Out on the new e-bike yesterday; that bike is a Lectric XP4 750. The "750" part is the 750 watt rear hub motor. That is over twice the power of my previous e-bike, but that doesn't translate into faster. Class 2 e-bikes are "limited" to 20 mph on throttle. This motor and battery combination will give me about twice the range of the other bike. Also not really significant, since I don't ever ride 70 miles in one ride; but it does mean less frequent charging.
The other "X" part of that ride: I shot video with the Insta360 X4 camera and the HoverAir X1 Pro drone. The X4 was the main camera, with the X1 Pro drone used on Follow Mode for one part of the ride; giving a different perspective.
I didn't go into the video with a specific plan or topic... so, the topics wandered from showing the bike path to talking about Caesar Chavez Park, talking about the bike, and discussing a bit of living in Laveen (a suburb of Phoenix). With edit and cuts, it turned into a 23 minute video.
When shooting video for content, audio plays a big part; I didn't use a wireless mic on this video. The built-in mic on the X4 camera did a decent job. I can't use it that way on the motorcycle or scooter due to the wind noise... and the fact that the camera is mounted further away from me. On this e-bike, the camera is about 2 feet from my head, putting the mic closer to my voice.
The take-away: it works on the e-bike. I enjoy shooting video when out and about, but processing and loading the 360 video takes a lot of time. I was able to get that editing done while binge-watching a streaming series yesterday and last night... so, it wasn't hours of just working on the video.
Here's the end result...
Only one "oops": the direction from us of Gilbert/Chandler for shopping - it's east, not west.
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If that bike ride left you nodding off, here's some cat photos...
Murphy taking the high ground, Stella below. They both like looking out that door to the patio. The chair has been Murphy's place, the reason for that pad on there. After a short time, Murph moved to the floor...
I don't think it is intentional (most of the time), but I'm sure his size is intimidating. When Murph moved to couch, Stella got her first shot at "the Murphy chair"...
Stella got some lap time today. Not her favorite thing, but we're working on it. She doesn't know she is going to be a snugly kitty, yet. She has made it to this point in her life without snuggles. We're building trust, not rushing her.
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Last light of the day...
While outside with Murphy, I took in this sunset over the Estrella Mountains to the west of us...
The dark area in the lower left is the descending foothills of South Mountain; the Estrellas are running through the center area of the image, right below the bright area in the center.
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