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Riding the #lectricOne around a bit and I'm just astounded that they put a throttle on it and then mapped it to do the stupidest behavior imaginable. The fatbike hub motor has a lot of torque in the 20in wheel (2.3in not-really-fat tires) so pedal-assist level 5 hits hard if you're not pointed uphill, even level 1 is a bit severe. But if you're in level 0, the throttle does nothing, in level 1 it's limited, so you have to turn it to 5 to get full throttle command. Why have a throttle? #eBikes
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Throttle should have full range from assist level 0 and never change its max power. I could see some utility of adjusting that on the fly but really just no.

People complain that pedal sensors are too on/off, but the problem is everyone uses a button pad to adjust them when that should really be like a grip shifter or something you can more easily do with mittens and be able to go all the way from 0-9 or whatever in one motion.

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The lurching behavior can be controlled somewhat with ramp-up, but why are no e-bikes using an inclinometer, since weight and incline are what you really want to adjust the power to match?
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I haven't unlocked the One to go 28mph yet, but I don't doubt it would do it. The 6-speed #pinion is okay but you're basically mashing 1st gear at anything under 10mph, 6th would be a high but sustainable cadence at 28mph. Some of the shifts are fairly big and the drop between cogs can be startling, but it mostly shifts quickly and with minimal interruption or unloading the crank (one specific step they say you can't upshift under load) but the motor helps power through an upshift on a climb.
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The throttle also quits at 20mph, even if you raise the top speed, and I'm not sure there's a way to override that, but them's the regs. Also you're supposed to change stickers if you switch the settings 🙃 [let's geofence and speed govern cars now that we've mastered scooters]
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Climbing some steeper hills, it's definitely capable. I'm about 200lb, this is S Custer.
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LaView, from a stop. I think I had the assist in 2, tried just the throttle but had to turn it up and then pedal.
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Let's say you're doing food delivery up Corbett.
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It's less steep on this side of the split but you're more likely to have car traffic behind you here at busier times. At 15mph maybe that's fine, though it's also a bit fast to be dealing with drivers that don't get it trying to pass you.
Jan 11 at 6:16amWeb
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3rd, north of Barbur
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Leak on the hydraulic brake line, from the threads of the nut into the lever body. 😖
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#nPlus1problems - do I try to get a new lock, tools, etc dedicated to this bike, or switch my kit to some easily removable bag? I currently have 4 bikes carrying a pump and tools, but this One also needs work to be secure, as the seat, pedals, and front wheel are all quick-release.

I could take the pedals off and put the lock through them, get a non-quick thru-axle bolt, and maybe the seat+post isn't worth stealing. (It could use a layback + suspension post 😒 that's not a thing.)

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@enobacon couple years back I started keeping my kit in a fanny pack then I switch from bike to bike depending on which n plus one I'm using that day
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@enobacon

If you're worried about losing your bike seat and post (a real possibility) here's a quick&dirty bike hack to secure the seat on a bike. It's a bike chain inside an innertube looped through the seat rails and under the stays that hold the carrier.

It should really be looped under the seat stays; I'll make that change when I swap the seat for one that's not held together with duct tape.

#Biking #BikeHack #BikeRepair