Rad Power Bikes has refreshed it RadRunner compact utility ebike family, updating existing models and adding a new feature-packed Max flavor that takes pedal-assist hauling up to 28 mph.
Pulling a battery on a trailer is going to be a pretty big pain in the ass and limit both where you can go and where you can park. For bike packing it might make sense but for urban travel in an area without bike infrastructure, I suspect it will be more trouble than it is worth.
A pain in the ass for sure, but it isn’t really out of the ordinary if, for example, you were riding a bicycle from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh via the Great Allegheny Passage. You’d already be pulling your camping gear; the folks I know who did the GAP on pedal power did so with almost 100lbs in gear split across one trailer and three bikes’ worth of pannier bags.
Pulling a battery on a trailer is going to be a pretty big pain in the ass and limit both where you can go and where you can park. For bike packing it might make sense but for urban travel in an area without bike infrastructure, I suspect it will be more trouble than it is worth.
A pain in the ass for sure, but it isn’t really out of the ordinary if, for example, you were riding a bicycle from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh via the Great Allegheny Passage. You’d already be pulling your camping gear; the folks I know who did the GAP on pedal power did so with almost 100lbs in gear split across one trailer and three bikes’ worth of pannier bags.