bigmoocanoe
New Member
I have a new Norco Fluid A1 and really like it. However, for some reason the governor seems to kick in around 18mph and not 20mph as advertised. While that's not a huge difference, it's a little annoying because I often ride my regular mountain bike faster at times. Is there any way to do one of the following without impacting my warranty?
1) Update something in the software to eeek out that last couple of assisted miles per hour, not adding restrictions until 20mph.
2) Stop the governor from kicking in but without having the motor provide any additional help after 20mph.
It's strange to me how different motors and bike manufacturers handle the governor. For instance I rode a Specialized Turbo Levo Comp (Using the Bosch CX) and the engine stopped assisting at 20 but you could easily peddle beyond the top end of the motor, none of that laggy feeling. However, I rode two Treks and both of them were tuned more like my Specialized where there a pretty heavy governor once you hit the 20 mph mark. It seems to be a software thing to me.
Let me know, thanks.
Rob
1) Update something in the software to eeek out that last couple of assisted miles per hour, not adding restrictions until 20mph.
2) Stop the governor from kicking in but without having the motor provide any additional help after 20mph.
It's strange to me how different motors and bike manufacturers handle the governor. For instance I rode a Specialized Turbo Levo Comp (Using the Bosch CX) and the engine stopped assisting at 20 but you could easily peddle beyond the top end of the motor, none of that laggy feeling. However, I rode two Treks and both of them were tuned more like my Specialized where there a pretty heavy governor once you hit the 20 mph mark. It seems to be a software thing to me.
Let me know, thanks.
Rob