Pro Connect Test 2

[burncycle]

Done another test on the Pro Connect today.
13 mile hilly trek, with a stop for a pint.
lost 3 lights on the battery this time.
The bike was on high power all the way.

The other 2 lights would have proabaly given me a range of 21.66 miles.

Conditions.
Pro Connect.
18 sprocket rear mod.
Male 13st 7lbs (getting fitter)
10lbs Pannier.
Good headwind today.
Hot and humid.

As you can see Sheffield is all up and down.
Regards Bob.
Total ascent was 1115.41 feet.
Just to note, this thing still powers up mostly any hill I've thrown at it.
Theres just one very steep one and im gonna give it a go when im fitter.




Hope someone may find this interesting.

 

[flecc]

I do Bob.

Similar pattern to nearly all route graphs in my area,the line just goes up or it goes down, level we're not too good at.

That's the lowest range estimate I've seen but if the bike is left on full power all the the time it will markedly reduce it. Gearing up does likewise of course.

A to B recorded 26 miles on continuous high power with standard gearing, but their gently rolling central Dorset area is much less trying to ride, so your's would seem to be a creditable result.
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[burncycle]

Id like to try and fully empty the battery to get a true range, but if the juice runs out at the bottom of one of these, then im kaput.
I'll have to wait until im a bit fitter Tony.

 

[poppy]

Too hilly for me, i think.

Now both of you are gonna tell me that with the ProC. that route is a piece of cake! Well Flecc, being more or less familiar with where i live, how does it compare with my surroundings in terms of toughness?

 

[flecc]

I agree, it's not worth it in such hilly territory, Having left myself without battery power 4 miles from home a couple of days ago, I speak from painfully fresh experience.

Painfully?

It was a hub motor bike and carrying additional load.
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[burncycle]

Now both of you are gonna tell me that with the ProC. that route is a piece of cake! Well Flecc, being more or less familiar with where i live, how does it compare with my surroundings in terms of toughness?

Just looked up Ferrol on Google Earth!
You've got some large hills behind you haven't you?

Im visiting Vigo next week.

 

[flecc]

Now both of you are gonna tell me that with the ProC. that route is a piece of cake! Well Flecc, being more or less familiar with where i live, how does it compare with my surroundings in terms of toughness?

Your steepest climbs are steeper Poppy, but I cannot say by exactly how much. They are easily within the Pro Connect capability though.
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[stokepa31_mk2]

here is the profile from my Agattu run tonight. put a lot of rider power in tonight and came home having only consumed two lights for 22 mile. I am totally "expletive removed"

we clearly have it easy round my area but there is one real killer hill. im not so sure the chart is super accurate as some of the ride has long flattish sections that do not seem to have shown up too well

 

[flecc]

im not so sure the chart is super accurate as some of the ride has long
flattish sections that do not seem to have shown up too well

Sanoodi is the same Paul, and it's due to the gross compression of the horizontal axis.

The base line is compressed by some 460 times relative to the vertical scale, so even the most gentle of
variations from horizontal is portrayed as a steep hill since the start and finish of any slope are far too close.
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[burncycle]

here is the profile from my Agattu run tonight. put a lot of rider power in tonight and came home having only consumed two lights for 22 mile. I am totally "expletive removed"

we clearly have it easy round my area but there is one real killer hill. im not so sure the chart is super accurate as some of the ride has long flattish sections that do not seem to have shown up too well

What power setting did you have it on Paul?

 

[stokepa31_mk2]

medium when I had it switched on Bob but I did ride significant portions with the motor off. You will recall my battery is usually good for 26 miles on all medium. Think i'm gonna invest in an etrex to get a more accurate profile.

I'm getting fitter by the day now and managed my 22 miles in under 1hr 30 which is not bad going. The only down side is my backside feels like its gone ten rounds with freddy mercury

 

[burncycle]

medium when I had it switched on Bob but I did ride significant portions with the motor off. You will recall my battery is usually good for 26 miles on all medium. Think i'm gonna invest in an etrex to get a more accurate profile.

I'm getting fitter by the day now and managed my 22 miles in under 1hr 30 which is not bad going. The only down side is my backside feels like its gone ten rounds with freddy mercury

Hi Paul.
Thanks for that return.
I manage my 5.2 miles commute in 23 mins.
But your time is good.
How do you work out your mph on a calculator then?

For the same setup Ive got for navigation its the following.....

Garmin Etrex £64.51
Buy Garmin eTrex H Reviews

Etrex Bike Mount £12.99
Discount ETREX BICYCLE MOUNT . Buy online @ Maplin.

Etrex cable £10.95
| Cactus Navigation and Communication Ltd |

Fugawi Southern England & South Wales £48.95.
Amazon.co.uk: Fugawi Southern England & South Wales 1:50000 4 (PC): Software

Total £137.49 not inluding delivery of course.


Or its £147.25 all from Amazon with free delivery.

Trust me Paul its a great mapping setup for the price.

Regards Bob

 

[ElephantsGerald]

Fugawi Southern England & South Wales £48.95.
Amazon.co.uk: Fugawi Southern England & South Wales 1:50000 4 (PC): Software

Hi Bob,

Does the Fugawi mapping software provide a lot more features than something free like the mapping available @ www.Bikely.com?

Bikely.com can import .gpx files (as produced by a GPS device like the Garmin eTrex), in fact the elevation graph published by stokepa31_mk2 looks suspiciously like it might have come from Bikely.com.

Regards,

Elephants

 

[burncycle]

Hi Bob,

Does the Fugawi mapping software provide a lot more features than something free like the mapping available @ www.Bikely.com?

Bikely.com can import .gpx files (as produced by a GPS device like the Garmin eTrex), in fact the elevation graph published by stokepa31_mk2 looks suspiciously like it might have come from Bikely.com.

Regards,

Elephants

Yes its a very good peice of software for the price.
It supports full upload/download from the etrex.
You can make up tracks or routes and download them striaght to the etrex to follow on your bike.
Or you can go off on your bike with the etrex left on.
Then plug it into the PC when home and upload your route back to the Fugawi and see where you have been.
Also as you can see in my first post it will compile your route with ascents.
It also shows the terrian in 3d.
All the maps are in OS 1:50000 form, which are fine for cycling and walking.

 

[poppy]

Just looked up Ferrol on Google Earth!
You've got some large hills behind you haven't you?

Im visiting Vigo next week.

Hi! The hills are not too steep. i think they are medium, but quite long I guess. several of them around 4km.
Have a good time in Vigo. It has splendid surroundings. Great cuisine too.

 

[poppy]

Your steepest climbs are steeper Poppy, but I cannot say by exactly how much. They are easily within the Pro Connect capability though.
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I sure hope so. I´ll let you know. When it comes....