First off, let me say Hi, been busy catching up in the forums and doing a lot of research. I gave up owning a car and my license years ago and I just dusted off my old daily driver to be my first "subject".

The bike is going to basically get me weekend fishing in the Rockies just west of Calgary, and I'll camp and fish with it as the base, maybe with a solar battery charger to help where power isn't available. The round trip is mostly flat, but west to east so I expect a headwind. Overall distance is about 150 KM, with maybe 30-40KM where I can't easily recharge.

To be short, I decided on a Nine Continent Kit, but mostly because of the addons and features that the vendor dropped into the package. I read Justin's account of his ride across Canada and drooled so much over the electronics and thought put into it. I also like some of the mods, such as regenerative braking.

At the middle of this area I can't charge in is a 16KM downhill grade which I think could come in handy, or just cook the electronics and fry the batteries. Certainly, the new LiFePO4 batteries may help out since they appear to have a "fast charge" mode and they don't seem prone to cooking off.

Battery-wise, I found some 12V 26Ah SLA's at a very nice price, a solar 12V charger that might disappoint, a very good price for light LiFePO4 batteries, all of which I would provide links for if I weren't very cautious as a new guy...

The first battery set (while I save for the drool material) is going to be those SLA's, but they weigh a total of 36lbs, so I need to expand to a trailer. I'm still thinking of adding a dual-motor controller later and adding a hub motor to the trailer, but have questions as to the effect of a trailer suspension...