Originally Posted by matt87109
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
If you can afford the 350 lithium ion system, I'd recommend that. You get quite a long range at the lowest assistance level. I have the 250 lithium ion system and am wishing I had bought the 350 li-ion system for the extra range. My current range is 25 miles at level 3 assistance.