{"id":183257,"date":"2021-04-28T08:54:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T08:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=183257"},"modified":"2021-04-28T11:34:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T11:34:31","slug":"electricity-and-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/04\/28\/electricity-and-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"The Entwined Fate of Electricity and Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The advent of e-bikes should have you all thinking about electricity and cycling. Faraday\u2019s discoveries of the electromagnetic fields have as long a history as cycling \u2013 and they both came of age at the same time.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Dynamos<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I remember my dad buying a bike that had a dynamo on it when I must have been younger than 10. He was a physics teacher and explained to me what a dynamo was, how it worked by taking energy from the spinning wheel and converting it into electricity. I was amazed! He then threw away the dynamo. But why?<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"How Much Do Dynamo Hubs Really Slow You Down?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hHwk7HhSado?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the channel explains, for people worried about speed and power efficiency, dynamos do sap a bit of both to keep the lights on. But now that hubs are far more efficient, my dad would probably give them another go. Maybe bicycles will borrow power-recovery braking from cars \u2013 if you know a start up doing this, link us below!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Shifters<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We know that the performance and efficiency of electronic motors has improved dramatically in recent years. If you haven\u2019t ridden an electronic bike yet \u2013 take one for a test ride! But electronic cycling isn\u2019t just about motors. What about electronic gear shifters \u2013 are they durable?<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"How Durable Are Electronic Bike Gears? | Can We Destroy A Shimano Di2 Groupset?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n91tFafLouQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This video proves that modern water proofing standards are beyond impressive. There\u2019s also lots of data to back up manufacturers claims that wireless shifters are more reliable than cable when both are maintained properly. Be brave and consider upgrading your groupset to electric.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Telemetry<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 2<sup>nd<\/sup> day I wore my smartwatch to work it buzzed me after 2 hours asking me to rate my sleep. I assure you I was awake &#8211; 60 minutes of that time was in a Google Meet! It\u2019s shocking to find out how sedentary my 9 to 5 is. Data is revealing, but telemetry is the holy grail:<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Climbing Welch Creek with Bike Telemetry (part 1)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R5hAfBckoWI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I love this video. While I\u2019ve stopped looking at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/05\/14\/how-to-convert-watts-into-calories-burned-on-the-bike\/\">watts<\/a> I put out on my commutes, I\u2019m still fascinated by the telemetry of a hill.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s because going up is always the least (and most) fun part of cycling. Forget aerodynamics and weight by the gram. The electricity you generate on a climb tells you the most about your body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The advent of e-bikes should have you all thinking about electricity and cycling. 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