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I'm glad that he spent time describing the feel of the motor at the pedals; that it felt more response in boost mode implies that there's more software tuning to be done, which is easier to pull off than fundamental mechanical gear changes. Clearly Rob was more blown away than Alex and if I had...

That's a great weight. Tell us about those wheels as they may have made a big difference. Looked up Pirope just now and that was the kind of something I was looking for as cleaner and better looking alternative to Berds. How much did those wheels set you back?

In sethimus snarky prose: "Read my OP again, but this time read it slowly. "

I guessed you missed my point about High-Pivot. Those bikes your rode were low pivot pretty much at BB Level, and as you say nearly zero anti-squat. Besides this kind of pivot location is pretty much impossible with any mid-motor EMTB. I'm referring to high-pivot concentric pivot suspension...

Not if they are high-pivot. Elevated chainstays help (like the Mondraker prototype), but is not required for chain. But if using belt, you would need either elevated chainstay, or Horst Link to separate the chainstay from seat stay during installation. For folks with a belt fetish, VPP and DW...

That they are rare is an indication that either they have undesirable/suboptimal characteristics or that other designs are better or both. Please elaborate so I can address each issue.

That would be exactly what you don't want. The point is to have zero-tensioned slack on the chain/belt to drive power transfer. The top half of the chain loop is completely handled by pedal or motor slack take-up (for what little there is) and as long is there's forward momentum, there is...

Totally agree. I've suggested the term MTU, as in Motor-Transmission Unit as more a general term for combined motor/transmission systems, which would be a superset of MGU, ECVT, and PBW (Pedal-by-Wire). In my mind, MGU should specifically refer to true gearbox systems like Pinion and...

The M1-M2 already is already based on a planetary gear system, though it is fixed gear ratio there for step-down purposes - the ring gear is fixed into the chassis. Not much more is required for ECVT besides connecting the extra motor and unshackling the ring gear to connect to the drive motor.

Firm 203mm mount. No choice to make it shorter.

Yes. Comes with spider and chainring and cranks. Benefits: Aesthetics and weight. And I'm starting with 36T out the gate so changing the chainring anyway.

That wretched thing would never grace my frame. Luckily it came uninstalled.

Helix Race e*spec Chainring

Yep. Figured that out connecting the battery up and hoping fo the best. It's a bit silly that this is case since the proprietary sockets and plug fully mate. Wonder if its just the function of the wiring harness (swapping wires or creating loops) and not something more like an active bus.

Are you implying that battery itself needs to be paired? That it has bluetooth on its own? Seems far fetched. Or if not installs some kind of token in the battery's memory that activates the battery?

After an hour, no increase in charge. No handshake. Just received bike frame with battery shipped separately. Only 2 bars on the battery LED itself when activate. Plug fully seated in socket. Plugged in charger first, get the yellow light, nothing happens after plugging in either at charger or...

BTW, its an official 12A charger. However, There is a light on the charge that is a pale yellow that goes on when I connect wall power to the charger. However, when I plug it into the battery, it does not change color or blink and leds on the battery to turn on or blink either. How do I know...

Can I charge Avinox FS800 battery directly connected to the 12A charger when battery is outside the bike?

Was that bike you tested the Decathlon with Owuru motor? It's already looking like Sea Otter 2027 is going get really interesting. So dish it out, Rob. How did they compare even in suboptimal conditions? Which felt more refined? Any areas the need more work? I get the feeling about...

Well that's just the beauty of Hybrid Drive ECT - there's really nothing premature abou it. How do you think hybrid vehicles (HEV) charge their batteries? The gas engine powers both wheels and charges battery. When you are idle at a stop sign, the gas engine stays on and charges the battery...