![]() ![]() I found a compromise in the mid to high teens. Too much pressure and the tires have a stiff ride, too little, and there's a LOT of drag. What I can share regarding that issue is that I found that messing with the tire pressures helped quite a bit. There is NO hidden downside -Īnd the self steering issue while on pavement Origin 8's? I learned that lesson the hard way too. The surprise is how efficiently all that works out when just riding casually. It's there if/when you need it, and sure, they are ABLE to use more power. Big motors with lot's of available amperage do not automatically equate to increased battery consumption. On the road though, it's great to keep up with traffic in town.īluetick's findings match mine exactly. I wouldn't want to give ebikes a bad name. Of course, on the greenways the limit is 15 mph and I stick to that. I just put Origin8 road tires on the bike as the stock Kendas are stupidly loud. They work and don't need a lot of adjustment. I also upgraded the brakes to mechanically actuated hydraulic calipers. I'm now limiting the motor to 1200 watts because that is plenty. The new controller plus stock motor would only pull about 1300 with the same settings. The motor will happily pull 1600 watts now. I haven't gone on a long ride with the new motor yet. But for most of that ride I was going 15 mph in PAS 1 or 2. That is, I could easily bike 30 miles with one big hill climb at the end with 3 quarters of the batter left at the end. The controller upgrade had no impact on range as long as I keep my power consumption the same as with the stock controller. The fully upgraded bike could goes about 25 with help.Īlso, I've noticed that the bike is faster while pulling the same watts from the battery. The upgraded controller could go about 18 with my help. Up the same hill, the stock setup could go about 10 mph with my help. With the upgraded controller and motor it is now 31. My top speed on level ground, throttle only was about 22 mph with the stock controller and motor. So, I did the upgrade and this is what I found. I needed to know if the Bafang G060.750 would make any difference. Of course, you can run more watts through it which is what Rad is doing and what the 35 amp controller is doing as well. ![]() It appears to be the Bafang G060.500 which is rated at 500 watts. While researching the upgrade I read and watched a lot about how the motor in the Radrover isn't a true 750 watt motor. This makes a huge difference to hill climbing ability. I swapped out the controller for the 35 amp KT controller and head unit. My first upgrade was the one everyone talks about. So, after putting a mere 300 miles on the stock bike, I got started. But one of the great things about the Radrover is the support for upgrades. But only with a lot of help from me and at a fairly slow pace. But it's very hilly here and I weigh 210 pounds, so I found up hill riding to be underwhelming. I bought a Radrover because I was able to try it, it was available, and I really liked it. I bought an ebike because I love to ride but health issues + hills make a regular bike impractical.
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