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    First ride with the Archon X1 upgrade!

    Kinda of both. You basically get to the top speed much much quicker. Honestly the Bafang light output is only 6W ... its not like you are losing out on anything big. My biggest issue was brake operated lights, but looks like WW will provide Supernova for the UC Pro that has the entire system...
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    First ride with the Archon X1 upgrade!

    Boy.. do I have a bike for you ... Look Ma.. no cables! 😂😂
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    First ride with the Archon X1 upgrade!

    ha ha.. good point. I am close to where I was earlier. Just that i can get it done in PAS 2 instead of PAS 4 ...
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    First ride with the Archon X1 upgrade!

    Luna is definitely succeeding with the X1 bike. No one else has that product (well dengfu does). They are also succeeding with the Surron. I know of a bunch of people who have bough surrons - at that price point it is a no brainer. If you look at historically (over the past 3 years), Luna...
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    First ride with the Archon X1 upgrade!

    Yeah.. i think 45% is probably the upper bound. As @TomD pointed out, its probably on flats. However, even a somewhat conservative 25% is fantastic. You are essentially extendig your battery cycle life by 25% !
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    First ride with the Archon X1 upgrade!

    If the new ludicrous is anything like the old, then your deduction is right. It absolutely does magnify the issues.
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    First ride with the Archon X1 upgrade!

    Gotcha. On a 52V,17ah battery pack with 2300W motor, I am getting average of 60 miles. Formerly I was right around 42/43miles per charge. I ride PAS 2. Pack 52V, 17Ah Archon 2300W Bafang Stock 1000W Ludicrous 2500W Archon efficiency over Stock Archon over Ludicrous Best case...
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    Wiring up bike light to Bosch system

    The great thing about Bosch is that you can actually put a decent light on it natively. It does drain the battery but its nicely integrated. Wish Shimano/ yamaha / Bafang had more powerful light output options. I understand why it is hard to do though - interference issues and heat issues due...
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    First ride with the Archon X1 upgrade!

    You did 35 miles in 35% Battery. That’s .... wow. Your estimated range with your battery pack is close to 80/90 miles. I’m getting slightly Lower numbers because I throttle too (50-60 miles, compared to 30 miles earlier). @Ayl , @BillyDee4 any updates from you?? This controller is absolutely...
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    First ride with the Archon X1 upgrade!

    Personally speaking it is worth it if you want to keep the bike for longer than 1 year. The entire experience is smooth, it will be configurable when my cable is here, and the support has been excellent. For me it’s not just the controller but also the company. They are standing behind the...
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    How big a market for step through?

    Well good luck to them. It’s going to take a while to get a good step through with full suspension. More choice for everyone - even if it starts with BBSO2 from 2012.
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    How big a market for step through?

    @pushkar May be you can copy paste this frame before dost does ?
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    How big a market for step through?

    @Ebiker33 This definitely seems like the bike shown in Dost bikes picture. I am not convinced this is in any way an R&M killer, not as it stands right now atleast. May be dost will sell this for 4.5k ... ha ha ... May be if Dost says "after a lot of research over many year, we have an RM...
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    How big a market for step through?

    Found it - $1700. https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/New-design-48v-250w-bafang-m400_62009701238.html?spm=a2700.details.maylikeexp.3.802df69auFEDFW
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    How big a market for step through?

    Hmm. This is the 2018 frame Available on Alibaba. This was red frame. I’m glad they are looking at it, but in reality that’s a long way away from R&M. I can’t seem to find the frame any more on Alibaba but I’m positive I’ve seen this before. Good for them For trying to bring it back...
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    First ride with the Archon X1 upgrade!

    80 miles on one pack will be utopia ... even at 20 miles / hour average speed, that is nearly 4 hours of riding! If there is a way to just fast charge the battery every couple of hours when you take a break, you dont ever have to carry multiple packs! We are talking Tesla territory! ha ha ...
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    First ride with the Archon X1 upgrade!

    That is a great observation! May be 21Ah is all you need even for touring. I can't wait for mine !
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    First ride with the Archon X1 upgrade!

    Wow.. just anecdotally that is nearly 10-15% efficiency out the gate. Did you also go at a higher clip ? That might account for not going over 25% :)
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    BELT DRIVE e-bike options

    Check out Watt Wagons, and Reise and Muller. They both have some great, though higher priced options.
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    Luna Cycle X1 Enduro FS (Bafang M600 / Dengfu M09)

    Is this m600 tuned to 750W? I thought the m600 was 500W.
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