My post contained some sarcasm someone didn't like, so they pressed the report button, lol.
Hacking ! Why ?
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Too late! I've got a de-restricted Kenevo, and I'm loving it!
@All Mountain Coaching I read the post dude
I thought it was an April fool in November ????
I thought it was an April fool in November ????
@Churchill ?????totally and utterly been had well done dude ??????
No, just poking some fun at the idea that de-restricted bikes are super dangerous or super selfish.
Swissrob
Well-known member
I think you nailed it dude only pensioners and small children should be able to go faster than 8kph because they are much more aware than your average ebiker!
I will see myself out......
All Mountain Coaching
E*POWAH Elite
Wasn't me dude. I sensed sarcasm obviously. I couldn't believe you'd typed so much sarcasm. Hence the boredom comment.
Albez
Well-known member
You'd have to be pretty gullible to believe Churchill's post. I read the first line, saw the sarcasm, and then skipped the rest lol
I just went to a Bosch certification class today.
There were some interesting discussions on “tampering” and “tampering detection”
It seems European regulations have made the drivetrain manufacturers responsible for detecting whether or not the system has been tampered with. The new updates to the Bosch diagnostic tool went into effect today and tampering detection is now integrated.
By July 2019, all Ebike manufacturers of all drivetrains will have Ebike software that will not only detect tampering, but the system will enter a “safe mode” and it will go really really slow.
You’ll then have to take it back to the dealer to take it out of safe mode. You’ll then have to sign documentation agreeing never to do it again.
This is probably why BLEvo isn’t working on the new Levos. If Specialized and Bosch are doing it everyone else will be doing it too.
This is the worst news possible.
There were some interesting discussions on “tampering” and “tampering detection”
It seems European regulations have made the drivetrain manufacturers responsible for detecting whether or not the system has been tampered with. The new updates to the Bosch diagnostic tool went into effect today and tampering detection is now integrated.
By July 2019, all Ebike manufacturers of all drivetrains will have Ebike software that will not only detect tampering, but the system will enter a “safe mode” and it will go really really slow.
You’ll then have to take it back to the dealer to take it out of safe mode. You’ll then have to sign documentation agreeing never to do it again.
This is probably why BLEvo isn’t working on the new Levos. If Specialized and Bosch are doing it everyone else will be doing it too.
This is the worst news possible.
DarkBlueSheep
New Member
Surely the bikes firmware will have to be updated for this to work. So if you didnt update your bikes firmware you might still be ok?
Correct, but if you need a warranty claim, you’ll be out of luck
Albez
Well-known member
This will be the emtb killer.. if true.
Or everyone will manage just fine. Plenty of people riding emtb's have coped without derestricting them.
This seems draconian and completely out of proportion, its not like there have been hundreds of accidents involving deresticted ebikes.
Customers have been redistricting their, motorcycles and cars for years with no such interaction from the manufacters.
Customers have been redistricting their, motorcycles and cars for years with no such interaction from the manufacters.
Not really
Albez
Well-known member
I reckon the majority who use electric bikes to commute derestrict and a fair few of the etmb community also derestrict. It's likely ebike sales will be hit hard with such draconian measures. May as well just buy a cheaper analogue bike
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While I agree that these measures are draconian, I dont think that it will hurt ebike or eMTB sales much at all. I know a few guys who commute around london a lot on their ebikes and until I asked them about derestricting they didnt even know that you could! I mean technically not the legalities of doing so.
For the record I think that emtbs are better without the restriction, particularly with certain motor systems.
For the record I think that emtbs are better without the restriction, particularly with certain motor systems.
Start a poll and see? I realise this is possibly a wierd sub section of the market and many people ride their emtb without every needing to talk about it on the Internet, but it would be fun to see the percentage of users that have derestricted their bikes.
There's still a big difference between a restricted ebike and a regular bike.
The other factor is look at the auto industry remapping/chip tuning industry, almost none is officially sanctioned and it's big business, maybe the same thing will happen to ebikes. Roll on the day when there's open source software to tweak my bike.
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
Anyone that thought Churchill's post #27 was serious may be in need of a humour transplant (or maybe they were just having a bad day).
For the avoidance of doubt, I don't know the guy (or person born as female currently identifying as male).
For the avoidance of doubt, I don't know the guy (or person born as female currently identifying as male).
Albez
Well-known member
@steve_sordy I will openly admit I believed the post
Have you seen some of the comments to do with derestrictions anything is possible.
And I can assure you I don’t need a humour transplant either dude
Have you seen some of the comments to do with derestrictions anything is possible.
And I can assure you I don’t need a humour transplant either dude
Sounds like a challenge of the open source community. I suspect they'll be able to knock up "adjusted" firmwares for the big brand motors that get by the security within months if they believe there is a value there, or even just for the challenge. Based on the gaffes the manufacturers have made with their apps and buetooth upgrades I severely doubt they have implemented world class security without any back doors.
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steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
No I have not been following threads on derestricting, as for the moment it is not on my horizon.
I do hope that my comment about a humour transplant did not upset you more than just a little bit. I'm sure you were just having a bad day. On some of my days when I was working for a living, things were so bad that even the boss doing a pratfall with a full cup of coffee wasn't funny!
No offence taken at all dude I’m a builder so piss taken is the norm for me daily ?
I was just letting you know I wasn’t having a bad day and I didn’t need a humour transplant. I was stating that nothing shocks me on the derestriction topic
It’s a good fun on here dude piss take and all ??
I was just letting you know I wasn’t having a bad day and I didn’t need a humour transplant. I was stating that nothing shocks me on the derestriction topic
It’s a good fun on here dude piss take and all ??
Most people?
Albez
Well-known member
Because they are fun - and like any other bike people modify them to suit there needs - "hacking" an ebike, which doesn't necessarily mean derestricting it, is something a lot of people do to get it riding how they want - its no different to changing components and set up on the rest of the bike, and its something that makes sense, tuning the motor to perform how you want is the same reasoning as changing your gearing to suit you riding.
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