Inmotion99
New Member
A friend installed my Bafang mid drive on Thursday and I was able to do a few test rides since then. Overall impression.......oh Yeah! This is going to work for me. I am a long time cyclist who can no longer ride more than 12 miles and no hills without longlasting pain. I continued riding but with the distance and terrain limits it was frustrating. The bafang middrive takes away the hills letting me do some local errands by bike again! I haven’t felt the need to go above PAS 3 for the hills nearby and it’s usually in 0 or 1. I have an 11-34 rear cog and opted for the 44 tooth chain ring so I don’t need assist on the flats and minor hills. I’m not interested in speed just help with bigger and longer hills so I can’t imagine I’ll need above level 3 or 4. I’m being very conscious of using the bikes gears and not putting to much demand on the motor to avoid burning out the controller which I understand is a problem with some of these. Any tips appreciated.
