Aventon Level 500w Upgrade to 1000W or Higher?

[VELOcit3]

Hello community!

I am about to purchase an Aventon Level after months of research on the best bike for the price. I have a perhaps silly question, but could I swap the 500W stock for a higher grade, say 1000W or even higher? That being said, will the bike frame, motor etc be able to handle that? I am not worried about the archaic, arbitrary and quite prejudiced American e-bike speed restriction laws. I would only want to reach these higher speeds on pedal assist, not throttle only, so I believe that my intentions are ethical and sound. I just want a faster commute to work over the hilly 17mi that it takes to reach it!

Thanks!

 

[MartsEbike]

I would only want to reach these higher speeds on pedal assist, not throttle only, so I believe that my intentions are ethical and sound.

Blooming heck....

People with throttles aren't monsters...

I blame Fred for starting this nonsense.

 

[AHicks]

Regarding upgrading the controller, I think the aftermarket KT controller and display (of your choice) would be the smarter move. If for no other reason than it would leave you with an adjustable controller. A bit more work for the conversion maybe, but worth it in my experience.

Speaking in more general terms (other than the bikes mentioned here), I would think the same way - unless - you were talking about a torque sensor system. I haven't seen a torque sensing system from KT - yet. Looking forward to that feature....

Regarding whether or not the bike would handle the extra power, there's little doubt there, in my mind anyway. -Al

 

[AHicks]

Timpo, I put a 20a KT in the Espin Flow we bought recently. No trouble stuffing it in where the original controller was. KT controller was about the same size as the original.

 

[VELOcit3]

Thanks for the replies everyone, I am going to look into this as an option. I want a fast commute, for ref I just biked to work 18mi on a fixie in Portland, OR and then back in the evening (b/c I am babying my Trek Madone and do not want to go trudging through the downtown streets). Ha. That being said, I just need speed (even with Madone it takes a while going up and down the hills to get to work, a little extra power would do wonders. I can be satisfied with 28mi PA, but that number is very arbitrary to be restricted to and was looking for a bit more of an edge if the price was fair. How much does it cost do you estimate to make this transition? Mind you I am completely clueless on this front. Basically w/e the frame can handle and then w/w has to be done so that the controller and the motor are happy together, so w/e can get me say a 1000, 1500 or better. So I suppose that would be 1500w / 48V. That being said, if the price is astronomical it is not worth it to go 6-10mph faster. I have based this assessment on this chart > https://erideguides.com/how-fast-do-electric-bikes-go/

 

[Bikeman]

Keep in mind going faster then 28 on a bike is not the same as that on say, a motorcycle. I've had my bike at 30mph and I slowed down. You want to regularly go faster on a cheaper priced bicycle, your asking for trouble.

Be careful, only saying this because I care about you.

The reason I kept asking how to make a e-bike go faster was because I didn't have one yet. I see a trek bike in the window across the street. It's $6,999. I'd maybe think about going faster on that one, but not on a cheaper ebike.

bm

 

[kmccune]

Could you try it first? 500 watts doesnt mean the same thing on all Bikes, if the thing is pulling it will help you a lot, more speed? Switch to an 11 tooth cassette( or freewheel- had an ecruiserup to 36 mph with this setup) Over 28 mph is asking for a bad injury on a bicycle, you will hit with 4 times the force at 30 mph vs15 mph.