yoderjac
5 year old buck +
I kind of expected the battery not to last as long. I guess I had not considered it may impact power for hill climbing as well. I'm glad I have enough margin to cover that (at least so far).
Electric bike
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Howboutthemdawgs
5 year old buck +
That was a little bit of a surprise to me as well…if my battery dips below 50% is essentially worthless on any incline. I have to keep mine topped off more than I expected
yoderjac
5 year old buck +
Mine was at or near 100% as I had just unplugged it and was less than 1/4 mile from the barn.
omicron1792
5 year old buck +
Took the Volcon Grunt to the farm today. Had a blast. Road it all over, lots of power, only sound is chain turning. Rode up on several deer that didn’t know I was there until 5-10 yards away. After riding probably 2 hours total I had 68% power left.
KSScotton
Yearling... With promise
The Velowave Prado showed up yesterday. I assembled it and took it down to the farm today. I ran around swapping out SD cards on the cameras and freshened up a mineral site with the bike. Overall, I am pretty happy with the bike. I ran it about 95% of the time just on the electric motor and didn't have any issues with any of the hills on the farm. I put just shy of 4 miles on it this afternoon and used about 15% of the battery capacity.
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yoderjac
5 year old buck +
Looks nice! Are you pedaling on the hills?
KSScotton
Yearling... With promise
I used throttle only on the hills. the only time I was pedaling was when I wanted to go slow.
yoderjac
5 year old buck +
Well, I learned something tonight. I knew the bike had two modes, Eco and Sport. I had been using it in Eco mode, just cause it came with that set as default. I switched to sport mode tonight and was able to climb our steepest hill with no problem. Evidently, performance is more impacted in Eco mode when it is cold than in Sport mode.
omicron1792
5 year old buck +
I love when you figure something
Mine has a similar setting, just know the sport mode will probably give you about half the range, so don’t get stuck off somewhere
I love when you figure something out that make something work better. Good on you Jack. You’re gonna enjoy it even more now.
Mine has a similar setting, just know the sport mode will probably give you about half the range, so don’t get stuck off somewhere
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yoderjac
5 year old buck +
Yes, I presume the 45 mile advertised range of my bike is in eco-mode using pedal assist. I'm sure it is much less in sport mode using throttle only. Since I'm only on 400 acres, a trip out to hunt and back is never more than a mile or two. Using sport mode going to one of my furthest stands last night in the cold, my battery dropped to 89%.
I'm sure I'll use eco-mode when I use it for exercise outside the season.
Hoytvectrix
5 year old buck +
Going to bump this thread back up. How is everyone's experience with their e-bikes? I see there are a number of manufacturers that are running sales this fall and it looks like they have started to come down in price.
Anyone with any regrets or major lessons in the last couple of years?
Anyone with any regrets or major lessons in the last couple of years?
Howboutthemdawgs
5 year old buck +
So ironic you bring this thread up because I just picked mine back up. Mine had become unusable. The brakes it had were worthless making the bike nearly impossible to use. They lacked any stopping power and squeaked so loud you couldn’t sneak up on a corpse. I was going to replace the pads but realized that was most likely a very short term fix. So took it to a bike shop and they upgraded the braking system. The big thing was larger discs and upgraded pads. Works incredible now. Will be much more effective this season
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356
5 year old buck +
I love the e-bike, but do not get one with an external derailleur. I am one my third one, as they get caught in grass and such going through the woods and fields…soybean stubble is murder on them.
MadMadHoosier
5 year old buck +
Anybody found one good on hills? My buddy has a QuietIKat, and I was unimpressed with its hill climbing ability. Except for the weight, I've been thinking an electric motorcycle is the way to go - but perhaps an electric mini bike is the compromise???
omicron1792
5 year old buck +
My Volcon grunt is a beast.
MadMadHoosier
5 year old buck +
How does it do on hills?
omicron1792
5 year old buck +
Great. Zips up them. I weigh 235 with very hilly property and it handles them with no problems
MadMadHoosier
5 year old buck +
That does look like a beast. Nice that you could take a passenger, but I don't see room for 2nd footpegs. My neighbor in Florida has a couple EGO mini bikes and I have not yet asked him how they do on hills. Definitely a different category, but 1/3 the price and maybe easier to hide under the stand. Probably won't do either, but trying to learn just in case I get a whim.
The wife will drop us at our stands using the Kawasaki Mule, but I've wondered what a difference a quiet/electric approach would make.
omicron1792
5 year old buck +
I’ve had good success with it.
That said, grant woods says if you drive your side by side all year around farm, that’s what you should drive right to your stand. Disrupts them much less than walking to your stand, spreading your scent and the sound of a predator walking.
Foggy47
5 year old buck +
We should do a pole on those methods of going to a stand. I have considered driving my UTV to stands. I got a golf cart....so we use that. Some just want to walk. I think that is the worst....as they leave scent, footsteps, and crunching sounds along the way.
Also, I think a side by side that drops off a hunter.....and continues along away from the blind.....is ideal.
