Originally Posted by
BBassett
That was the whole idea. I don't want to forgo comfort. I like comfort, and I like to have lots of options on where I can stay too... like, hammock, bivy, pop-up enclosed tent, etc. I started calling it RidingLarge. When you talk about weight it starts to add up fast. The bike is hovering at 50 lbs. stripped clean. BaFang 750w motor is around 6 or 7 lbs. 50v/30ah li-ion battery X 2, about 14 lbs. each. The front rack weighs a couple pounds. So that is 70 lbs. with one battery and she is ridable. Bar-bag few pounds with about 10 lbs. of gear inside. I have set up each pannier to hold approximately 20 lbs, each X 4. The trailer weighs about 13 lbs. itself and will carry almost 90 more lbs. of gear. She is heavy when fully loaded. HEAVY. But like you said... with e-assist it makes it do-able. A couple of silicone wine glasses, some dry cheese and *******, and a beautiful original wine skin makes it all comfortable.

I don't use E-assist, but seems like weight and E-assist cancel each other out. Great to know that E-assist can be used on a touring bike. I'm more old school punish my way through type though.