Hey Troy have you tried http://www.glympse.com/ great way for you to share your location when you want to and for us all to track you on the road in real time
knoxie said:Hey Troy have you tried http://www.glympse.com/ great way for you to share your location when you want to and for us all to track you on the road in real time
mlt34 said:I just found out about a family that is planning on a record attempt with a 7,000 mile ebike journey: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/983351057/world-record-family-a-journey-of-pedals-and-potty?ref=nav_search
Though it is intended to go over six months, so I'm not sure at what point it stops being considered a single record-ebike-trip and just becomes someone riding their ebike a lot for an extended period of time. If we all add up our daily trips, eventually we'll break the record too…
Anyways, here's their plan, though I don't see how that quite adds up to 7,000 miles:
knoxie said:Hey Troy have you tried http://www.glympse.com/ great way for you to share your location when you want to and for us all to track you on the road in real time
jerrydubois3 said:Hey Troy,
If you can make it to Des Moines on Friday...you got a place to stay. I got this thing on Saturday and Sunday though.
The 24 Hours of Cumming Gravel Race and Festival will take place on the gravel roads of central Iowa. Launching from Cumming, Iowa, this will be one of the toughest endurance biking challenges in the United States. Riders will have 24 hours to cover 400k (that’s 248 miles to you and me) and nearly 15,000 feet of elevation gain. That’s a challenge for even the gnarliest of grinders! Not ready to tackle this beast solo? Take it on with a team of 2 or 4 people. To insure the best race experience possible we will cap race registration! Come join us at “The Midwest’s Best Gravelfest.”
So I will miss meeting you if you can't make it tomorrow
:lol: :lol:dogman said:I was seriously thinking of some long tours this summer, but then the worst happened, a job.
adriftatsea said:This is really interesting, I'll be following along.
So what are the 'Gentleman Rules' for the world record?
- No 'non electric' riding days?
- Max days of rest?
Just curious, as I like the idea of promoting records because it promotes record-breaking (and ala durability testing).
:lol: :lol:dogman said:I was seriously thinking of some long tours this summer, but then the worst happened, a job.
veloman said:1000 miles in a week is not bad at all. You are charging at a bit below 1c, which is similar to Terry Hersher. He found that he could cover more miles by going faster, even though it was less efficient. There is a sweet spot somewhere. Personally, I much prefer 25mph over 20 for covering distance.
grindz145 said:That seems to work right now, but depending on the wind it just might not be an option with my aerodynamics.
knoxie said:He is doing amazing, got twin monitors here at work one on my work the other on Glympse, I think he has 2kwh of batteries, he is running a golden motor. home made controller with a backup sensorless controller in case the halls bum out on him, sensible move and something that Justin did on the cross Canada trip. Justin had a lot of problems with broken spokes, not sure if Troy has had any yet, he is sharing his glympse status on twitter for those that want to follow that dont use Facebook just go search and follow him on twitter.
justin_le said:grindz145 said:What do you think? Am I crazy?
From one crazy guy to another, I say hit it Troy!
One thing as you've clearly found and others have noted is that 200 miles per dauuy on average is a lot to cover by ebike. Technically it looks easily doable (what, just 25mph for 8 hours!), but it takes a good chunk out of the enjoyment factor you could otherwise have since you are pretty much on the road, charging, or sleeping 24/7. No time to hang out with ES folks, check out surroundings, or even slow down for a while while biking so the wind isn't screaming in your ears. I'd agree with others that there's no shame in having mostly ~100-150 mile days instead, and only occasionally aim for record breaking 200+ mile ventures. They look good on paper, but in practice are not so fun.
Keep rolling and I'll look forwards to following your progress too. -Justin
justin_le said:grindz145 said:What do you think? Am I crazy?
From one crazy guy to another, I say hit it Troy!
One thing as you've clearly found and others have noted is that 200 miles per day on average is a lot to cover by ebike. Technically it looks easily doable (what, just 25mph for 8 hours!), but it takes a good chunk out of the enjoyment factor you could otherwise have since you are pretty much on the road, charging, or sleeping 24/7. No time to hang out with ES folks, check out surroundings, or even slow down for a while while biking so the wind isn't screaming in your ears. I'd agree with others that there's no shame in having mostly ~100-150 mile days instead, and only occasionally aim for record breaking 200+ mile ventures. They look good on paper, but in practice are not so fun.
Keep rolling and I'll look forwards to following your progress too. -Justin
grindz145 said:mlt34 said:I just found out about a family that is planning on a record attempt with a 7,000 mile ebike journey: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/983351057/world-record-family-a-journey-of-pedals-and-potty?ref=nav_search
Though it is intended to go over six months, so I'm not sure at what point it stops being considered a single record-ebike-trip and just becomes someone riding their ebike a lot for an extended period of time. If we all add up our daily trips, eventually we'll break the record too…
Anyways, here's their plan, though I don't see how that quite adds up to 7,000 miles:
Wow, I may not have the record for long if I do get it then.
zener said:grindz145 said:mlt34 said:I just found out about a family that is planning on a record attempt with a 7,000 mile ebike journey: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/983351057/world-record-family-a-journey-of-pedals-and-potty?ref=nav_search
Though it is intended to go over six months, so I'm not sure at what point it stops being considered a single record-ebike-trip and just becomes someone riding their ebike a lot for an extended period of time. If we all add up our daily trips, eventually we'll break the record too…
Anyways, here's their plan, though I don't see how that quite adds up to 7,000 miles:
Wow, I may not have the record for long if I do get it then.
Support vehicles are for chumps
You can get and keep the record.
These are cheaters.
They use a stinko-mobile as support!
But the record is without a stinko-mobile.
So even if they only accomplish a lousy 999 miles they will have a record. :lol:
Have a good trip! Enjoy it!
amberwolf said:If you can keep up the pace you could probably at least make it to New Mexico or so before you have to turn around. If you think you need to slow down, you might have to turn around sooner.
I'm guessing that I won't get to meet you this year...maybe sometime in the future when I win the lottery and don't have to work :lol: I could meet you halfway. (it'd just take me a lot longer since I'd be hauling dog(s) with me)
Indeed I was, Knoxie convinced me to post the ps coordinates on Twitter, so if you follow me there toy can see where I'm at (when my battery is not at 3 percent like it is now.jkbrigman said:If there's ANYONE on E-S who can do such a trip, it's you man! Your experiences you've already blogged/podcasted about show that you have a ton of experience that will hold you in good stead. The fact that you're using a longtail, I think you've got the right "equipment" for the job.
EVEN if you CAN'T keep to your needed schedule, I say GO FOR IT, just lower the bar and the objective if you need to. Put SOME KIND of trip on the docket and you'll surely learn things you can bring back to the rest of the E-S community!
It's August 7, around 10:43am US EDT right now, so I'm thinking you are actually out there motoring/pedaling as I type this.