2019 Frey Fat AM1000

[MartsEbike]

Bafang, on the other hand, just “lets it rip” from the get go, without warning. I once made a mistake of immediately pressing the brakes after starting, something which would work fine on a Bosch — the Bafang lurched forward then abruptly stopped, with me flying chest first into the handlebars. Not a pleasant experience and, sadly, not something that any amount of tuning can help.

Was you using the throttle? This sounds like what I'd expect if you accidently hit the throttle. I know Frey now sell all bikes with "Throttle-from-zero" disabled, to stop you from hurting yourself in such scenarios.

With a little programming you can make the motor quite smooth under PAS. It'll never be as smooth as the Bosch/Yamaha, but it can get close.

What you can't do is program the throttle in any meaningful sense. Its just a poor quality throttle and better off replaced with something better. It doesn't provide a gradual response, its more like a switch On/Off.

 

[Dmitri]

Was you using the throttle? This sounds like what I'd expect if you accidently hit the throttle. I know Frey now sell all bikes with "Throttle-from-zero" disabled, to stop you from hurting yourself in such scenarios.

With a little programming you can make the motor quite smooth under PAS. It'll never be as smooth as the Bosch/Yamaha, but it can get close.

What you can't do is program the throttle in any meaningful sense. Its just a poor quality throttle and better off replaced with something better. It doesn't provide a gradual response, its more like a switch On/Off.

Your guess is correct, that was using throttle from the start. Not sure why they thought an abrupt start would be safe because it's definitely not.

 

[MartsEbike]

Your guess is correct, that was using throttle from the start. Not sure why they thought an abrupt start would be safe because it's definitely not.

Frey bikes come with "throttle-from-zero" disabled. I had to explicitly request mine to be enabled.

Powerful machines can have an "abrupt" start if you wide open the throttle, its often a selling point rather than a point of contention, but it does require the proficiency of the rider to match the capabilities of the bike.