Review of Gazelle 380+ Mid step

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This setup is a lot brighter then stock!
Stock light is just a day light, pretty useless in darkness. Had to replace it since didn't feel safe commuting after the sunset with stock light.

Like the lupine light you choose and it is relatively affordable - I paid more for my Supernova M99 MINI PRO. However it really works well, so this was a great investment!
 
Given how the Enviolo works, I am not at all surprised that it is difficult to move when under load. This is the same behavior as in dog clutch non-synchro racing transmissions, and motorcycle transmissions. I really don't have a problem with it.

What I do have a problem with is
1 That I read in apparently current Enviolo technical literature that the transmission shifts easily under load. Mine does not. Is mine in some way an older Enviolo model? This is hard to tell as Enviolo has changed model names. Do I have a Trekking or a heavy duty variant?
2 A bigger problem for me is that the Bosch drive unit keeps load on for about half a second after pedalling stops, and this stops me from downshifting the Enviolo. Have Bosch and Gazelle believed Enviolo about shifting easily under load?

I have no problem working around this issue under low torque, or downhill. The problem happens when I am going uphill on a short uphill stretch of about 200 yards of 10% to 15% and I find I need to downshift. The Bosch applied electrical torque prevents me from shifting immediately after I stop pedalling, and by the time I have shifted and resumed pedalling, I have lost significant speed. I could possibly get more motor assist by changing from Tour to Turbo, but that creates its own problems. I see no need for this half second continuation of assist with an IGH. I couldn't say if this is helpful with a derailleur. I've been told that Bosch may make different firmware settings for different bike makers, and these may or may not be seen by end users (apparently to Bosch, we aren't customers). Maybe Gazelle made a mistake and specified the wrong setting here. Could this be the downside of buying a bike made in a flat country? ...

Both of our Gazelles with Enviolo Trekking are the same way. They won't budge under any sort of pedaling. Even resting a foot on the pedal at a stop in "auto" mode creates enough motor torque to disable shifting (this is a very small amount of torque...)

Checking out the Enviolo website this is perplexing. They advertise this ability prominently.

Definitely not the experience we're having so far. There is a troubleshooting page, but I think this will have to be dealt with by the dealer.


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I think someone said it improved over time. Curious to hear from Enviolo users: can you shift freely while pedaling?
 
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