EMtb - How many miles have you pedalled in a year
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Owned my Haibike AMT4 for just over a year now and have covered just over 1700 miles.
This may not sound like much to many on here but I'm quite chuffed as that's more miles than I covered on my motorbike last year! Its gotten to the stage that if its a nice day, I'd much rather be out on the MTB riding around the local woods or hills than gearing up and riding the motorbike.
Lets have your mileage comparisons and thoughts?
This may not sound like much to many on here but I'm quite chuffed as that's more miles than I covered on my motorbike last year! Its gotten to the stage that if its a nice day, I'd much rather be out on the MTB riding around the local woods or hills than gearing up and riding the motorbike.
Lets have your mileage comparisons and thoughts?
STe_rsv4 said:
12k miles, excellent!
how many chains / sprocket have you gone through in that time?
Mines a hub motor but I still do a chain every 4k miles or so, the sprockets have been changed once, but the motor wheel came with a new sprocket so I guess in the life of the bike its had 3 sprockets and about 6 chains but then it probably did 10k miles before the conversion. The trick is to change the chain before it gets bad as this helps the sprockets last a bit longer. I have heard that mid mount motors eat chains which is understandable.how many chains / sprocket have you gone through in that time?
Just clicked over 12months with a SantaCruz Heckler SL - done a little under 1,000km in that time. A mixture of local bridleways and singletrack but with a healthy dose of Cannock Chase & Thetford Forest lobbed in. Unfortunately not managed to get up for my annual Lake District trip but certainly in the plans.
1175Mk1 said:
Got a new EMTB 3 or weeks weeks ago, coming from an analogue bike its a game changer! been able to go further and long steep climbs are no longer an issue. Love it
Covered a measly 170 miles, but rapidly going up!
Absolutely mate, Used to be an avid analogue biker when younger, but as I got older I found it a bit of a chore on the climbs. Since getting the Ebike I actually enjoy some of the technical climbing as much or if not more than the descents now! I'm out pretty much every other night on the Ebike, whether that be techy riding or even just mooching around the local area, so much fun.Covered a measly 170 miles, but rapidly going up!
About 1800 miles in 18 months, I've pretty much doubled my distance over by switching to an eMTB, almost entirely by riding for the same sort of time.
I've recently started to enjoy riding my normal MTB, but I don't think I'll ever ride it very often. It descends so well and feels so easy to move around, but it can't beat the eMTB for range and smiles per hour.
I've recently started to enjoy riding my normal MTB, but I don't think I'll ever ride it very often. It descends so well and feels so easy to move around, but it can't beat the eMTB for range and smiles per hour.
STe_rsv4 said:
Absolutely mate, Used to be an avid analogue biker when younger, but as I got older I found it a bit of a chore on the climbs. Since getting the Ebike I actually enjoy some of the technical climbing as much or if not more than the descents now! I'm out pretty much every other night on the Ebike, whether that be techy riding or even just mooching around the local area, so much fun.
Exactly that.. went out for an hour or so earlier, 12 miles off road, rather than watching TV! We haven't rode our eMTB's a far distance this year, but we have rode them up a lot of elevation ! 
Distance : 380 miles
Climbing : 58,806 ft / 17924 meters
That's 154 feet / 46 meters climbed up per mile
Going up the Snowdon Llanberis Path is only 116 feet per mile, so a lot more than this
Mostly eBike pedal passes at Bike Park Wales - that eBike pedal climb is steep : 32% to 36% for large parts of it
Distance : 380 miles
Climbing : 58,806 ft / 17924 meters
That's 154 feet / 46 meters climbed up per mile
Going up the Snowdon Llanberis Path is only 116 feet per mile, so a lot more than this
Mostly eBike pedal passes at Bike Park Wales - that eBike pedal climb is steep : 32% to 36% for large parts of it
Edited by SDK on Sunday 10th August 20:17
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