I feel your pain, I changed my freewheel to an 11/34T and that was a night and day difference for me. Your new lower first gear will let you go up hills more easily assisted. The top end is better no more ghost pedaling at the top end. I can get to 26mph but it takes some work to get there. I am considering changing my crankset to a 58T to get more top-end speed. Also if you chqange your free wheel you need the special socket its $10 from amazon and leave out the spacer on the factory freewheel. PS: What I read is that the motor is a downgraded 750 watt motor. In order to get more power you would have to change out the controller it is limited to 18 watts.
I weigh in at 340 and the gear change is probably the best this bike will do. I saw someone in my facebook group put a 1000watt BBSHD mid-motor and according to him it's great with torque and going up hills.
Just because your bike unfortunately is riddled with problems doesn't mean the bike isn't designed for someone that's 200 lbs for hills. I'm 200 lbs and have no issue with the hills where I live. I just don't expect the bike to whisk me up a hill without me putting any effort in. That's not what it was designed for. It's pedal assist..the throttle is a benefit but does not mean it's a motorbike. I think there's a lot more expected from a $900 bike from some. Yes a mid drive is better and more efficient. And a lot more money. My 113ci motorcycle will go up a hill better than a 250cc scooter will and it cost a lot more consequently.
. My wife and kid can ride the Lectric bikes since it works fine for them.Lectric bike was my first ebike and I had no idea what a 500-watt bike is capable of. Hills in my area are around 20-25% grade, similar to San Francisco. I'm pedaling hard and sweating like a pig. Throttle only will not move the bike at all, maybe roll backward. I just got a 11-34 gear set Rogue XP suggested and going to put it on this weekend. I also ordered another bike with Bafang Ultra mid-drive as others have suggested and now that I know what 500-watt is capable of I thought 1000-watt should be sufficient
Oh, Lectric sent me a new controller and everything is working like new again. It will still shut down after 30 minutes of hills due to overheating but come right back after 30 seconds or so. I need to figure out a way to transfer the controller heat to the bike frame since it can't cool down sitting inside the bike frame. Anyone come up with a creative way to cool the controller?
You could move the controller and mount it to the frame, that might help with some air cooling ?Lectric bike was my first ebike and I had no idea what a 500-watt bike is capable of. Hills in my area are around 20-25% grade, similar to San Francisco. I'm pedaling hard and sweating like a pig. Throttle only will not move the bike at all, maybe roll backward. I just got a 11-34 gear set Rogue XP suggested and going to put it on this weekend. I also ordered another bike with Bafang Ultra mid-drive as others have suggested and now that I know what 500-watt is capable of I thought 1000-watt should be sufficient
Oh, Lectric sent me a new controller and everything is working like new again. It will still shut down after 30 minutes of hills due to overheating but come right back after 30 seconds or so. I need to figure out a way to transfer the controller heat to the bike frame since it can't cool down sitting inside the bike frame. Anyone come up with a creative way to cool the controller?
