When we reached the 59th Street Bridge, my daughter made a huge “there!” Left When we raised the speed, the river East Hundreds of feet under us. Seeing, I saw a yellow girder of the bridge, while on the left, a Roosevelt island tram passed, its passengers were waving.
But how did we get the first place here? Although electric bikes are all over New York, I wanted to see how much electric bikes would handle the city’s streets.
I took a urban Yero Family bike – an electric cargo motorcycle we reviewed a few years ago – from the property bike in Brooklyn, and about 30,000 other riders annually. 5 Borough Motorcycle Tour This will allow us to ride a 40 -mile ride from Lower Manhattan to Bronox, Queens, Brooklyn, and then on the Staton Islands above the Varzono Bridge.
The motorcycle was amazingly stable – but I still had to be careful
The urban Yero family weighs 110 pounds and is measured nine feet from the front, so it is a beautiful heavy ride. It is being said, it was very stable for its size. On the surface region, I could easily surround it, and while riding, I never felt unsafe.
He said, I have to take some additional precautions. I had to turn carefully, and I had to be very conscious about other riders around me.
You can’t move suddenly, and you also need to have two hands on the handle bars. Since most of the weight of the motorcycle is in front, it is very difficult to control more than the traditional motorcycle if you are not using both hands.
Although it was not difficult, the motorcycle took a little more runway to go from the stop. I had to make sure that there is a clear opening, lest I enter someone – or they.
I didn’t have to use the pedal help as much as I thought
The urban Yero Family weighs 110 pounds itself, I am confident that I will need to use his pedal a lot during the entire ride. However, I noticed that I could put it on Eco Mode – its lowest sequence – or even close it for large parts of the ride, such as traveling on the surface floor.
In addition to the pedal assist, the motorcycle also comes with a shifter, so you do not get stuck with a single gear. This is a non -indexed shifter, so you easily twist grip in your right hand unless you get a gear that is comfortable.
This knowledge really allowed me to protect the battery, because I knew I would probably need it later, when my legs started to tired.
It remains intact until the weather
The weather forecast put the rain threat all day, but fortunately, he started flowing until he was finished, when we were going to the entrance to the Verazano Bridge.
We can be prepared with rain gear and ponchos, but the motorcycle itself was a bit wet, and I had to pedal it on the roads that hit the rain.
After our end, the rain stopped, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that both my seat and seat in the cargo area were dry.
The bottom of the cargo area also dried up rapidly, as it has a lot of money -sized holes to quickly remove the water in the floor.
Motorcycle’s battery is maintained
Urban Ero’s 500W battery is estimated at about 31 miles, but you can add another battery to double it.
When I started, the Urban Yero Family battery had 90 % charge. In the first three-quarters of the event, I set the pedal Assist level on Eco mode-or even turned off-but when going to the hills, it brought it to a tour or auto mode.
In the last quarter of this tour, I used the tour and auto mode more often, because I was tired, and it was really a long climb on the top of the Verazano Bridge.
At the end of the tour, I had 27 % of the battery left. The range will be different on the basis of your carrying and your support levels, but it seems that the company’s estimate was correct.
We received a lot of compliments
I thought that most people who sign up for 40 miles for motorcycle riding would be sufficiently literate on the many types of bikes there, but I was surprised how many comments and questions I got on the ride.
To be fair, the front loading cargo bikes are still very few-I saw only one couple all the way.
Many people were interested in knowing how he handled, and still more asked if he could change the seats with my child, which was only focusing.
The final views
Although I’m not out of shape, I am not in a fine physical condition, so I was slightly concerned that if my body would hold a 100 pound motorcycle and a small baby from 40 miles from the city.
In addition to my shoulders a little pain and common fatigue – I didn’t get the best sleep at night – after that I felt very well. EBIK’s pedal Assist made it easier to cross all the hills and bridges all over New York city, so the Tour de felt like a Sunday ride instead of France.
Now, I find that electric cargo bikes are not practical for many people – they are big and they are expensive, so you need both the means and the place to own a one – but they are definitely a fun way to go around you and your child.