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This is an excerpt from my e-bike’s manual. Can you tell if my pedal assist system is speed based or power based?

I know what it feels like when the PAS kIckes in when I start peddling and I know what it feels like when the PAS drops off when I stop peddling. What should it feel like when it drops off while peddling? Someone else mentioned some controllers are powered based. How would I know if my...

How do determine the max speed for each pedal assist level? Won’t it change if you are climbing, descending, or riding on flat land, or what gear you’re in?

How would I know or how can I find out if my controller is speed based or power based?

Thanks...I’ll try your technique the next time I hit a hill.

I went on my 13th ride yesterday and I actually did this for the first time. Before yesterday’s ride, I never used the pedal assist and throttle at the same time because I thought the motor could only receive input from one source (the pedal assist or the throttle) at a time. Maybe in the...

Thanks for your encouragement. As a gear head, it’s sometimes frustrating when something doesn’t work the way you think it should or you can’t duplicate what worked before. I went on a ride today and everything worked great. I felt like a kid getting a new bicycle for my birthday. The...

Sorry for the late response, it was 2:45 a.m. here so I went to sleep. Thank you for the additional information. I’m a retired airplane mechanic (37 years), so I like these technical details. i bought this bicycle to get me outdoors during this pandemic. It’s reassuring to know I have a...

Thank you for your insights! I did not know about the overheating issue. This type of information was the reason I joined this group. I assume other than feeling the hub for excessive heat, are there any indications I should be aware of while I’m actually riding? If the hub motor overheats...

Thanks, I’ll try that on my next hill climb. I don’t go up many steep hills, but on one that I did, I started at a lower pedal assist level and when I tried going to a higher pedal assist level, it seemed like it didn’t do anything to help. My expectation was it was going to be like shifting...

I purchased an E-Joe Epik SE in late August. I didn’t get to ride much when I first got it because of the poor air quality levels due to the fires in Northern California. It has a rear hub motor using a cadence sensor, with seven conventional gears, five pedal assist levels, and a throttle...