Hi All, I am new here so sorry if this is in the wrong place.
I have a 2019 Rad Rover with an Area 13 35a controller and display, along with their 52v 20ah battery. The last time I rode it was on a very steep sustained climb, with a lot of heavy extra gear and I had an issue with the motor cutting out, and I got the display error "motor position sensor fault". I turned off the display, unplugged and replugged the motor connection. and then it would work fine for a minute and then cut out again. I am guessing it either has to do with the motor overheating or just simply too much weight and asking too much of the motor.
My question is... I want to upgrade the bike to be able to ride long steep climbs while also heavily loaded with gear. will upgrading the hub motor to a 1000w help with this, or should I upgrade to mid drive motor? I read some posts about venting the motor case to help with cooling, and I would be into that but I mostly ride on dirty dusty fire roads with water crossings so I don't think venting the case would work in my scenario. any help would be appreciated.
I have a 2019 Rad Rover with an Area 13 35a controller and display, along with their 52v 20ah battery. The last time I rode it was on a very steep sustained climb, with a lot of heavy extra gear and I had an issue with the motor cutting out, and I got the display error "motor position sensor fault". I turned off the display, unplugged and replugged the motor connection. and then it would work fine for a minute and then cut out again. I am guessing it either has to do with the motor overheating or just simply too much weight and asking too much of the motor.
My question is... I want to upgrade the bike to be able to ride long steep climbs while also heavily loaded with gear. will upgrading the hub motor to a 1000w help with this, or should I upgrade to mid drive motor? I read some posts about venting the motor case to help with cooling, and I would be into that but I mostly ride on dirty dusty fire roads with water crossings so I don't think venting the case would work in my scenario. any help would be appreciated.
