On Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 4:15:32 PM UTC-5, Graham wrote:
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> The extended warm season well into Fall meant that I was able, on October
> 1st, to pass my goal of 1609.3km for the season. That's 1000 miles in
> American:-) Idle boast I know, but it made me feel good. I then switched to
> my road bike for a few days. What a pleasure that was as it weighs less
> than third of my e-bike and it was like switching from a clunker into a
> Porsche. It took a couple of rides to get used to the response.
>
Yeah, the weight of the e-bikes are certainly a surprise when you're used
to riding a street bike. My brother rode my e-bike about 2 weeks ago and
he said the take-off power and constant assist were quite surprising.