How To Prepare An Enjoyable Low Budget E-Bike Travel

Joan Cai
Joan Cai
Jul 30, 2017 · 5 min read

Before I had my own bike, I have never ever understood why road bikers and mountain bike rider love so much of bicycle. Even some of them cannot live without the bicycle.

Since I had my own bike, I start understanding it.

It’s about freedom; it’s about things we’re passionate for, right?

E-Bike has the same fun and safe condition as the road bike and mountain bike. We talk about E-Bike last week.

This week, we’re going to have the similar topic around the E-Bike. And teach you how to prepare an enjoyable low budget E-Bike travel.

1.Fully prepared on the right mindset

If you have some successful friend around, you will find that they have something in common, and the reason why they succeeded.

It’s about the right mindset.

When it comes to the life, why some people they look so happy every day even toward the small things, but some people can not enjoy all things they’re doing?

Happiness depends on your mindset and attitude.

If you want to start the bike travel, right mindset is the key to an enjoyable bike travel.

If you do not have those as the foundation before riding out, no matter what you will experience, you will feel upset, unfulfillment and even can not find the beauty in the open road.

Try to feel the moment you love and enjoy the experience on the road.

2.Travel with a Friend

It’s exciting that travel in the outdoors, it’s challenge and have fun. Especially taking a solo trip.

However, travel with a friend can be the good choice if you can share experience, new places, cultures and ideas with others.

Travel with a friend, you will not feel alone on the road when it compares to the solo trip. Split the cost, find the solution together as a team and keep on biking to somewhere you’ll never be been to together.

Find a friend who is reliable, have same interest and goal with you for the same trip.

3. Transportation — E-Bike

E-Bike travel has some advantage that other kind of travel should not have, bicycle itself would be your main transportation in the travel. It’s more flexible for you to reach out ideal destinations.

1) E-Bike Maintenance

Before heading out for the wonderful E-Bike Trip, check and maintenance your E-Bike would be one of the most important things you keen to do.

Here is E-Bike 4 main parts need to maintenance.

#Battery:

This is the main part of E-Bike, Lithium Ion battery.

Before going out, fully charge the battery of your E-Bike. If you just get your new E-Bike, well?be patience little bit. It’s better not have the road trip while you have no idea how long the battery will last.

You take a time to know better about your E-Bike.

Arrange the E-Bike travel after you have experience and know how many kilometers this E-Bike can run before power off and be sure your road trip route have a place to recharge it again before power off. charge your battery after every ride to keep as many cells as possible in “parking” un-ride condition.

#Drive Train:

Everything should be maintained to keep it better and better, so do your E-Bike drive train. The drivetrain needs to keep it lubed, clean and get out the small stuff so that your bicycle will give the best performance on every ride.

For every long distance E-Bike trip, I suggest that you can send your bike to the nearest E-Bike store and have fully clear on your bike before the long distance trip.

Some of the bike stores have the machine which can fully clean every piece of the bike and assemble back after clean.

#Brake:

As you know, the speed of E-Bike would be faster than the regular road bike and mountain bike, so the brake of E-Bike must play the important road when you’re riding out.

Be sure your brake of the bike can be well controlled out of safety purpose in the open road.

No matter you use Rim brakes or Hydraulic Disc Brakes, keep the brake in the good condition.

#Tire:

On mountain bike tires you’ll see a number pairing that looks like 27.5×2.0

On road bike tires, you’ll see a number pairing such as 700×23.

You’d better have a talk with a professional technical guy from you near bike store, tell them your trip plan and see whether you need to upgrade the E-Bike tires for the trip.

#Motor:

A mid drive motor of the E-Bike saves your energy when you are pedaling. Be sure this part works well too.

2) E-bike insurance

E-bike has a potential risk on the road while the speed is fast than the regular bikes, and have a potential injury from car accidents. Because the E-bike is sub-vehicle between the car and the regular bicycle.

To enjoy your happy E-Bike travel, check it out with your local insurance company whether they offer that insurance or not.

As far as I know, the E-Bike insurance is designed to provide coverage for auto, home and renters insurance where there are gaps exclusions.

Markel Customer Service, here is one of place can ask for E-Bike insurance, check it out if that can help you.

4.Combine Camping and reasonable hotel

Travel to somewhere new, accommodation would be the number one factor you should take into consideration.

Someone choose to bring their tent together and live in the open air all the way, someone choose to stay in the cheap hotel.

Both are good, it depends on your budget, things you like, and your travel route.

Since we talk about an enjoyable lower budget E-Bike travel today, why not combine camping and reasonable hotel.

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