hillclimbing mode.

[gerryscott]

AS a reasonably fit cyclist I tend to climb hills in low mode to try to conserve battery power,but I wonder if I am putting too much strain on the motor.? The panasonic system recommends easy gear and high mode, but if I want to tour I want to conserve as much battery power as possible so I try to keep in eco mode as much as possible,but I don't know if I am doing long term damage to motor.

 

[NRG]

Surely, ECO mode is putting less strain on the motor! I use mine mainly in ECO mode as well to extend range I don't think you are doing any damage Gerry...

 

[gerryscott]

I really mean with long hillclimbs

 

[flecc]

Definitely no strain, the opposite is the case since the motor is only being called upon to match half of your input in Eco mode. Basically that means it's supplying one third of the climb power. If you switch to Standard mode it will have to work much harder at one half of the climb power. In High power mode, it will have to supply between 56% and 66% of the power needed, so up to two thirds, depending on the unit series. That's twice as much, so twice the strain in high power mode.

The Panasonic advice to use high power and low cadence is just to make things easy for you, since that gives the most help. In fact no mode unduly stresses the unit which is more than capable of coping.

 

[steve.c]

Hill Riding

Hi All.I have to admit that I tend to ride in medium mode most of the time all though I do ride sometimes with the power turned off and on the way home after a 12hr shift I tend to ride in high (just to get home quicker) but where I live (Exeter) is very hilly and I tend to stand up on the pedels and just keep pushing?? In medium, I allways pedal and only rarely use the throttle and regularly go 40/50 miles on it.