I agree, which is why I said theoretically, because the cells probably won't work out exactly as you want them. But as you stated, that 48v pack is lower capacity overall. If you could find cells the right size it should work out pretty damn close if the total capacity was the same.
How does it keep the weight down? Watt hours are watt hours. Whether you use 36v or 48v, to get a battery to be 800wh it's still storing the same amount of energy. You would theoretically have a similar number of cells, just one pack with more in series to achieve the higher voltage and the...
Same person I got too. Still waiting on mine to ship… ordered Sep 11, was hoping for it to ship last week but no luck, it was some national holiday in china on Thursday. Really hoping for this coming week. This my impatience after STILL waiting on a bike since I first ordered my Lightcarbon...
Sayonara gave a good explanation on the 971. Seemed like originally it was just some complaints of deflection, so they tried to stiffen it and that seems to be where it went wrong and they had worse issues after the attempt to stiffen it. I’m a big guy (6’0” ~240lbs depending on the day) so I...
I agree, it'll probably be 10 years before MGUs are mainstream. You'll see a few more of the smaller boutique bike companies come out with them, people will object as they did with e-bikes early on, and there will be issues as there always are with anything new. Eventually one of the more...
The whole MGU thing is going to be an interesting thing to follow, because SRAM and Shimano have become industry kingpins for so long largely on the success of derailleur based drive trains. You know they'll do everything in their power to fight those from becoming mainstream with the big...
True, it’s probably much harder for manufacturers to conform to as well. You probably have to get the people designing the frame and the people making the battery in the same room together to make those skinny things that integrate really well.
I was surprised by the shape of the battery on the new Bosch as well, still very wide. Figured more people would be following the path of Amflow and others with the skinny long battery for a more normal looking downtube.
Not sure about a show, but yes, the original expected announcement for the gen 4 Levo was indeed the 30th. Dealers all got an invite to a “special event” that is supposed to be the launch announcement. Some people now say it’ll be later, but that might just mean actual deliveries and the...
I remember that double spring name from when I would lurk on the Surron sub on Reddit, they were definitely one of the most reliable distributors for those.
Just got my battery in the mail from Dengfu and they sent the wrong one 🙃. Ordered the 840wh and they sent the 1008.
Not sure how I keep hitting the lottery with these disasters but it’s getting pretty old…
We seem to be way more relaxed with the enforcement in the US though. Like I’ve heard of people afraid of actually getting their bikes tested for power output and ticketed as a result, which I can say would almost never happen here in the states. No police force would even bother to buy the...
One more thing I forgot to ask - did they include a chainstay protector at all? I'll order one now if not. I know LC includes them with some of their frames but wasn't sure about Dengfu.
The 250w watt thing is just in Europe though, and even there it seems many brands still sell just fine going well beyond as long as it’s not used on public roads. .
I feel like with the amount of hype and game-changing talk we’re having about this motor these guys are destined to have some tragic flaw come out with it. I can see it now, some storyline about how 50% of these things had major mechanical failure after 3 months of use or something. The hype is...
Okay, makes sense then. So I'll likely have a painted cover as well, that's good to hear. I was hoping it would be color matched. How long did it take from time you ordered to when they shipped it? I know they gave a generic 3 weeks but was interested in a real world experience. I'm right around...