Raul was very helpful making suggestions on how to plan a six-hour bike ride. The Ebike is sturdy, zips arond on the streets fast. Off-road great brakes, easy to manuever, excellent battery life. Rode one mile to the Santa Fe Depot Trolley station. EIght dollars for a pronto card and all day pass. Took the blue line northbound to exit twenty minutes later at the Balboa station. Rode to Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach. Turn around and swung by Mission Bay and headed for Moraga off of Balboa Ave. Enter West Clairemont and North Clairemont back streets and also Clairemont Mesa blvd. I did not traverse Clairemont Dr., but there is a two mile stretch between Balboa and Clairemont Mesa blvd that had a car lane converted exclusively into a bike lane. Went through Kesrney Mesa and at MYF Airport had lunch at the Casa Machado. In Linda Vista went down the intimidating Ulric st. and flew back up the hill on level 5 battery assist. For the first two hours mostly used level one assist. The last four hours started using 3 and 4 a lot. Off of Genessee I entered Tecolote Canyon. Southbound to Balboa there are approximately four times you walk the bike across a trickling creek with rocks. A minor inconvenience. At Balboa used the fantastic Bike lane to zoom up the hill and at the top cross Balboa to re-enter Tecolote canyon. Rode south through the canyon to Mt. Abernathy and took that to the Clairemont dr. Trolley. Blue line South to Santa Fe depot. Still had 20 percent left on the battery after 35 miles. San Diego has quite a few bike lanes, making bike travel on the streets safer. Back in the day I rode Schwinn Stingray and 10 speed Nishiki bikes all over San Diego. This was the best day of bike riding ever.
Here's a reply: --- Wow, thank you for this incredibly detailed review — what an adventure! It sounds like you made the absolute most of the day and really put the e-bike through its paces. We're so glad Raul helped you plan the perfect route, and it's great to hear the bike performed so well across all that varied terrain — streets, canyon trails, hills and all. 35 miles with 20% battery to spare is impressive! We love hearing from riders who truly explore the city on two wheels. We hope to see you back for another epic San Diego ride soon!












