Urgent Request to E-Bike Manufacturers: Race Mode

Suns_PSD said:

Sure, there are rules. But hidden buttons or other tricks to release more power, etc. will always exist.

54# ready to ride weight (could adjust it by 1# up/ down based on bike RAD) limit and battery max size seems like a workable solution otherwise it would be easy to create a 60#+ behemoth that would be faster than everything.

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No, they have tech inspections by race officials before, (for all) and after the race, (for podium finishers) to make sure there is no cheating going on.

Albertocsoares said:

In Brazil, we have a major eMTB competition with more than 300 competitors using different motor systems, such as Shimano (600 W), Bosch (750 W), Specialized (650 W / 850 W), and Avinox (1000 W). This large difference in power means that many athletes with lower-power bikes choose not to participate in the race.

The suggestion is to implement a power and speed limiter in the apps of the different manufacturers. This limiter would work for a predetermined period of time, temporarily making all bikes equal in terms of performance and ensuring a fair competition.

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Entrei no mundo das ebikes para incentivar minha esposa a continuar pedalando e agora ambos temos ebikes light, meus motores bafang m820 250W 75N, muitos eventos me quebram pois nem de longe posso acompanhar uma a as de 750W e aposentei a minha bike de XC pelo conforto do quadro AM da ebike.
Temos provas de que o cara largo com o aviso limitado e não minha prova alteram os limites via app. Sua proposta é super válida e deveria ser renovada pelos fabricantes que tem app para mudar os parâmetros.

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I entered the world of ebikes to encourage my wife to keep cycling, and now we both have lightweight ebikes. My Bafang M820 250W 75N motors are challenging because I can't even come close to keeping up with a 750W bike, and I retired my XC bike for the comfort of the ebike's AM frame.

We have proof that the rider who started with the limited warning, and not my test, changes the limits via app. Your proposal is very valid and should be renewed by manufacturers who have apps to change the parameters.

Onetime said:

You do know they have age brackets in all forms of racing right? They have the senior race divisions just for,,,,,,, Guess what,,,,,Older folks! I’m about the same age as the op and I love to go fast and compete. And I in fact have several Strava KOM’s that include all age riders on e-bikes. As soon as you stop trying, you might as well go to an old folks home and wait to die. What a shitty outlook, SMH It’s not too late to participate. I’ll ride and race until I physically can’t anymore. But I’ll still be out there trying and having a blast doing it!

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Take pleasure in race is one thing. Needs to win to participate is another. After +- 35 years your physical capacities and your risk level acceptation decrease. Those who have satisfied their "competitive spirit" when their are able to perform, accepting that and take less importance to their ranking. Other who haven't win valid result, still exepected to prove themself their are better of other and request "personal' adapted rules. May be because they don't accept to integrated that they don't are great riders ?