They are just now shipping their first round of Electric Continentals, all which are spoken for. I called performance bike and got a quote of 2k and early oct.

I asked the guy at schwinn a bunch of questions and from what I can tell my Scott Sub 20 with a bionx system will be a much sweeter ride for the money.

So now I’m wondering 250 or 350W and NiMH or Li?

I’m 220, my panniers carry 30lbs, and I’m going from ~4500 to 6000ft elevation during a 12.5 mile ride. It’s pretty flat and then gets steep at the end.

I’m not interested in a free ride, so maybe the 250w system will do the trick? I’m guessing I’ll use 25% assistance and haul ass during the flat part of my ride and then kick it up to 50 or 100% for the “hill”. If I start to get worn down I’ll bump those numbers up.

At least that’s how it plays out in my mind