I loaded a lot of luggage on Yamaha's almighty e-bike "YPJ-TC" and ran through Okutama with ups and downs.

Yamaha "YPJ-TC" is an e-bike that can be used for almighty from city riding to traveling !!

E-bike, a sports bicycle with electric assist. New models are being released one after another, and it seems that the number of people who actually purchased them is increasing.

However, both the car body and the drive unit have the performance and durability to withstand sports driving, and the price is quite high because it is equipped with a large capacity battery with an assist distance of over 100 km. It's not a price you can easily buy. Roughly speaking, there are many e-bikes that cost around 300,000 yen, and there are many more expensive models. That's the price, so you'll have to be very careful when choosing.

One purchase guideline is "e-bike that can be used thoroughly if you buy it anyway". It's a car model that can be used widely. Considering such a car model, Yamaha's "YPJ-TC" looks quite attractive to me.

As you can see in the picture above, the YPJ-TC has a fender, carrier, and stand, so it feels like a utility vehicle. However, if you look at the details, it seems that you can fully enjoy sports driving. In addition, there are 4 assist modes, each with a maximum assist distance of 91km (high mode) to 237km (plus eco mode), which seems to cover various uses and situations.

When I'm researching this e-bike, I feel like "an e-bike for traveling that can be used everyday". It supports long distances, is probably good at steep slopes, and can carry a lot of luggage. It can be used as a "working assisted bicycle" on a daily basis, and as a "travel e-bike" that allows you to travel a long distance by passing through the back road narrow road mountain road on holidays.

So, I decided to actually rent a Yamaha "YPJ-TC" and try it out. Below, I will report with a lot of photos.