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| Pelicans on Swan River, Perth |
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| View of Perth from the south. |
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| Statue in Hay Street Mall, Perth. |
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| Part of our usual cycle route around the Swan River. |
After cycling over 30 000 kms on our trusty Scott bikes(non electric), we have taken the plunge and bought two electric bikes. We very nearly bought 2 Scott E-bikes with the Bosch motors, but at the last minute decided to buy the Kalkhoff and Focus Bikes, because they have such a good range on a fully charged battery. The range is advertised as 180 kms , if the rider is not too heavy, and the road is flat, and there is no wind, etc. The whole idea with E-Bikes, is that you still have to pedal or they just won't go - there is no throttle. It's just that you can go much further and much quicker up the very steep hills, for the same effort that you put in on normal bikes.
After riding them for a couple of months, we have found that Les is getting close to 200 kms on her bike (she is as light as a feather), and Ash is only averaging about 100 kms on a full charge. (He is not as light as a feather!) Ash's bike is the Kalkhoff Agattu Premium Impulse with a 250w motor and a 36 volt battery with 17ah. Les' bike is the Focus Aventura with the same motor and battery. They are both made in Germany by Derby Cycles.
So, we are leaving Perth and flying to Heathrow Airport on 9th September, taking the bikes with us, and have planned a tour of Wales , following which we will be cycling from Wales back to London via the Thames River valley route.
