Yes I haven't heard from seamus for a long time . I am happy to potter up to see you in your home area, just let me know when. Any excuse for the camping run🏕.
I find that if spin the gears on the trice the range is definitely poorer.
I really enjoy riding without the assist when I'm riding alone or with someone who is happy to wait at the top of hills. The 7.5 mph ave has allowed a comfortable 40 miles touring distance per day although I have a tendency to start early and ride late into the evening pushing 75 plus miles plus on occasion. Part of the reason for this is that I am time rich but money poor so to tour places any distance from home puts me under pressure. For years I have wanted to tour Western Scotland but getting the trike that far north so far has proved a insurmountable problem. A lot of northern and for that matter south Western are out of reach. I find the e assist most useful when riding with other cyclists which usually means yacf camping meetings or riding with bjorn notp on day rides. I probably use the e assist trice when I come up your way. You may still have to wait for me at the top of hills
Having used both systems I am probably happier riding under my own power. The slower you go the more you see. I also like the fact that I have travelled from a to b under my own power. I now don't run a computer on my non e assist trike as I find that I tend to push to hold a speed. I ride the sun ez3 entirely by feel . ie if I feel like I pushing to hard I change down and relax and go slower.
If I had just one machine I would probably not fit e assist until I could not ride in the hills comfortably.