by Larry Lagarde

This is getting embarrassing. Again, I have attempted to exhaust the battery pack on the prototype IF Reach DC folding electric bike and again the bike has beat me.

Okay. I'm not upset. In fact, I'm blown away by this bicycle. It's light, fast, has serious endurance and is a joy to ride. I just can't ride it enough.


Although yesterday had been a very long day, for over a week, I had been looking forward to riding the IF Reach DC on another long ride. So after dinner, I placed 2 Dosun M1 high output bike lights on the handlebars, filled up my waterbottle and hit the trail at 9:30 pm.

Initially, I rode the bike in High Torque mode, which is slightly faster but I decided to switch to Low Torque to see the difference. Cruising speed was a bit slower in Low Torque (max of 19.3 mph) but the motor stayed engaged the entire time (rather than switching on and off repeatedly) so I found the experience more enjoyable.

By 10:45 pm, I was out of time. I had ridden 30 miles and the motor still had juice. Next ride, I will not stop until the batteries quit. Stay tuned.

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