Derestricting Sirocco CDL
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The thing about crank drive particularly speed sensor ones like the Woosh CDs is that they will take all the battery you throw at them when used hard. That goes double when used in hilly country and/or derestricted. You will use a lot more from the battery if you go fast with it in higher assist than if you go slow. Pretty obvious really.
on the flat, there is no need to do anything different than with nomal bikes.
On hills, try to think to shift down before you need to.
Shifting to smaller cogs don't need any special care, shifting to bigger cog, you need to stop pedalling before shifting, the motor will stop while the chain jumps to bigger cog. When you hear the chain shift, start pedalling again.
On hills, try to think to shift down before you need to.
Shifting to smaller cogs don't need any special care, shifting to bigger cog, you need to stop pedalling before shifting, the motor will stop while the chain jumps to bigger cog. When you hear the chain shift, start pedalling again.
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The pressing the break doesn't work on a Woosh because there's too much delay before the motor starts again. The gear-changing is hardly a problem. You'll soon figure out what to do. You'll soon learn to select the correct gear before starting a hill.
You can get even more speed if you turn the wheel-magnet round. The speed is then only limited by your gearing. You can get higher and lower gearing at the same time if you swap the back-wheel for a cassette one, then you'll have a top assistance speed of over 30 mph.
When you release the speed limit, it doesn't change the power in any way. It's still a 250w motor, so your unassisted (throttle only) speed will be about 19 to 20 mph; however, the motor will speed you up down hills or with the wind behind you, or if you can pedal hard enough, it'll always be adding something to your pedalling. The higher the gear you're in, the lower the torque you get, so if you choose too high a gear, the bike won't have enough torque, so you slow down, just like in a car.
You can get even more speed if you turn the wheel-magnet round. The speed is then only limited by your gearing. You can get higher and lower gearing at the same time if you swap the back-wheel for a cassette one, then you'll have a top assistance speed of over 30 mph.
When you release the speed limit, it doesn't change the power in any way. It's still a 250w motor, so your unassisted (throttle only) speed will be about 19 to 20 mph; however, the motor will speed you up down hills or with the wind behind you, or if you can pedal hard enough, it'll always be adding something to your pedalling. The higher the gear you're in, the lower the torque you get, so if you choose too high a gear, the bike won't have enough torque, so you slow down, just like in a car.
hypothetically, a 95kg unfit bloke like me could average 20 to 24 with medium to fast pedalling (it's a hypothetical hoot too, around 24 mph the front wheel get's a little light..)