Weight/Age/Fitness effect on e-bikes
nobody ever seems to mention weight,a persons weight can make a huge difference to range and climbing ability,for example somebody weighing 11 stone would put far less strain on battery and motor, than someone weighing 17 stone,and would obviously not have trouble with cutting out on hills.people like to mention ranges achieved on their bikes,this means nothing if you do not mention your weight.
One must add to the Title - 'inclination to pedal' and 'geographical location'.
I suggested some months ago that the publication of "statistics", such as "Steep", "Hilly", "pretty flat" "Fast", "Slow" are meaningless feedback if not accompanied by the rider's physical profile.
There was a 'flurry' of response, all published in the responders message, to be hidden away subsequently in the mass of postings that followed on all subjects.
My intention was to admonish members to put these PERSONAL statistics into their 'Profile' (the one that comes up if one clicks the member's user name).
It is something that is or can be a sensitive issue: we imagine from the user's name and the manner in which they report how they appear to a reader, only to find it rudely dispelled when one discovers they are 5ft 2 ins, 22 stone and 88 years old. (.......would some power the giftie gi' us....)
BUT truth will help: one is not surprised then, that such a profile would find a hill of 12% on a Torq rather difficult (even for walking up)
It might prove more realistic to expect profile publication if each of the 'attributes' were given a letter or number to be applied to a known range thereby affording sufficient detail to make a near-enough correct judgement without disclosing all.
If you want a detailed view of who is making this ridiculous suggestion........look at my profile!
P.
PS I also am often thwarted by the absence of a members' location. One reads of a member's posted difficulties. "Why is he having that much trouble?" one asks oneself. It transpires, after many responses and counter-responses, that the member lives in the Rocky Mountains in Canada.