Video Summary

Introduction

• Scott Hardesty was asked by Velotrek to test the battery distance on the Velotrek Nomad One.
• He charged the battery fully and inflated the tires to 20 pounds of air pressure.
• Scott does not believe he will achieve the advertised 55-mile range, but he is excited to see how far he can ride.

“I’m pretty sure that they didn’t mean that’ll go 55 miles with you know colder weather and a guy that weighs 230 pounds on 20 pounds of pressure on your tires.”

Test Ride in Chicago

• Scott starts the ride with a full battery and pedal assist set to level five.
• He is riding in the city of Chicago, which mainly has paved surfaces.
• Scott plans to ride on Lake Shore Drive and hopes to make it back home with enough battery power.

“I’m gonna say Bad Boy by the way this thing’s only like 1500.”

Unexpected Return

• Scott realizes he left some of his equipment behind and has to turn back before reaching his planned distance.
• He estimates that he has around 10 miles left to get home, but his battery is running low.
• Scott decides to continue riding without the battery assistance.

“Mistakes were made… 22.8 miles with one bar left, and I know that I’m at least nine to ten miles to get home.”

Riding on Low Battery

• As Scott continues without battery assistance, he keeps his speed around 13 to 14 miles per hour.
• He expects to have to pedal part of the way home, but he finds the bike easy to ride without assistance.
• Scott manages to cover a decent distance even without using pedal assist.

“I was only moving about 11 miles an hour, but like I said before earlier in the video, the lower you have your pedal assist, the farther you can go.”

Conclusion

• Scott believes that the advertised 55-mile range is achieved under optimal conditions, such as lower weight, smoother terrain, and lower levels of pedal assist.
• He plans to conduct another test in the future during the summer to see if the results differ.

“The lower your pedal assists are, the straighter the land is, that’s you know, you’re going to get more distance out of it.”