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Updated my chain info above ^ (if someone is still interested).

I'll try to verify tomorrow, but I think the chain is "Shimano STePS CN-E6090 E-Bike Chain 10-speed". CHECKED & VERIFIED: I was wrong, the original Overvolt chain is Shimano "CN-HG54 10-Speed HG-X". Cheap Deore chain :) I don't want to argue with you guys, if you destroy a chain per 400 km leg...

Come on guys, 500 kms is surely nothing for a chain, even on an eBike?! If eBikes would require new chain once or twice a month they would be practically useless, non? I don't know how much a typical forum user rides per week, but generally speaking I think it's not uncommon for an amateur...

Certainly, for mileage GPS is fine and Strava servers are also using quite sophisticated calculations for elevation, described here. If they have a base map for the area, they try to compensate the GPS based device altitude errors. Phones are no good for altitude, but Strava service makes do, it...

But no sir, your numbers are incorrect. Reigate Hill accounts only 83 meters of ascent - your 215 meters is the maximum altitude. It is the elevation change that counts, not the max elevation. Average grade of Reigate is "only" 6.5% . So, 4 times Reigate Hill adds up only 332 meters / 1090...

Being more or less immobilized at the moment and having myself climbed some famous climbs in the Alps and Pyrenees, I got really interested in Gary's numbers. I searched Britains biggest climbs and ended up finding "Scafell Pike - Brook House Inn (MTB)". It's 13 km long with 907 meters of ascent...

Was wondering that too. It's two times as hard as Mont Ventoux from Bedoin. And Ventoux is one of the most famous climbs in the world. Didn't know that UK has such climbs.

Yes, that's my wish, too.

Yeah, but I don't have a Levo and it's an app, not universal ant+ solution?

Interesting, didn't know that Specialized has already partly taken that route. However, what I would like to see, is "power meter" info on my Garmin, together with heart rate, cadence, incline, etc. Being able to analyze a ride later with computer (or with an app) is nice, but instant power (or...

I would like to get motor and rider power sent as an "ant+ power sensor" data. It should not be too hard thing to do, as these machines already have torque sensing electronics built in.

With all due respect, I'm somewhat amazed what kind of expertise levels some people are able to reach with only a few weeks of eMTB ownership. Years of manufacturer R&D are reduced to nothing, when a short glimpse of a tread pattern in a photo is enough for our forums experts. I wouldn't have...

Cool! Looks like a nice environment to ride! Just a small advice: I recommend changing your Strava activity type to "E-Bike Ride" (Edit Activity->Sport), so it won't interfere with the leaderboards of std bicycles. Stealing std-bike-KOMs with an eBike is not something we should do, IMHO. )

No worries, Gary.

Wow! I'm amazed that you think you know my body or how long it took me to re-learn to pedal at high cadences. That's quite a big headed claim there. With working on it, I mean that after two strokes I've had (2007, 2014), I've had to re-learn walking, coordination, keeping balance and finally...

AFAIK, that's how electric motors generally behave, their torque goes down when they approach their max angular speed. Also, power and torque are directly related, if you know power and angular velocity (rpm), you can calculate the torque. And vice versa. Yes, of course. I'm afraid I don't...

Source data was probably "leaked" from Bosch without any reference to the measurement method, so accuracy is pretty much unknown. However, it seems that calculated torque (out of those power curves) actually corresponds pretty well to the claimed torque figures (with the exception of Brose): -...

This is not Shimano related post, but couldn't find a better place for posting, so here we go. I found power curves of few motors from the electricbikereview.com and did some "reverse engineering" to visualize also the torque curves (something I've not seen before). I was interested in torque...

Gary, I guess I'm questioning mostly because I'm frustrated, sitting inside and not being able to walk nor ride. Sorry. Anyways, my point was that going 25 km/h uphill is not easy. Your KOM stuff on short sprint segments kind of proofs my point, it requires harder than easy effort. Then again...

What is an uphill? Lightly ascending "faux plats" below 3% positive slope are not usually considered as "uphills" IMHO, they are just faux plats, flat sections. Which is why I'd like to claim that for an average cyclist it is absolutely NOT easy to pedal faster than 25 km/h UPHILL, far from...