Anaemic Decathlon pedelec

[anotherkiwi]

A friend of mine bought a Decathlon "original 700" pedelec on summer sale for 699€ down from 999€ http://www.decathlon.co.uk/original-700-electric-bike-id_8328554.html and it won't climb our hills in town. He wants to go to his shop and back from his home 5 km away daily, with some beach cruising on his day off.

It has a front wheel bafang motor (haven't checked the reference yet) and (this is the source of the problem I think) a 24V battery. The controller/LCD set three speed levels not power levels.

Question 1: is there an advanced screen on the LCD where I can see if everything is set up correctly i.e. wheel diameter, swap from speed to power level?

Question 2: if I throw a 36V battery at it will the hill climbing problem go away? https://bmsbattery.com/ebike-battery/766-36v16ah-case-02-samsung-icr18650-32a-battery-pack-battery.html

TIA

Tony

 

[trex]

are you sure it's a 24V battery he's got?
that bmsbattery pack has a sine-wave controller with Hall - you will need to check that the existing motor also has Hall and 9-pin motor cable.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

If your motor has the right connector for your motor, that BMSB kit will be perfect for what you want. It will give literally double the climbing torque and 50% more speed.