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  1. Evolution Stu

    Unanswered ebike specific chains in the UK.

    Buy a good quality 12 speed chain and you will be fine. 👌 I’ve personally moved from KMC ebike chains, to Shimano XT and found they shift better (as you would expect to be fair) and lately have changed to Shimano SLX which are even cheaper. The last 4 have been SLX. I tend to get approx...
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    Answered Why is it believed that speed derestriction damages the motor?

    Morning, thanks, will have a read. I remember looking through for this kind of data before I bought an E-Bike but could never find anything where someone had measured actual power output. It was always just a bunch of guys talking and getting excited about volts and current which isnt of much...
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    Answered Why is it believed that speed derestriction damages the motor?

    I am certainly only talking about the max road speed to receive assistance.
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    Answered Why is it believed that speed derestriction damages the motor?

    I would be interested to see the proof of that since most sites waffle about input power not output power and “assistance” by its very name is referring to output power. Regardless, even if that were true, how do you think it changes my usage scenario above?
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    Answered Why is it believed that speed derestriction damages the motor?

    It’s rubbish. Derestriction cant directly harm the motor IMO. The motor would give the same power output at 100rpm in 4th on an incline as it would at 100rpm in 8th on a flat because they are limited to a certain power output. In our cases, 250w. That’s all it can give you. it doesnt matter...
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