eBikes

Electric dirt bikes for the whole family

In September 2023 I added a 2023 Talaria Sting R MX4 electric dirt bike to our electric adventure fleet. I ride it with friends as well as with my kids on their Greenger Saddleback eBikes, exploring trails as a family. When we're camping, our trailer's solar-powered electrical system recharges them all.

The bikes

2023 Talaria Sting R MX4Bought used from my local classifieds, only a couple of months old with 383 miles on the odometer
Bafang BBSHD mountain bikeMy first eBike, bought used from my local classifieds, already built with a Bafang BBSHD mid-drive motor and a 1,028 Wh EM3EV battery. We still use it to pull our kids' bike trailer, and my wife or I ride it while the other rides the Talaria
Greenger Saddleback eBikesThree 16-inch eBikes for our girls, unveiled on our Payson Canyon camping trip in October 2023
Solar rechargingOn camping trips our solar trailer charges the Talaria and the kids' eBikes at the same time
Getting to the trailsA small utility trailer towed by our 2015 Model S, or a QuikrStuff Mach2 hitch rack
27.17 mileson one ride in Payson Canyon, finishing at 12% battery
2.05–2.83%of the battery per mile on my early range-test rides
30–40 milesmy estimate of real eco mode range on mountain terrain
18.69 mileson the Talaria Boys group ride up the South Skyline Trail

Our eBike rides

Oldest first, by the date of each ride.

My first eBike on our Arizona RV trip

Feb 2022 · 1 video

Exploring Government Wash on my new eBike, pulling the girls in their bike trailer.

First Talaria rides

Sep 1, 2023 · 2 videos

My first two trail rides on the Talaria Sting R MX4 with friends on gas dirt bikes, the second one after a rain.

Payson Canyon single track

Sep 2, 2023 · 1 video

A 4-hour ride with 5 dirt bike riders. The Talaria went 27.17 miles and hit 500 miles on the odometer, ending at 12% battery.

West of Utah Lake

Sep 3, 2023 · 1 video

Desert single track in eco mode: 7.79 miles used 16% of the battery.

Big Springs Park

Sep 15, 2023 · 1 video

Dirt bike trails in Provo Canyon. The ride used 46% of the battery, about 2.83% per mile.

5 Mile Pass

Sep 16, 2023 · 1 video

Exploring the desert with friends: dusty and rocky, with lots of jumps and steep trail.

Payson Canyon family eBike camping

Oct 5–8, 2023 · 4 videos

We unveiled 3 new 16-inch Greenger Saddleback eBikes for our girls, then rode mountain trails in the fall colors as a whole family, camping in our solar trailer.

Fall colors with the kids

Oct 19, 2023 · 1 video

My Talaria and the girls' Greenger Saddleback eBikes on fall-colored mountain trails, towed on a small utility trailer behind our Model S.

Talaria Boys group ride

Oct 25, 2023 · 1 video

A group ride of fellow Talaria owners: 18.69 miles up the South Skyline Trail.

5 Mile Pass winter ride

Dec 21, 2023 · 1 video

First time hauling the Talaria on a QuikrStuff Mach2 hitch rack.

Hanksville desert camping

May 2–6, 2024 · 2 videos

Our solar trailer charged the Talaria and the kids' Greenger eBikes at the same time at a desert campsite between Capitol Reef and Hanksville.

Ride videos

My first eBike on our Arizona RV trip · Feb 2022

First Talaria rides · Sep 1, 2023

Payson Canyon single track · Sep 2, 2023

West of Utah Lake · Sep 3, 2023

Big Springs Park · Sep 15, 2023

5 Mile Pass · Sep 16, 2023

Payson Canyon family eBike camping · Oct 5–8, 2023

Fall colors with the kids · Oct 19, 2023

Talaria Boys group ride · Oct 25, 2023

5 Mile Pass winter ride · Dec 21, 2023

Hanksville desert camping · May 2–6, 2024

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