Revolution Works Ltd Bristol

[Sapper520]

Anyone any experience with the Whippet e-bike?

We’ve decided to go for e-bikes……these are manufactured in Bristol and cost about £1500. Less than 14kgs including the battery and are hybrid shaped. Local to us so easy to arrange a test ride.

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[Revolvor]

I wouldn't want to pay that much for an e-bike with hub motors.

 

[AXO66]

Essential to test drive. Does the battery lock onto the frame? Is the battery range sufficient ?.

just bought an E bike , a game changer on the hills, and can be ridden with no battery input .

 

[Sapper520]

Essential to test drive. Does the battery lock onto the frame? Is the battery range sufficient ?.

just bought an E bike , a game changer on the hills, and can be ridden with no battery input .

Battery locks, with key to frame. Range is up to 25 miles……that was tested around the hills of Bristol apparently.

We don’t want to climb the Alpes, and we’re pretty fit. We just want to be able to extend our range without getting back needing to put our feet up.

Still in the early stages of research at the moment.

 

[AXO66]

I just got a juicy roller, claimed 60+ miles 19kg with the battery on , so around 16+kg without it.
thinking was when its with the van , we can do a number of journeys before charging it again. Which suites our preferences for small Cl sites, many of which do not have an ehu.

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[Sapper520]

I think the Whippet is charged via a USB, and takes approximately 3 hours for a full charge. Easy enough to do whilst travelling, probably okay using our 130w solar as well…..on good sunny days of course.

 

[AXO66]

Sounds good
Not knowing too much about the electrical side of things , my immediate thought was can the 12v system fill em up? . Think most bike batteries are 24v or 36 v . Curious to know as I had assumed we will need 240v through the bikes charger to charge ours .

 

[Sapper520]

Sounds good
Not knowing too much about the electrical side of things , my immediate thought was can the 12v system fill em up? . Think most bike batteries are 24v or 36 v . Curious to know as I had assumed we will need 240v through the bikes charger to charge ours .

I shy away from anything electric / electronic as it a dark science to me. However, I’m assuming…….probably wrongly, that if I can charge all our phones, iPads, bluetooth speaker etc using our 12v USB ports fitted in the van, I should be able to charge the bike battery in the same way.

But what do I know?

 

[Landy Andy]

I struggle to believe that a bike can be charged via usb and especially in 3hrs flat to full. Are you sure?

 

[Sapper520]

Two hours from flat to 80%…….

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[Landy Andy]

Isn’t this the charger ?

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240v plug?

 

[AXO66]

just checked out the whippet website.
the spare charger looks like it’s 240 v plug in with a round connecter to battery

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[AXO66]

SNAP

 

[Lenny HB]

What planet are they on saying most bike trips are 4 miles or less we wouldn't bother getting the bikes out of the Motorhome garage for that we would walk.
With their figures on charging it would suggest a 60 watt battery compared to a normal e-bike with 400 - 500 Watts.

 

[TinaLes]

Battery is quite small, estimate 6AMP hours @ 36Volts DC, but they do not mention the bikes motor running voltage in the INFO.
Most bikes have 10/12 or even 16Amp hour batteries, allowing for 10% degradation per annum or max charges before replacement, its always good to know how much battery replacement or even re-con prices are before buying. Our bikes are heavier as they have larger Bosch 16 amp/hour batteries,@£175 each, but then we get the extended range of up to 68 miles on a full charge.
We did the Tarka Trail in North Devon and only used 50% of the batteries (& the mrs doesn't peddle hard, uses the Flywheel Method like she is peddling though )
We store the batteries at around 17/18 degrees in the house, and keep them at 50/60% charged to extend their lives, fully charge on mains at 240v just before we go away.
LES

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[Sapper520]

As I said……quoting electric / electronic facts and figures to me does not compute.

Looking for two Hybrid style e-bikes to make extending our range easier. There’s a lot of expensive metal for sale out there, plenty with indifferent reviews…….considering their cost.

 

[Landy Andy]

I agree with you, and I don’t understand the math. USB charged batteries are a great idea if they work. It’s a charge every ride or every few rides. Mine is a 650 battery so I can go a few rides or a big ride till a charge. I’m just not sure these are usb or not. It’s IF I need 240v or not that bothers me, not how long.

 

[LesW]

I've recently converted our two Carrera Hybrid bikes to electric.

They each have 36v 17ah batteries, giving a range of 60 miles or more, though it's highly unlikely we'll do that sort of mileage in one trip, it does mean we can use them over a long weekend without worrying about charging.

I can't believe any decent ebike can be charged using a 5v USB socket, when without EHU I have a 12v - 36v charger available.