day. As we are both on the high side of sixty years, the e-bikes really worked for us. https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipM ... 13Q3XhBnPT
Mike (on the high side of seventy years!)
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Re: Touring Kangaroo Island on e-bikes.
Postby RonK » Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:11 am
Who cares what the "purists" think.
Getting out and about is far more important than anyone's 2 cent opinion.
I'll be touring on my e-bike next year.
Can't see the pics but a friend recently attended a BikeSA ride on Kangaroo Island and spoke very highly of the experience.
Getting out and about is far more important than anyone's 2 cent opinion.
I'll be touring on my e-bike next year.
Can't see the pics but a friend recently attended a BikeSA ride on Kangaroo Island and spoke very highly of the experience.
Cycle touring blog and tour journals: whispering wheels...
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Re: Touring Kangaroo Island on e-bikes.
Postby Konatourer » Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:44 am
The link is working for me. It goes to a Google Images album. https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipM ... 13Q3XhBnPT
Try that.
I rode the Bike SA tour on KI five years ago and my friend wanted to go this year but they were booked out. When he asked about taking an e-bike they said that there were no problems. E-bikes do not make it a piece of cake. The big hills still ask a bit of you, just not as much. I'd rather be on an adventure than sitting at home! Thanks for the comments. I have no doubt that we will see a lot more e-bike touring.
Try that.
I rode the Bike SA tour on KI five years ago and my friend wanted to go this year but they were booked out. When he asked about taking an e-bike they said that there were no problems. E-bikes do not make it a piece of cake. The big hills still ask a bit of you, just not as much. I'd rather be on an adventure than sitting at home! Thanks for the comments. I have no doubt that we will see a lot more e-bike touring.
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