Recent content by Dieseldickie

I now have almost 5000 miles on my Giant Road -E bike. I am surprised that the charger box gets so hot when charging the 500w energypak. Is this normal? It is almost too hot to hold. I've never seen any smoke, etc. just heat. I usually get the energypak down to 5% or less on my rides, so...

I took the E-bike with the Yamaha motor drag into my bike shop and they did the software update that was recommended. Problem solved!! No more drag when shifting from medium to low power. They said it was actually a battery software update. Apparently the battery was told to "shut off" for a...

Thanks for the "heads up" regarding tuneable intensity of support. I will definitely inquire with my bike shop regarding the possibility of a software update.

Thanks for your kind explanation. I'll try to understand the physics, but it is pretty clear that the motor is not designed to overcome the torque - too high and then too low that is being applied in these specific circumstances. I've learned to "work around" the drag characteristics. Now I...

I love my Giant Road-E bike with the 500 watt Yamaha Syncdrive Sport motor. I have almost 3000 miles on the bike and I notice a drag which seems to come from the motor at various conditions. I'm 77 years of age and ride this bike at least 120 miles each week. (Two 60+ mile rides.) First -...