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I got the bike Saturday and have been for a couple rides so far. The rides were mainly single track. The first ride was moslty hill climbs/decents through the woods. The second ride was twisty, flatter, single track around a lake.
Good
My first impression is this bike rips! It is torqey as hell! I started out in strong throttle mode and had to turn it down. The bike had plenty of power in sport mode. At times. I felt smoother in normal mode.
The suspension is solid. I can't wait to get it set up and get some more riding in!
Bad
It needs a kill switch. I rode over some barbed wire which wrapped around my back wheel and stopped me in my tracks. The bike did shut off because of the tilt sensor, but I don't want to rely on electronics in that situation. I want a physical switch I can control. I don't remember riding a bike without a kill swtich.
I hate the key fob! You always have to reach into your pocket. You want to power the bike up a ramp, reach into your pocket. You want to turn the bike off, reach into your pocket. Want to know the charging status, reach into your pocket. Then there is a black on and a red one? This seems like way too much over complication.
Gears. First there are no gears. It is a ramp profile of the current the controller sends to the motor. Most likely through an IGBT. If it was gears, there are only ever three gears: too high, too low, and just right. A single button cannot control this. The way it is setup now is to go eco, normal, sport, race, sport, normal, eco, repeat. This needs an easy to reach paddle shifter. I would also be nice to customze the profile maps!
The key under the fender was a bad idea.
I couldn't really figure out the regen? It seemed a bit buggy. Ideally, I would like this to be more on the fly rider controlled. I pretty much gave up on it which seems to be the norm for all ebikes and the people I ride with.
And just so no one takes this the wrong way, I love this bike! It is a huge step up from my Suron. It is better than the Talaria. ALL vehicles have quirks and issues. This one is definetly worth taking the time to fix them!
By - CircuitCaseEngineer
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