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My tires are 26x1.5 front, 26x1.75 rear, inflated 55 psi front 50 psi rear, total weight ~220 lbs. My 24 mile ride to and around the Arlington Triangle uses about 1/2 the battery. I cruise using PAS 3-5 (higher levels as the battery weakens) at about 32 kph. More about how I determined my PAS...

A steady 600W on level ground seems like a lot. How fast is that? Tire size and pressure? Total weight including you? Would help if you posted your PAS settings. Here's mine (52V 11AH bat):

Although this clip was made for motorcycles it does give some things to think about re ebikes.

Somehow, the latter part of this thread brings to mind "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance".

Never e-biking in New York? I can live with that. The streets here are full of electric ride-share bikes. When they take those off the streets, then I'll worry. Police here are kinda busy dealing with 14 y.o. carjackers.

On paper, where you are, that could work okay for an e-biker. Since there's essentially no enforcement you can just ride sensibly and stay under the radar. Wash. DC area has a lot of paved trails through urban and suburban neighborhoods. Straw man. Where I am at least gas powered vehicles...

My take: Guvmint should just post speed limits on shared use paths and forget about classifying e-bikes. Give LEOs on e-bikes radar guns. Cars and motorcycles that can go 100+ mph share the road with much slower city buses, work trucks etc. in, say, a 30 mph zone. Nobody wastes effort sorting...

I'm a bit of a math nerd.

Some people refuse to see bicycling beyond being a sport; having rules in mind etc. Occasionally someone will say to me "you're cheating" and I'll say "I'm not competing with you". I guess I'm a loner by nature, and have little interest in group rides.

Currently I'm using Honda "Manual Transmission Fluid", which is a very low viscosity oil. 1/2 qt left over from when I had a 1988 Accord. Working out well now that I only ride in fair weather. Before that chainsaw bar oil, which is high viscosity and really sticky and water resistant. Was...

I've lost track of where I picked up V2.2b, it was found during a flurry of research. However, I've attached the original package. I'm not familiar with the Speed Ap. Does this use the serial cable?

I have only skimmed over this long and rapidly growing thread. My 2 pennies: My Bafang powered Schwinn MTB weighs 53lb. My compromise of power vs weight. In my high crime area it's a must that I can carry it up stairs and bring it inside at home. LiFePo4 batteries are a more fire safe version...

I tired Stop decay 100, and I agree, it's smoother, especially in stop-and-go using higher PAS levels. Thanks for the tip! Now I invite you to try my "Basic" Assist levels. I also: Lowered Start current from 40 to 20 [edit: back up to 30], to complement the softer stop with a softer start...

I've had no problem with Stop Delay at 10. Originally it had Stop Delay 25, which gave an annoying (to me) run-on effect. I've never tried upping the value of Start Decay. I'm okay with the motor cutting off immediately.

I'd like to share my BBS02 settings. PAS1 is minimal assist, for riding around pedestrians, on sidewalks etc. PAS2-8 are closely spaced steps to establish a comfortable to brisk cadence, compensate for battery discharge etc. PAS9 is full beans, as is throttle. I prefer more assist to get going...

That, as well as more speed, more flexibility with gear changes, and I can carry it up a flight of stairs, a must for me.

My luck with a BBS02 is not quite as good as yours, even though I use it pretty gently. Just shy of 2000 miles my secondary gears started making noise on a cold (below freezing) morning. I had to replace the pinion gear, grease went dry. Thankfully, the nylon gear still looks like new. I...

Greetings, I've been e-biking for 21 years, commuting to work 20 years, until I retired last April. First with a Currie USPD kit on a (low end) Cannondale road bike. After a couple years I upgraded from the massive SLA bricks to NiMH. First 6V sub-C packs and later Roomba vacuum packs. Six...