Voltron
1 MW
Nice circling back :wink:
Badass e-Bike Speed Tuning Dongle
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LockH
1 PW
wturber said:
See also the "United Nations"... and their "common law" for the "electric pedal-assisted cycle" - "EPAC"...`Cept ya can't trust lawyers not to build-in more work for themselves. :wink: Ebikers maybe have at least two "problems"... The "Roman approach" - to "divide and conquer" - and "vested interests". Folks that are "happy with things as they are"... as long as it doesn't negatively affect THEIR "bottom line". :wink: But I count on the ES Nation to develop the "work around". :lol:
The Federal CPSC regulation is for a motor producing 750W. This only pertains to sale of new bikes, not their use which is controlled exclusively by the States. Any blather about federal power or speed limits for ebike road use is nonsense - that is simply outside Federal purview.
State Traffic statutes (pertaining to use not sale) that specify 28mph are recognizing that 750W is enough to propel an 'average' bike+rider to about 27mph. Adding in a modest sustainable 70W of pedal effort yields 820W which is enough to push the bike to 28mph. See the ebikes.ca simulator or any bike calculator.
As odd as the number may seem, it's not an unreasonable maximum speed estimate in consideration of the Federal 750W power limit on what can be legally sold. This tacitly assumes that any artificial speed limiting to meet the Federal 20mph motor-only limit for sale has been deactivated so the bike is operating essentially to its physical limit with sustainable help from a pedaling rider. This modification is not illegal in the US once the bike has been sold because the CPSC Federal mandate only addresses product manufacture and first sale (e.g. once you buy a mattress you can tear that scary CPSC tag off and even legally sell it without the tag - the tag had legal significance only at time of manufacture and when sold as new).
This 28mph speed limit is pushed by manufacturers because it more accurately reflects what 750W of power can do rather than focusing on the artificially low safety limit of 20mph specified by the CPSC whose mandate is specifically product safety and who tried to keep performance commensurate with their view of a safe 'low speed electric bicycle'. This 28mph approach is more defensible for the manufacturers since it doesn't challenge the hard limit of 750W (1hp), but goes after the more arbitrary interpretation of 'safety' (20mph). It's also attractive to States looking to define legal USE because it accounts for operator pedaling and goes to easy enforcement criteria - the cops don't need a dyno in the trunk - if you're riding at 35mph, you're in violation by an easily measurable 28mph metric.
By the same token, the CA classification of 28mph bikes (type-3) does recognize that although this might be achievable with a legally purchased bike, operating it at the motor limit makes it somewhat 'un-bike-like' and so they are not allowed on class 1 bike paths.
Anyhow, the 28mph idea is not as loopy as it sounds and was chosen to let folks realize the limits of what the Fed allows to be sold as an ebike while completely sidestepping the whole Federal CSPC/DOT territorial legal war.
State Traffic statutes (pertaining to use not sale) that specify 28mph are recognizing that 750W is enough to propel an 'average' bike+rider to about 27mph. Adding in a modest sustainable 70W of pedal effort yields 820W which is enough to push the bike to 28mph. See the ebikes.ca simulator or any bike calculator.
As odd as the number may seem, it's not an unreasonable maximum speed estimate in consideration of the Federal 750W power limit on what can be legally sold. This tacitly assumes that any artificial speed limiting to meet the Federal 20mph motor-only limit for sale has been deactivated so the bike is operating essentially to its physical limit with sustainable help from a pedaling rider. This modification is not illegal in the US once the bike has been sold because the CPSC Federal mandate only addresses product manufacture and first sale (e.g. once you buy a mattress you can tear that scary CPSC tag off and even legally sell it without the tag - the tag had legal significance only at time of manufacture and when sold as new).
This 28mph speed limit is pushed by manufacturers because it more accurately reflects what 750W of power can do rather than focusing on the artificially low safety limit of 20mph specified by the CPSC whose mandate is specifically product safety and who tried to keep performance commensurate with their view of a safe 'low speed electric bicycle'. This 28mph approach is more defensible for the manufacturers since it doesn't challenge the hard limit of 750W (1hp), but goes after the more arbitrary interpretation of 'safety' (20mph). It's also attractive to States looking to define legal USE because it accounts for operator pedaling and goes to easy enforcement criteria - the cops don't need a dyno in the trunk - if you're riding at 35mph, you're in violation by an easily measurable 28mph metric.
By the same token, the CA classification of 28mph bikes (type-3) does recognize that although this might be achievable with a legally purchased bike, operating it at the motor limit makes it somewhat 'un-bike-like' and so they are not allowed on class 1 bike paths.
Anyhow, the 28mph idea is not as loopy as it sounds and was chosen to let folks realize the limits of what the Fed allows to be sold as an ebike while completely sidestepping the whole Federal CSPC/DOT territorial legal war.
Crossman
100 µW
Anybody having experience with this dongle the bosch maintenance log when you take the bike for a firmware update ?
Quite frankly I think there is no way only scaling the speed sensor on the wheel causing any kind of damage to the system since the only variables that matter for this system are the cadence, power/voltage/amp input, torque output which are all intact (for example exact the same cadence and torque you get at 26mph can be generated at a lower gear when you are climbing up at let's say 13mph).
Anyone know what variables the Bosch log stores ? Obviously if it has information on the actual gear ratio (what gear you are in at each moment) you can easily spot it. I realize that this dongle halves when it reaches a certain speed which is also easy to spot for the trained eye but I don't know if that can be used as a case.
thanks
Quite frankly I think there is no way only scaling the speed sensor on the wheel causing any kind of damage to the system since the only variables that matter for this system are the cadence, power/voltage/amp input, torque output which are all intact (for example exact the same cadence and torque you get at 26mph can be generated at a lower gear when you are climbing up at let's say 13mph).
Anyone know what variables the Bosch log stores ? Obviously if it has information on the actual gear ratio (what gear you are in at each moment) you can easily spot it. I realize that this dongle halves when it reaches a certain speed which is also easy to spot for the trained eye but I don't know if that can be used as a case.
thanks
Crossman
100 µW
Crossman said:
I will appreciate any information on this.
jbalat
10 kW
My gut feel is that since this shows half the speed then it’s unlikely that they could diagnose that the unit has been installed. I’m guessing that the other types that send the full speed back to the display could be an issue since they would know average speed and max speed while motor is engaged, this depends whether the info is stored in the motor or in the controller ?
There is a video on YouTube showing diagnostics but in German I think..
Such a shame there is no loophole like there is with specialised Brose motors that are easily adjusted using a Bluetooth app. I’m not sure if this 2 to 1 approach is safe for the motors in the long run.
There is a video on YouTube showing diagnostics but in German I think..
Such a shame there is no loophole like there is with specialised Brose motors that are easily adjusted using a Bluetooth app. I’m not sure if this 2 to 1 approach is safe for the motors in the long run.
