Recent content by Boreal Wanderer

I read a comment on a Rocky Mountain Altitude Powerplay with 632 wh battery and the fellow said best he could get on low was 55 km on normal trails. Also interesting to read about the extra range with the Archon X-1 Bafang mid-drive. I can always stuff an extra battery along the route or just...

Very good point Dan. My front hub commuter was only throttle, and certainly worked well. I had an elastic on the thumb throttle for cruise control and usually pedaled like a fiend. added about 4 kmh over my throttle only speed. Fwd was great in the snow, effectively being an all wheel drive bike.

How much pedal drag is there with certain mid-drives? Certainly an advantage to a geared hub would be very low pedal drag! How many watts of human effort is there to put along? Guessing 150-200w. I read a comment that a fellow had both Bafang hub and mid-drive and found that the mid gave him...

I am keen to try a few adventures, typically on atv type trails, old logging roads, and gravel. Also in the spring on hard pack snowy trails or the magic of rideable snow crust when it happens here in northern Ontario. Both day rides and bikepacking over nighters. I am 55 and my one knee can get...