Brent ToderianA global study reveals that Dutch residents are the most physically active on earth, getting 12.8 hours of exercise each week. The key—designing activity into daily life. The average #Dutch person cycles about 1,098 kilometers per year.
Scott Steensma@BrentToderian amazing. It shows how beneficial good cycling infrastructure can be.
AnomnomnomalyI used to live in a place in the UK called Milton Keynes.
It's got hundreds of miles of cycle paths called 'redways' all over the city. You can get anywhere across the city without using a road at all.
Got an electric assist bike end of June, did over 400 miles around the city before moving to the countryside end of Sept.
Went from 5-6 miles a week on a bike if lucky, to 40-50 miles a week.
@anomnomnomaly @BrentToderian that's awesome. Giving people safe and convenient cycle paths makes such a difference! You were getting some serious mileage there. I don't know about you, but I find my cycle commute quite relaxing, once I'm away from dangerous roads.
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We had a lovely long 6 weeks of glorious weather... Well, a heatwave with the highest temps ever recorded in this country.
But I was getting out around between 9-11am and taking fluids with me. Before the hottest part of the day.
Found a relatively flat ride (Just 2 short hills each way) that was a 12 mile round trip and used about 28% battery, so I could get 36 miles out of a charge with at least 10-12% battery remaining.
@anomnomnomaly @BrentToderian not bad! That's a pretty solid distance on one charge.
Once I'd had the bike for a while and conditioned the battery... and after the heatwave ended.... I found that the heat/cold can drastically affect the amount of charge.
With temps dropping to around 20-23ºC at the end of August and into Sept. I actually managed to get 43 miles out of the battery. By turning it off along a few sections where it was a tiny incline downwards.
The bike is heavy, with all the extras, weighs in at about 26kg. My last one was 13Kg
@anomnomnomaly @BrentToderian I'd heard that heat could be a factor. Its interesting to see how much of one it is. You'd have to be careful here - summers can be pretty nasty in parts, and you wouldn't want to run out of juice and have to get a hefty bike like that up a hill in 40 degrees. Of course it's best not to be out in that weather at all if you can avoid it!