cant get 28 mph on my xp 2.0
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Taylor57
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We have an XP an increased the chainring and 28 is still pretty tough to hit. Why you tryin to go 28? That is not exactly the most stable of machines to be attempting speed records. It cruises real nice at 18-20.
RideToWork
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This bike doesn't do 28mph willingly. As mentioned above, there are limitations - 20in wheels being the biggest.
If you get your settings up, have tires inflated to 30psi, and have a fully charged battery - it will do 28mph if you pedal like a kid chasing the ice cream truck.
If you get your settings up, have tires inflated to 30psi, and have a fully charged battery - it will do 28mph if you pedal like a kid chasing the ice cream truck.
RideToWork
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I've gotten mine over 27 mph in stock condition. Lower gear on the rear would be nice but frankly if I want speed, my Cannondale road bike with 700c wheels gets me over 30mph with much less effort.
PedalUma
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A big chainring will mean that the chain will shift off the chainring in the bigger (lower gear) rear cogs. Bigger wheels to start with on a bike design is a good place to begin. This wheel size is like a little kid's bike for a six year old. Adult bikes do not have 20" wheels.
Johny Rocket
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The motor assists up to 28mph. In other words if you hit 28mph the motor shuts off. That is to keep the bike legal. If the motor were to assist past 28mph, then it would be classified as a moped and be subject to additional things like headlights, turn signals, brake light, and so on.
Having said this if you want to hit 28mph with the Lectric here is how. Be aware that you will likely be ghost peddling unless you are amazingly fit
1. Be sure the battery is fully charged and the cells are balanced (once the green charge light comes on, keep charging for an additional 4-5 hours, the battery manager will balance the individual cells during the extra hours)
2. Use a tire pressure app to enter tire size, rider and bike weight and pump tires to the advised pressure.
3. Lower your handle bars as low as you can tolerate
4. Raise your seat as high as you can tolerate.
6. Wait for a day with no wind or maybe even hope for a tailwind
7. Find the flattest (or downhill), smoothest, uninterrupted asphalt or concrete path of at least 1/2 mile.
8. Set bike to PAS 5. (I assume you've already done your set up mode P6 to 22 and P8 to 45).
9. Start peddling, once you are in highest gear and reach 16mph, lower your head and shoulders as low as you can tolerate (getting aerodynamic) and continue to peddle even once you no longer are making any contribution (ghost peddling).
10. Have fun while it lasts and see your fully charged battery go to 90% in just a few minutes of fun. You usually only get a single shot before the battery gets too low to provide enough energy for a 28mph run.
Having said this if you want to hit 28mph with the Lectric here is how. Be aware that you will likely be ghost peddling unless you are amazingly fit
1. Be sure the battery is fully charged and the cells are balanced (once the green charge light comes on, keep charging for an additional 4-5 hours, the battery manager will balance the individual cells during the extra hours)
2. Use a tire pressure app to enter tire size, rider and bike weight and pump tires to the advised pressure.
3. Lower your handle bars as low as you can tolerate
4. Raise your seat as high as you can tolerate.
6. Wait for a day with no wind or maybe even hope for a tailwind
7. Find the flattest (or downhill), smoothest, uninterrupted asphalt or concrete path of at least 1/2 mile.
8. Set bike to PAS 5. (I assume you've already done your set up mode P6 to 22 and P8 to 45).
9. Start peddling, once you are in highest gear and reach 16mph, lower your head and shoulders as low as you can tolerate (getting aerodynamic) and continue to peddle even once you no longer are making any contribution (ghost peddling).
10. Have fun while it lasts and see your fully charged battery go to 90% in just a few minutes of fun. You usually only get a single shot before the battery gets too low to provide enough energy for a 28mph run.
fooferdoggie
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or grab the back of a car or put the bike in the back of the car 
I have done 28 on my mid drive its work even though I am not that upright and it is way too noisy the wind noise is not great.
I have done 28 on my mid drive its work even though I am not that upright and it is way too noisy the wind noise is not great.
Johny Rocket
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They're 3" and not as knobby on the 2.0 that started this thread. I have the 1.0 and can hit 28mph every time I follow my posted instructions. I switched to 3" Kenda craze when my knobbies wore out and it doesn't really feel like they have less resistance for some reason but definitely quieter.
fooferdoggie
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getting too old to go fast anymore. we have short hills only a block or two the tandem can get to over 30. plenty of long ones we could do much faster. way to old for that or maybe wise.
Taylor57
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fooferdoggie
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yes but they have experience and a bike made for speed. not a fat tired small wheel bike with cheap breaks and a poor fit.
Oh for heaven's sake, simplest solution is to install a new freewheel that has an 11-tooth high gear instead of the stock 14.
Your pedaling cadence will be significantly lower. Still, like the others say, hunker down and put on a street tire inflated to max pressure.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08S2TL6Q2/ref=twister_B08RZ2YGX5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Your pedaling cadence will be significantly lower. Still, like the others say, hunker down and put on a street tire inflated to max pressure.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08S2TL6Q2/ref=twister_B08RZ2YGX5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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