But found another battery will be a few complicate, I think that dengfu have their battery produce by other company (who ?) and as i have understand during spoking with an dealer, the bafang M need a specific BMS to display correct battery level in %. Say me If you find one
Dengfu E10 - The CHEEB V1.0 - Discussion
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But found another battery will be a few complicate, I think that dengfu have their battery produce by other company (who ?) and as i have understand during spoking with an dealer, the bafang M need a specific BMS to display correct battery level in %. Say me If you find one
definitifly not
M series software have nothing common with the BBS, communicating protocol is fully different. nothing comparable.
I could burn all that battery where I live, no problem
not sure it is so easy with the dengfu if throttle is removed. Powerfull delivered is function of effort apply on crank and you need to use also your physical to burn battery, you cannot use max power with only turn crank effortlessly, who will empty the first ? Until now on my testing track i could empty the batteries, with dengfu i have not been able.
But it existing an "boost" mode never test, may be with it ?
markus datgloi
Member
trust me.... easy
Do we have any information how Bafang reacts for guarantee cases if motor has been reprogrammed by user?
Bafang issue the ID's for the software which enable you to make changes. If you get one (an ID), it will be limited in it's abilities of what you can tune - so you wouldn't be able to make changes which could have a detrimental effect.
There might be circumstances where they might grant you a higher level access, but this might also mean that warranty situations aren't as smooth ??
I think the higher level access accounts are normally only given to bafang specialists. Lets hope they give them to celebrities too
Bafang warranty info :
Warranty Exclusions:
7 Failure due to an unreasonable user configuration or unauthorized changes in the relevant accessories parameters
@GrandPaBrogan
You can't measure "effective" angles with a smart phone alone.
Effective seat angle is a stupid virtual measurement made up by the bike industry. it's definition means that it actually changes with bike size but they somehow manage to still just put one angle in the geometry chart for almost all bikes.
you can measure the actual seat tube angle. but as it's not connected to the BB or wouldn't disect it. it's meaningless without also including an offset measurement. Which no manufacturers do.
Nukeproof/Vitus have come up with a new seatpost offset measurement for their 2021 frames which is also gash but so is reach and stack and that's now here to stay.
ie. most folk don't actually understand how reach is affected by stack so just assume they need Xmm reach frames. When they're not all even close to the same size
You can't measure "effective" angles with a smart phone alone.
Effective seat angle is a stupid virtual measurement made up by the bike industry. it's definition means that it actually changes with bike size but they somehow manage to still just put one angle in the geometry chart for almost all bikes.
you can measure the actual seat tube angle. but as it's not connected to the BB or wouldn't disect it. it's meaningless without also including an offset measurement. Which no manufacturers do.
Nukeproof/Vitus have come up with a new seatpost offset measurement for their 2021 frames which is also gash but so is reach and stack and that's now here to stay.
ie. most folk don't actually understand how reach is affected by stack so just assume they need Xmm reach frames. When they're not all even close to the same size
Waynemarlow
E*POWAH Master
The Bafang BB series are completely different animals, they are not torque assist, but simply “ cadence“ assist. Ie if you turn the pedal it will ramp up the power to what ever power you have set regardless of peddle input. Incredibly reliable in the later generations ( they had some electronic problems early on ) and if you are a rider with some leg or knee problems, then they are a great go to motor.
What they are not good for is mtb on single track, sure they can be reprogrammed to be a good compromise, yes you can fit brake cut offs ( essential and easily done in my view ) but once you have ridden torque sensing motors, then the world of EBikes has moved on from cadence sensing only. Some of the hacked software motors can be put into cadence only as a get me home or for specific riders and it’s quite interesting to go back and try what you thought was fantastic.
As a rule the Bafang motors have all been ridiculously quiet, the BBS02 is simply a faint whirr, but unfortunately the M600 since fitting the steel main gear is reputed to be noisy. If you want to go down the M600 route and have a quieter motor, Luna in the States now sell a new main gear made of a specific plastic and modified software ( slower ramp up, max torque on any gear is at 0 rpm ) but there was some talk that it is only now available as a Luna only complete motor.
Bafung have designed a motor for a specific requirement, EU compliant only, road and gravel bike orientated, and we get to where we are. Already there’s rumours of code being rewritten for the M500 but to date it hasn’t appeared but to be fair, when I bought my E10 frame in September, I couldn’t source anywhere a M500. Give it time and as per the BB series, new software will become available and at that point my guess it will be a very good alternative.
What they are not good for is mtb on single track, sure they can be reprogrammed to be a good compromise, yes you can fit brake cut offs ( essential and easily done in my view ) but once you have ridden torque sensing motors, then the world of EBikes has moved on from cadence sensing only. Some of the hacked software motors can be put into cadence only as a get me home or for specific riders and it’s quite interesting to go back and try what you thought was fantastic.
As a rule the Bafang motors have all been ridiculously quiet, the BBS02 is simply a faint whirr, but unfortunately the M600 since fitting the steel main gear is reputed to be noisy. If you want to go down the M600 route and have a quieter motor, Luna in the States now sell a new main gear made of a specific plastic and modified software ( slower ramp up, max torque on any gear is at 0 rpm ) but there was some talk that it is only now available as a Luna only complete motor.
Bafung have designed a motor for a specific requirement, EU compliant only, road and gravel bike orientated, and we get to where we are. Already there’s rumours of code being rewritten for the M500 but to date it hasn’t appeared but to be fair, when I bought my E10 frame in September, I couldn’t source anywhere a M500. Give it time and as per the BB series, new software will become available and at that point my guess it will be a very good alternative.
GrandPaBrogan
⚡ eGeezer ⚡
Duh, how silly of me. My old-school old-world sensibility forgot that there are hardly any straight uninterrupted seat tubes connected to the BB anymore. None of my bikes even do, haha!
How about stretching a piece of string from the saddle to the BB and measuring that angle against level ground - would that work?
Nope. We're not all the same height silly. Plus we all ride with dropper posts now.
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GrandPaBrogan
⚡ eGeezer ⚡
I think you’re getting the Asian emblems confused. ?
Red ball is Japan, red starfish is China, not to be confused with white sun which is ROC Taiwan.
Yellow thumbs up is the universal symbol for “you’ve got jaundice.”
Rosemount
E*POWAH Elite
That vid demo-ing the noise of Bafang motors all bikes had throttles . They took off from a standing start without pedaling .
Edit ; I realised the sound test is faulty . They aren`t pedaling the bikes as they pass the microphone ! Not same - same as under pedaling load ?
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The build ?
Frame, motor and battery : Designed, developed and fabricated in China by professionals.
Bike : Assembled in England by some bloke with a hammer, screwdriver and several cans of spray paint.
Bike : Assembled in England by some bloke with a hammer, screwdriver and several cans of spray paint.
GrandPaBrogan
⚡ eGeezer ⚡
Great video! Thanks for taking us along your journey... ??
Can’t wait for the up and coming test ride video.
Mcharza
E*POWAH BOSS
No voting or polling needed, it's THE CHEEB! Nice
Isn't that what Whyte allready is doing ?
Banktramp
Well-known member
Just watched it, you should become dealer and sell into the uk!!
2cool2fool
Active member
Great video Rob - and a beautiful build!
CRFan1
Active member
Outstanding Rob! I would buy that bike in a New York minute!!
westcoastmtbr
Active member
This is very tempting for the price, but here in the USA, you can buy a Canyon Spectral for 5k. Now that's a tempting thing since it comes with warranty... If you have the spare parts, it would be cool to see if you could get one of these down to the 4k range. It will be interesting to see how Rob rates the ride of the bike compared to other budget bikes such as the recent Marin bikes. So much fun. This is cool Rob!
I did see the BESST PC program, but it looks like it's not usable on the trail.
I might be wrong.....
On the Bafang motor website it says that the motor needs 2 magnets, which means 2 pulses pr revolution.
If this is true....then I don't care about the restriction
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