Daily Summary:
8:30 AM to 6:00 PM — Average Speed: 17.1 Pinegrove Campground and RV park to Loon Bay Resort.
Odometer: 2,392 – 2,471 miles
Climb: 7,373 ft. — Descend: 4,969 ft.
50-65° F : Overcast day. Nice weather to Little Fort and big 6-mile, 8% hill climb. Rained for 60 minutes around Bridge Lake. 5-10 mph head winds.
Battery Performance:
Note: All charging and range data after the World Record Day will be published in Excel format at a later date.
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Today was the First day that I encountered a MAJOR uphill grade.
Riding out of Little Fort, BC on Highway 24, the road climbs for 6 miles at about a 7% to 8% grade.
Most of the uphill road is two lanes, so I just used my customized third gear settings (only 20 amps of current per motor instead of the factory default of 30 amps for third gear), leaned forward with my back left braced against my trailer hitch support (because the deck is at least 2″ TOO SHORT for my height) and kept a steady throttle (thanks to the sine wave controllers).
The scooter, with a total load of more than 500 pounds had absolutely no problem pulling the hill at a continuous 21-24 mph for the ENTIRE 6-mile climb without any stops whatsoever.
Nothing overheated or cut out during the climb.
I am sure the scooter performed so well because of Kaabo’s very good design choice to mount the controllers up on the front Forks where they can cool better in the direct airflow.
Also note that the scooter made the impressive climb using less than half of it’s 100 amp peak capacity demonstrating once again that the Kaabo Wolf GT has no problem going uphill (if the rider can stride far enough apart to maintain adequate balance).
However, going downhill is another issue because of the too-small disc rotors and too-small brake pads.
After the steep climb, the rest of the distance to Loon Bay Resort was pretty much “normal. “
It rained, again.
The road shoulders were, at times, nonexistent or incredibly degraded and dangerous.
And when I finally got to Loon Bay the owner’s were friendly, the shower stalls were incredibly compact, and the campground visitors were quite curious.
Jim was staying near my spot, and he and I hit it off right away, especially when he began telling me stories of his childhood which took place at the very spot we were staying.
As I’ve said many times, everyone has a story to tell.
I’m so thankful Jim was willing to share some of his Loon Bay stories with me.
They made me recall a number of my own childhood adventures, and for that my hat goes off to you, Jim.
Also the freshly caught and smoked rainbow trout was a gourmet delight as well!
Thank you for an unexpected and most delicious meal!
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