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Originally Posted by lacad01
Good stuff Andrew, does it have an internal charging mechanism at all i.e. from the pedal power? Also, how do find the commute in terms of safety on the roads? I live in the Inner West and work at St Leonards, tried riding a few times but was too dangerous, especially after being hit by a car  |
It doesn't have any regenerative charging - can only recharge it with the supplied 240V recharger. It has a range of about 50k's with pedal assist, or about 35-40K's if you just use the electric. I want a bit of exercise, so I pedal while I ride.
75% of my route is along bike paths (or shared walking/bike paths) - another 15% would be roads where there is a bike lane, and the other 10% would be roads (the bit near my house on residential streets). Sydney has a decent bike path network out west and there are many bike paths into Parramatta which is close to where I work.
Sorry to hear that you got hit by a car, must have been a nasty experience.