They kept lowing the predicted high for today. I finally went riding when it was 58° and the high was to be 61°. I decided that it wasn't going to get much warmer so I might as well get after it. I rode the Aquila today. It's just different enough that it seems a different bike all together. It was fun enough to ride. Being a smaller bike, the distance between the seat and the handlebar is less. I've not measured it but it's noticeable. The rider posture is different and ends up, at last for me, putting more rider weight on my hands that causes them to go numb. Riding the bike, I spend more time riding with one hand or the other on the handlebar and often neither. The seat is moved back as far as it will go. I could lower the seat to take some weight off of my hands but then I wouldn't get a full leg extension while pedaling. If I had to ride the bike all of the time, I'd look for a seat post that has a crook in it that moved the seat further away from the handlebar. The bike, as is, is designed for a smaller rider.
The smaller motor and less aggressive tire tread allows better mileage per battery charge. I've been getting around 38 miles on the RCS and today the Aquila got 44 miles. I was riding the same route and in similar fashion. It's not a huge difference but the RCS burns more battery per mile. It is more responsive and displays more power but at a price.
Speaking of power, I saw it on full display today. The last residential addition I ride through before reaching the sidewalk South has a number of streets that intersect the main road I travel. As I approached one today a rider came screaming up and stopped to give me my due right of way. I recognized the bike from my bike research last fall. It has a front and rear hub motors and two batteries. I didn't save the search or I could post the brand. The young man pulled out behind me, passed me, and slowed so he could turn back off onto the next intersecting street. I guess he was traveling over fifty mph as he blew by me. He wasn't pedaling. He was laying over the bike like a rider on a crotch rocket. That sort of power and speed would be a lot of fun until you laid the bike down. A bicycle at that speed wouldn't be any fun to wipe out on.
