Video Summary

Introduction

• Long-distance battery test on the Aventon Aventure 2 in cold weather.
• Rider weighs 235 lbs.
• Temperature is expected to be 42°F.
• Bike has 20 pounds of pressure in the tires and an extra battery.

“We’re going to do the long-distance battery test today and I know that they said it’ll do 60 miles with it being warm weather and 180-pound rider, and things like that. I’m 235 lbs, and the high today is only supposed to be 42.”

Attachments and Modifications

• Bungee cords attached using a bolt.
• Extra battery brought for the trip.

“I’ve got 20 pounds of pressure in the bike, brought an extra battery, and added all my attachments so I could be safe on this trip.”

Torque Sensor

• Shifting gears is necessary with the torque sensor.
• Provides more control and a closer connection with the bike.

“You know there’s one thing I noticed with this torque sensor is you’re spent a lot of time shifting gears, and that is totally fine. I like the fact that you just you ride more, it’s not going to take you along like it does with the cadence sensor and you just have more control you’re just more one with it.”

Tire Issue

• Problem with the front tire.
• Tire not seated correctly, causing a high spot.
• Bike needs to be taken to the bike shop for inspection.

“We are at 19 miles and we’ve got a problem. I don’t know, there’s something going on with this front tire. It’s like it just seems… it’s gotten worse since the more miles I put on it. I’m going to have to take it back to the bike shop and we’re going to have to have it looked at.”

Tour Mode and Battery Power

• 45% battery power remaining at 21.5 miles.
• Riding mostly in tour mode.

“We are at 21.5 miles I have 45% battery power. We’re going to start heading home and then that way maybe I’ll time it out right. Besides that, it’s doing good. I’m still cruising in tour mode and I think it’s doing great.”

Tire Issue Resolution

• A visit to “The Bike Lane” to address the tire issue.
• A new nut with a floating washer resolves the problem.

“I am back at The Bike Lane and they are taking a look at the tire. We think that maybe when we added the FlatOut that the tire just didn’t get seated correctly. Then my brakes started hitting that front rotor and to me that was an issue… They put new nuts on it. Ones with a floating washer and that seems to fix the issue.”

Total Distance and Comparison

• Battery ran down after 33.63 miles.
• Comparison between Adventure and Adventure 2 features.
• Differences in seat post size and display software.

“By the time I ran the battery down to zero, as you saw, I had done 33.63 miles and that is pretty good… these are some things that I didn’t know that are different with the A2. Number one, is the seat post. On the A2 is 30.9 and the one on the adventure original version is 30.4… Secondly, the display on the adventure 2 is a little bit different than the one on the adventure 1.”

Difficulty with Trip Tracking

• Difficulty in tracking trip data on the Adventure 2.
• Required long or double pressing of turn signals.
• Manual reference needed to find trip data.

“What I noticed was that when it came to tracking a trip or a trip B. It’s a lot it’s a lot harder than it is on the adventure… With this new display, and new model, I had to look it up in the manual because I can’t even find my trip data. That is because now you have to long press or double press the two turn signals and there it is. It’s the way that you have to do it and unfortunately, I’m going to look at that way more than I’m going to look at how many trees I’ve saved during my ride.”

Pedal Strikes and Crankset Height

• No pedal strikes during the ride.
• Crankset height measured to compare with Adventure 1.
• No issues with Adventure 2 so far.

“During my ride, I didn’t have any pedal strikes and I was like ‘OK,’ either I learned how to ride a bike better or they made some changes… I even shortened the crank from 170 to 152 millimeters and I didn’t have that issue again. Well, so far, I haven’t had that issue with the adventure 2.”

Getting Used to Torque Sensor

• Shifting gears frequently with the torque sensor.
• Need to apply more pressure to the crank when it feels like the bike is dragging.
• Getting used to the new sensor takes time if familiar with a cadence sensor.

“I had to shift gears a lot and that’s totally understandable and fine, but it will take a while for you to get used to this new torque sensor if you’ve been using a cadence sensor before… whenever I was in the wrong gear or whatever it felt like I was just kind of pushing the bike along, like it needed air in the tires. I checked them they were still at 20 PSI by the time I got back.”

“I had to shift gears a lot… whenever I was in the wrong gear or whatever it felt like I was just kind of pushing the bike along, like it needed air in the tires.”