Douglas Wever
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My Raleigh Detour iE has 8 speeds. When stopping I used to gear down from 8th to 6th or 5th gear so that I'm ready to take off in a lower gear as 8th is too tall from a full stop. Then I thought, why change gears at all? Now unless I'm pointed up a hill, I leave it in 8th, and upon starting I just twist the throttle and gently pedal. By the time the throttle hits 5 or 6 mph the cadence sensing pedal assist has kicked in and I'm gone. Works on Pedago Ridge Rider too cadence sensing on level five.
Any reason not to use this technique?
And I would guess that when my Trek XM 700+ arrives in August this issue takes care of itself because that bike has shift sensors and it will not try to propel me forward while I'm changing gears like the Raleigh.
This whole problem exists because gearing down while stopping is difficult without shift sensors because when you are coming to a stop because you pedal to bring your chain up the cassette to a lower gear, and as a result of your pedaling the cadence sensors are telling the motor to launch you forward which is exactly opposite of the stop you're trying to make. So if you are simply able to leave it in top gear knowing your throttle is going to fill in at launch, problem solved. But I may be missing something basic given my newness to ebikes (around 200 miles) and of course the range drain Grench mentions two post below.
So the shift sensors are not telling the motor no power because I don't have shift sensors, but my brake activation is killing the motor, but it is trick to pull your very grabby left break while shifting with your right hand, and counter intuitive to pedal while breaking.
So how do I the newbie when shifting gears overcome my bike's cadence sensors telling the motor to launch me forward when I pedal during the shift so the chain can find it's next spot on the cassette.
Any reason not to use this technique?
And I would guess that when my Trek XM 700+ arrives in August this issue takes care of itself because that bike has shift sensors and it will not try to propel me forward while I'm changing gears like the Raleigh.
This whole problem exists because gearing down while stopping is difficult without shift sensors because when you are coming to a stop because you pedal to bring your chain up the cassette to a lower gear, and as a result of your pedaling the cadence sensors are telling the motor to launch you forward which is exactly opposite of the stop you're trying to make. So if you are simply able to leave it in top gear knowing your throttle is going to fill in at launch, problem solved. But I may be missing something basic given my newness to ebikes (around 200 miles) and of course the range drain Grench mentions two post below.
So the shift sensors are not telling the motor no power because I don't have shift sensors, but my brake activation is killing the motor, but it is trick to pull your very grabby left break while shifting with your right hand, and counter intuitive to pedal while breaking.
So how do I the newbie when shifting gears overcome my bike's cadence sensors telling the motor to launch me forward when I pedal during the shift so the chain can find it's next spot on the cassette.
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