Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
On August 21st I head off on a 2-day bike trip covering about 112 miles. So, today I decided to do a 60+ mile ride on the High Bridge Trail that passes through Farmville, VA, about an hour drive from my home in Lynchburg, VA. The trail is 32 miles long so my plan was to ride west from Farmville to the trail’s western end in Pamplin, VA. Turned out that round trip ride brought me to 36+ miles. After having lunch I headed east out of Farmville on the trail. The High Bridge itself is on this section of trail. I didn’t ride to the trail’s western end but, instead, turned around after 12 miles so my entire ride would be around 60+ miles.
It was a good practice ride as I learned several things regarding my bike battery, my water and food consumption, and taking advantage of the bike’s power assist along with being in the appropriate mechanical (derailleur) gear to get my average speed from 8.5 mph to my desired 12 mph. Next I need to load my bike as I will on my trip and see how I do with my fully loaded bike. I’m riding a 48 lb Velotric Breeze 1 with a front basket and rear (Topeak) rack with a Topeak rack bag with fold out panniers. The bike has three levels of assist (Eco, Trail & Boost) each with 5 Power Assist levels. I used Eco 1 for the whole ride and consumed 61% of my battery power.
On August 21st I head off on a 2-day bike trip covering about 112 miles. So, today I decided to do a 60+ mile ride on the High Bridge Trail that passes through Farmville, VA, about an hour drive from my home in Lynchburg, VA. The trail is 32 miles long so my plan was to ride west from Farmville to the trail’s western end in Pamplin, VA. Turned out that round trip ride brought me to 36+ miles. After having lunch I headed east out of Farmville on the trail. The High Bridge itself is on this section of trail. I didn’t ride to the trail’s western end but, instead, turned around after 12 miles so my entire ride would be around 60+ miles.
It was a good practice ride as I learned several things regarding my bike battery, my water and food consumption, and taking advantage of the bike’s power assist along with being in the appropriate mechanical (derailleur) gear to get my average speed from 8.5 mph to my desired 12 mph. Next I need to load my bike as I will on my trip and see how I do with my fully loaded bike. I’m riding a 48 lb Velotric Breeze 1 with a front basket and rear (Topeak) rack with a Topeak rack bag with fold out panniers. The bike has three levels of assist (Eco, Trail & Boost) each with 5 Power Assist levels. I used Eco 1 for the whole ride and consumed 61% of my battery power.
