I had the pleasure of finally riding my eGO Classic to work last week. It was a beautiful day and the riding conditions perfect. I took a bike trail that goes within a block from my neighborhood all the way in to downtown Washington, DC. I work just to the East of the White House. The trail is called the "Capital Crescent Trail." The ride is very gentle and paved for 90% of the way there. I catch it at the Connecticut Avenue and CCT intersection. Take it to the South West direction and take the crescent loop all the way into Georgetown where it exits onto K St. under the Whitehurst Freeway. I then zip across the GWU campus and right in front of the White House and into the basement of my office building. It gets me there refreshed and eager to get to work. I'm very lucky in that my office building provides a secure bicycle lockup room that also has a very conveniently located power outlet!
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AmbroseLiao
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The trip is about 9 miles each way. Since it winds from Maryland into DC, it's almost completely downhill on the way in and conversely, almost completely uphill on the way home. The slope is very gentle so no issues, however, I have been concerned that my eGO might not make it home since it takes more energy to get home!
I am not getting full power when I charge my eGO until the charge light turns green so I have purchased a DIY desulfator kit that I will assemble and install to try and get the batteries back up to full charge. If that doesn't work, I plan on adding additional battery packs to the eGO to give it more range/power.
Stay tuned...
Ambrose
