Long time biker, "new" ebiker, looking to extend my range
I say "new" in quotes because while I've only used an ebike for about 18 months, it's already got 2k miles and I've replaced the brakes and tires twice.
Anyway, I've been a long distance biker for as long as I could ride. The minute my parents let me leave the block I was headed to the next town over, after I was ungrounded I went two towns over so I could get the most out of the next grounding. That was 30 years ago, I've done RAGBRAI eight times, I make little "next town hops" about once a week just for the love of the ride.
But oh man I have put my entry-level Jasion to its limits and I really want to go about twice as far. Maybe head over to the nearest state park and do a bike camp, but that's about 50 miles and there's no way that thing can make it. It's legitimately easier to cover that ground on one of my old road bikes but I'd rather it be an after lunch ride than an afternoon ride, just going five or six MPH faster with PAS makes those day rides so much more appealing and I crave the horizon.
So my asks are these:
I'm mostly looking for anything that is capable of extended (at least more than "commuter" level) range
Something with decent quality parts (hydraulic brakes would be nice but not necessary)
Something notably comfortable over time. I'm quite tall so I've already potentially ruled out that Deepower chopper-looking thing just for that but the style and dual batteries are kinda exactly what I really want. If that had adjustable seat height and readily replaceable handlebars I wouldn't be making this post.
My current solution has been strapping a Bluetti power bank onto my rack and stopping every couple hours for a picnic while it recharges. This is actually really pleasant, but that only gets about 20% charge before I'm itching to get back in motion and beat the sun to the next town... plus my bike is audibly falling apart for most of the ride if I go more than two hours without a maintenance break anyway.
Cosmetics and amenities are optional. My favorite distance bike doesn't even have a kickstand, I'm Spartan as hell. I just want to add a dozen more small towns to my weekday afternoon rides and make a weekend bike camping trip a more practical option.