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Electric bike

manuel palmer

manuel palmer

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I’ve been thinking about taking an electric bike for camping trips to get around campgrounds and trails without lugging the truck everywhere, but I’m kinda on the fence. On paper it seems awesome — quieter than an ATV, easier climbs with the motor assist, and you don’t need fuel. But I worry about battery life in the backcountry, charging logistics, and whether it’s just extra weight to haul around. Has anyone actually used an e-bike for camping? What model did you ride, and did it really make your trip better, or did you end up wishing you left it at home?
 
Battery life is pretty amazing, and mileage depends on you. The more you do --- the farther you will go. I have a folding bike and like it...but, the small wheel folding bikes are very technical to ride (that is to say they are twitchy!!! and take a little skill) the larger size wheeled full size bikes are not that much different than a regular bike.

I've ridden 30 miles on mine on a stretch....The only problem I have is that our vehicles are smaller, and the ebikes are heavier, so getting them on a bike rack is a little harder -- the rack needs to be built to carry them. And @Cary Winch might have some thoughs if you want to put them on the back of a camp inn.

For me -- I'm in! Definately a lot of fun!!
 
I take one camping on some trips just to get around the grounds and short legal roads. Be aware there are limitations on the class of e-bikes allowed as well as where they can or cannot be ridden in national parks and forests. As a general rule ebike with throttles are much more restricted than pedal assist bikes. And you cannot just ride off on hiking trails into the backcountry.

E-bikes are also quite heavy and generally will be in the neighborhood of 50 lbs or more. Having a proper way to transport them is very important.
 
I want one for around the homestead. Even better would be a four-wheeler. Around here I can ride it off-road, on roads with names and lettered road. They are illegal to ride on numbered roads although a lot of numbered roads there is a trail beside it. Overall I can go to most communities although it can be twice as far.
 
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