Tuesday, September 7, 2021

6437 km (4000 miles)

A quick update since it's been nearly a year: The last crash took some wind out of my sails, and the MS that put me in the chair keeps progressing, but the past 1400 km have been fairly uneventful with the rubber side staying down.

  • The Q-211 front tire finally gave out with a slow flat and cords showing.  Lifetime: 3629 km
  • The larger 36 V, 11.6 Ah battery started cutting out, perhaps due to unbalanced cells, so I reverted back to the original 6.6 Ah one.  Lifetime:  5050 km (about 250 cycles assuming 50% depletion)
Screenshot from the VESC phone app (Android).  The electronic FREEwheel is active to improve coasting and reduce torque chatter.  The throttle holder is keeping MAXimum forwards throttle until I press reverse.

Replacement Q-211 tire before mounting.