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    Orbea Gain auxiliary battery

    MTB MONSTER 549 with 10 percent discount
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    Orbea Gain e road bike

    Bought an inline voltage meter that fits in back pocket, uses xt60 connectors and works perfect.
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    Orbea Gain e road bike

    Update, wired battery in parallel. Went for 2 rides. 1st ride both batteries fully charged, 12 miles strong headwind and on full power. Avg for ride 15.3 and had climbing as well. Came back with 88% charge remaining. 2nd ride 30 miles full power and again headwind over 20mph. 60 % battery...
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    Orbea Gain e road bike

    Well done jolly Dodger. They are very good. Update on battery. Waiting for waterproof connectors. Did a test to see could bike be powered whilst being charged. Knew it would but always good to check. Voltage on bike 41.2v . New pack 41 volt. Opened charger and only two wires to connector...
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    Orbea Gain e road bike

    Cost of battery is 180 gbp. Comes with USB charger. Worse case I have a new battery charger for my phone and lights
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    Orbea Gain e road bike

    I have ordered a 36v 6.8ah battery to match the existing stored battery. I am awaiting arrival of that and a connector to either plug straight in or a waterproof connector to cut the original charger lead. Will incorporate an inline fuse to limit the voltage surge,if any. As long as both fully...
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    Orbea Gain e road bike

    Try one before buying. I did and have had mine for 6 months. If I going on a flat route then conventional bike suits. But hills are so easy on the gain. Have a second battery arriving soon. Will wire up in parallel and then test before an Alps trip
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    Orbea Gain sizing

    I have the d30 and am 5 ' 10" mine is a medium and suits me perfectly
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    Orbea Gain e road bike

    I have two broken vertabrae so the Gain allows me to go on club rides, hilly routes are obviously easier but put less strain on my spine. I have a carbon di2 ultegra under 8kg but any hills hurt. Yes on the flat i can keep above 15.5 mph so that benefits me with range on one battery. No you...
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    Orbea Gain e road bike

    I have the d30 and find when climbing or general riding that level 3 red does get me to cut off speed quicker so I tend to use less battery. My next experiment is to do climbing with spinning and grinding to see what difference that makes whilst in level 3. Anyone who has a comment on that I...
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    Orbea Gain auxiliary battery

    Thank you for your detailed reply but I assume that a lot of that is assumed as well. I see no information that it is a closed system. If the charger cable were examined are you saying there may be more than two cables other than power charging cables? The reserve battery states it as three...
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    Orbea Gain auxiliary battery

    Sorry to ask a few dumb questions about the orbea gain. I have the d30, have good range, about 60 to 70 miles but would love the reserve battery. Why cant a battery pack of same voltage and Wh capacity be just plugged in. Ebay have water bottle battery for 220 GBP. Alter power lead from charger...