Amabhayisikili e-e-tire anamathayi amakhulu amnandi ukuwagibela emgwaqweni nangaphandle komgwaqo, kodwa ubukhulu bawo obukhulu abubukeki kahle ngaso sonke isikhathi. Naphezu kwamatayara amakhulu angama-intshi angu-4, akwazile ukugcina uhlaka olubukeka luhle.
Nakuba sizama ukungahluleli incwadi (noma ibhayisikili) ngesembozo sayo, angisoze ngathi “cha” ebhayisikilini elihle elinamathayi amakhulu.
Le bhayisikili enamandla ye-elekthronikhi okwamanje ithengiswa ngo-$1,399 ngekhodi yekhuphoni, yehle kusukela ku-$1,699.
Qiniseka ukuthi ubuka ividiyo yami yokuhlola uhambo lwebhayisikili kagesi ngezansi. Bese uqhubeka nokuskrola ukuze uthole eminye imicabango yami ngaleli bhayisikili likagesi elijabulisayo.
Okwenza ivelele ngempela uhlaka olubomvu olukhanyayo olunebhethri elihlanganiswe kahle.
Kodwa-ke, ukufakwa kwebhethri elihlanganisiwe kuletha imigqa ehlanzekile ngokumangalisayo ebhayisikilini elikhulu le-e.
Ngithola izincomo eziningi ezivela kubantu engingabazi mayelana nokubukeka kwamabhayisikili ami, futhi kuyindlela engiyisebenzisayo yokwahlulela ukubukeka kwamabhayisikili e-elektroniki engiwagibelayo. Lapho abantu abaningi bethi “Wow, ibhayisikili elihle!” kimi ezimpambanweni nasemapaki, kulapho ngithemba khona umbono wami ozimele.
Ububi bamabhethri ahlanganiswe ngokugcwele usayizi wawo olinganiselwe. Ungagcwalisa amabhethri amaningi kuphela ohlakeni lwebhayisikili ngaphambi kokuba uphelelwe isikhala.
Ibhethri elingu-500Wh lingaphansi kancane kwesilinganiso semboni, ikakhulukazi kumabhayisikili e-e-tire angasebenzi kahle adinga amandla engeziwe ukuze lawo matayi amakhulu agijime endaweni ekhululekile.
Kulezi zinsuku, sivame ukuthola amabhethri asezingeni lika-650Wh kuma-e-bikes amathayi anamafutha, futhi ngezinye izikhathi angaphezulu kwalokho.
Isilinganiso sebanga elingamamayela angu-35 (amakhilomitha angu-56) esinikezwa yileli bhethri, vele, yibanga lokusiza nge-pedal, okusho ukuthi okungenani wenza umsebenzi othile wena ngokwakho.
Uma ufuna ukuhamba kalula, ungakhetha amandla okusiza nge-pedal bese uwasebenzisa kakhulu, noma ungasebenzisa nje i-throttle bese ugibela njengesithuthuthu.
Into eyodwa okufanele uyazi ngami, nokho, ukuthi ngingumuntu othanda i-throttle ehambisana ne-half-twist side, ngakho-ke i-throttle yesithupha sobunxele ayiyona engiyithandayo.
I-throttle egoqeka kancane inikeza ukulawula okungcono kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezingaphandle komgwaqo noma ezindaweni ezimagebhugebhu, lapho i-throttle yesithupha igxuma phezulu naphansi ngezibambo.
Kodwa uma uzonginika i-throttle yokuphakamisa izithupha, okungenani ngiyayithanda indlela eyifaka ngayo esibukweni. Ngokuhlanganisa lezi zingxenye ezimbili zibe yinye, kuthatha isikhala esincane ebha futhi kubukeka kumatasa kancane.
Leli bhayisikili linamandla kakhulu kunalokho ebengikulindele kusuka kunjini engu-500W, yize bethi liyinjini enesilinganiso se-peak esingu-1,000W. Lokhu kungasho isilawuli esingu-20A noma esingu-22A esihambisana nebhethri engu-48V. Ngeke ngikubize ngokuthi “amandla amangalisayo”, kodwa naphezu kwakho konke ukugibela kwami ​​​​kokuzijabulisa endaweni eyisicaba neyimigoqo, bekwanele.
Umkhawulo wejubane ulinganiselwe ku-20 mph (32 km/h), okuyinto ecasulayo kithi esithanda ukushayela ngesivinini esikhulu. Kodwa kwenza ibhayisikili libe semthethweni njengebhayisikili le-elekthronikhi le-Class 2, futhi lisiza nebhethri ukuthi lihlale isikhathi eside ngokungasebenzisi amandla amaningi ngesivinini esiphezulu. Ngithembe, i-20 mph endleleni yezwe elihambayo izwakala ishesha!
Ngenxa yalokho okubalulekile, ngidlule kuzilungiselelo ezibonisweni futhi angibonanga indlela elula yokweqa umkhawulo wejubane.
I-Pedal assist isekelwe ku-cadence sensor, okuyilokho obungakulindela ngale ntengo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kukhona ukubambezeleka cishe komzuzwana phakathi kokusebenzisa amandla kuma-pedal kanye nesikhathi lapho injini iqala khona. Akuyona into ephula isivumelwano, kodwa kusobala.
Enye into engimangazile ukuthi i-sprocket yangaphambili yayincane kangakanani. Ukushayela ngejubane elingamakhilomitha angama-32 ngehora kuphakeme kancane kunalokho engingathanda ngenxa yokugibela okuphansi, ngakho-ke mhlawumbe kuyinto enhle ukuthi ibhayisikili alihambi ngokushesha noma uzophelelwa amagiya.
Amazinyo ambalwa engeziwe endandatho yangaphambili kungaba yinto enhle kakhulu. Kodwa futhi, leli ibhayisikili elingamakhilomitha angama-20 ngehora, ngakho-ke mhlawumbe yingakho kwakhethwa ama-sprocket amancane.
Amabhuleki ediski alungile, yize engekho igama lomkhiqizo. Ngingathanda ukubona okuyisisekelo lapho, kodwa njengoba uchungechunge lokuhlinzeka lunjalo nje, wonke umuntu ubhekene nobunzima ngezingxenye.
Amabhuleki asebenza kahle kimi, yize ama-rotor angu-160mm emancane kancane. Ngisakwazi ukuvala amasondo kalula, ngakho-ke amandla okubhuleka akuyona inkinga. Uma wenza izingxenye ezinde zokwehla, idiski encane izofudumala ngokushesha. Kodwa noma kunjalo, leli libhayisikili lokuzijabulisa kakhulu. Ngisho noma uhlala endaweni enamagquma, cishe ngeke uhlasele phansi njengomshayeli webhayisikili oncintisanayo ebhayisikilini elinamathayi amakhulu.
Iningi labo lenze intuthuko ekukhanyiseni okuhle ngebhayisikili kagesi ngokufaka isibani sangaphambili esiphuma ephaketheni eliyinhloko. Kodwa izibani zangemuva zisebenza ngebhethri, okuyinto engiyizonda kakhulu.
Angifuni ukushintsha ibhethri elipinki uma nginebhethri elikhulu phakathi kwamadolo ami engilishaja nsuku zonke. Kunengqondo ukucima zonke izibani ngebhethri eliyinhloko lebhayisikili kagesi, akunjalo?
Uma sikhuluma iqiniso, izinkampani eziningi zamabhayisikili kagesi ezifuna ukonga imali encane azisebenzisi nhlobo izibani zangemuva futhi zigwema inkinga yokuxhuma ishubhu lesihlalo, ngakho-ke ukusekela okungenani kusinika okuthile kokwazisa imoto ukuthi siphambi kwazo.
Nakuba ngikhononda ngezibani zangemuva, kufanele ngithi ngijabule kakhulu ngalo lonke ibhayisikili.
Ngesikhathi lapho amabhayisikili amaningi kangaka e-elekthronikhi esafika nezithombe ezihlekisayo, amabhethri angena kanye nezintambo ze-rat-house, isitayela esikhangayo siyinto engavamile emehlweni abuhlungu.
I-$1,699 iyinkinga encane, kodwa ayiyona into engacabangeki uma iqhathaniswa namabhayisikili kagesi anentengo efanayo kodwa hhayi amahle njengalawa. Kodwa okwamanje ithengiswa ngo-$1,399 ngekhodi, iyisivumelwano esihle sebhayisikili le-e-tairi elinobukhulu obuphansi nelingabizi.