I'd love to see it mounted on a regular bike and compared to an O-chain, as well. It only ratchets backwards, where the O-chain floats in both directions (I think?) but I wonder if this is accomplishing most of what that is doing.
For small battery, I was going to write about this but didn't. It kind of gets at the whole range anxiety thing with electric cars. Some obsence % of car journeys are a very short distance. People seldom use the range that they think they need, but buy for a worst case. That was where my mind went when I first got it. But in reality, it gave me all the range that I needed, and I really only needed to stress it on a couple of adventure rides. So, should you carry around (and pay for) extra battery that you don't need on 95% of your rides, or is a plug in battery pack a better solution?
For power, I think it's going to depend on how you ride. I didn't like Max power for climbing on climbing trails. I only used it when things opened up - powerline climbs, gravel roads, pavement. Even at full power though, I would easily get dropped by full power bikes. On singletrack it felt like the right amount of power. I could see if you're really into blasting through technical climbs, maybe it's a shortcoming? But I think this is the realm I would play in if I were to buy an e-bike.
March 10, 2025, 5:55 p.m. - Dave Tolnai
I'd love to see it mounted on a regular bike and compared to an O-chain, as well. It only ratchets backwards, where the O-chain floats in both directions (I think?) but I wonder if this is accomplishing most of what that is doing. For small battery, I was going to write about this but didn't. It kind of gets at the whole range anxiety thing with electric cars. Some obsence % of car journeys are a very short distance. People seldom use the range that they think they need, but buy for a worst case. That was where my mind went when I first got it. But in reality, it gave me all the range that I needed, and I really only needed to stress it on a couple of adventure rides. So, should you carry around (and pay for) extra battery that you don't need on 95% of your rides, or is a plug in battery pack a better solution? For power, I think it's going to depend on how you ride. I didn't like Max power for climbing on climbing trails. I only used it when things opened up - powerline climbs, gravel roads, pavement. Even at full power though, I would easily get dropped by full power bikes. On singletrack it felt like the right amount of power. I could see if you're really into blasting through technical climbs, maybe it's a shortcoming? But I think this is the realm I would play in if I were to buy an e-bike.