rocwandrer
100 W
I want my kid to be able to go on longer rides with me but still have enough energy left at the end of the ride so that she will still be having fun.
I think what I'm looking for is:
A.) something tunable to less than 100w, maybe with 200w available later as she grows.
B.) No throttle. Needs to have a pedelec at least as good as the 36 pole bafang with the bbshd controller (not awesome, but tunable to i.) give a near instant throttle cut when pedaling stops, ii.) give some taper on when pedaling starts and iii.) ability to taper off assist at higher cadence.
C.) as light weight as possible.
I put her on a fat bike with a BBSHD (default programming) to try out the concept. This was the only bike available small enough to accommodate her.
Issues:
1.) The bike is so heavy she can't lift it if she falls and the weight negatively affects handling.
2.) Assist level one (100W input power?) is a tiny bit too much assist at this time. If I monkeyed with the programming, I could make it better, but this is clearly not the right setup anyway.
I think what I'm looking for is:
A.) something tunable to less than 100w, maybe with 200w available later as she grows.
B.) No throttle. Needs to have a pedelec at least as good as the 36 pole bafang with the bbshd controller (not awesome, but tunable to i.) give a near instant throttle cut when pedaling stops, ii.) give some taper on when pedaling starts and iii.) ability to taper off assist at higher cadence.
C.) as light weight as possible.
I put her on a fat bike with a BBSHD (default programming) to try out the concept. This was the only bike available small enough to accommodate her.
Issues:
1.) The bike is so heavy she can't lift it if she falls and the weight negatively affects handling.
2.) Assist level one (100W input power?) is a tiny bit too much assist at this time. If I monkeyed with the programming, I could make it better, but this is clearly not the right setup anyway.