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Re: Asus Bike Booster

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Post by windsweptabove »

imnotr0b0t wrote: post #302

Funny little gadget but I feel like ASUS is about 5 years too late. With so many alternatives for the same money a friction drive just looks like a solution to problems that don't really exist anymore I can see who might actually buy this: some guy with an old Specialized that he can't bear to throw away, but who doesn't want to show up at work all sweaty. Strap it on, ride in. Take it off, toss it in a backpack. The…

I'm some guy with a Specialized E bike, you can imagine my attachment is profound.

I can't even look at this device without cheering myself on for buying the complete package, rather than messing around with gizmos.

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Post by stasomatic »

DonHopkins wrote: post #186
selfhoster1312 wrote: post #179

A smartphone app to change motor speed, really? Not even talking about your motor getting hacked (with the S in IOT standing for security and all), getting out a fragile device that captures all your attention while biking is really dangerous for you and the device. So they say there's a button on the thing itself which is not so much more practical. If they insist on wireless controls, the cost of a waterproof batte…

Throttled motors on ebikes are terribly unsafe, compared to pedal assist central motors. I just got rear-ended by an illegally hot-rodded fat bike with a throttle, when the asshole lost control of his bike after hitting my rear wheel trying to pass at illegally high speed without bothering to ring his bell, and he flipped over and spilled onto the bike path. I was fine, but surprised he so carelessly and thoughtlessl…

Throttled motors on ebikes are terribly unsafe, compared to pedal assist central motors.

Feels like an overgeneralization. I have a perfectly slow Ride1Up Roadster V3. It's a PA bike with a throttle, but it's not a hot rod. Max speed with my weight is around 20MPH. I use the throttle to just get moving on inclines or at stops when I forgot to downshift.

That said, there are plenty of idiots around on bikes and cars.

https://ride1up.com/product/roadster-v3/

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Post by prmoustache »

left-struck wrote: post #167
prmoustache wrote: post #144

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That is the same for most bicycle parts that you can remove with a small multitool and optionally a cable cutter yet most thieves just grub the whole bike as it is more convenient and it provides the getaway vehicle.

Most bicycle parts don’t cost thousands of dollars though

On high end bikes some do.

You won't be able to remove the cassette and crankset with a multitool but a full campagolo super record EPS groupset MSRP is above $4000.

Re: Asus Bike Booster

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Post by skeeter2020 »

DonHopkins wrote: post #195
bramblerose wrote: post #192

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In my experience the issue is one of torque, not of power. Most cheaper electric bicycles (including most Decathlon models) have a hub-mounted motor which cannot deliver power effectively at low speeds -> it stops assisting when you most need it. For hilly terrain you need a motor that's mounted on the crankshaft so that it can take advantage of the gears. To compare: a tour de france runner outputs 400-500W on mount…

My Koga has an Enviolo stepless bicycle automatic transmission, which frees me from thinking about shifting, so I can pay more attention to riding safely and effortlessly. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48761621 DonHopkins 44 days ago | root | parent | prev | next [–] Enviolo stepless bicycle automatic transmission (never manually shift again, accelerate while continuously shifting under load), with a carbon fi…

>> so I can pay more attention to riding safely and effortlessly.

If shifting gears takes to much of your attention, I'm concerned for all of us, and why do you need to pay more attention to riding "effortlessly"?

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Post by PunchyHamster »

mft_ wrote: post #290
ant6n wrote: post #280

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How do you get exercise without sweating. Or asked another way, of you don’t get your heart rate up while riding, what’s the point. Or put a different way: I use electric Lime rental bikes all the time, it’s super fast and convenient. But I’m keenly aware they don’t give me any exercise, so I do want to go back to unpowered bikes as much as possible.

> How do you get exercise without sweating. Do you sweat a ton when you walk? Yet walking is exercise. The point being, of course, there’s a correlation between how hard the exercise is (plus other factors like clothing and weather) and the amount of sweating, but to claim that not sweating equals no exercise is incorrect.

you'd get more exercise walking to the bus stop than on ebike

Re: Asus Bike Booster

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Post by skeeter2020 »

KeplerBoy wrote: post #168
portly wrote: post #165

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That made me question who this is for. Looks like it's only for racing bikes that have taken off the rear mudguard. And those bikes are typically used to exercise.. Which makes me wonder about the cleaning after it rained..

Nobody who rides a road bike would be seen dead with something like this. There are proper road ebikes for that.

and no one who rides a legit road bike would be seen dead on a "road ebike".

Re: Asus Bike Booster

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Post by skeeter2020 »

michaelt wrote: post #277
Toutouxc wrote: post #209

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Only commuter and bikepacking bikes have mudguards, almost nobody puts one on a mountain bike or a proper road bike, regardless of whether they’re electrified. This looks like it’s more for these “sporty” categories of bikes.

> Only commuter and bikepacking bikes have mudguards, almost nobody puts one on a mountain bike or a proper road bike I suspect this depends on the weather in your area - road cycling clubs near me often require mudguards for "winter club rides".

You must be from somewhere where winter means rain vs. large amounts of snow. I can see if you're doing a road ride with a group (where they often run tight) they'd ask for fenders. Here a road bike would be useless once winter hits.

Re: Asus Bike Booster

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Post by skeeter2020 »

Toutouxc wrote: post #209
portly wrote: post #165

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That made me question who this is for. Looks like it's only for racing bikes that have taken off the rear mudguard. And those bikes are typically used to exercise.. Which makes me wonder about the cleaning after it rained..

Only commuter and bikepacking bikes have mudguards, almost nobody puts one on a mountain bike or a proper road bike, regardless of whether they’re electrified. This looks like it’s more for these “sporty” categories of bikes.

bikepacking bikes rarely have mud guards; maybe something small on the front. dropbar touring bikes often have full fenders though.

Re: Asus Bike Booster

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Post by revax »

Toutouxc wrote: post #301
bendews wrote: post #232

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I have a heap of ebikes, all 250w and 25km/h limited. A Bosch performance line motor on a MTB going up a steep hill is effortless compared to a budget shimano motor where it can barely make it up no matter how much effort you put in to pedalling. Torque makes a big difference.

I’ll add that none of these motors are actually “250 W” in any meaningful sense. That’s just the nominal figure, the average power over something like 30 minutes. That’s why there are such differences between the lines and makes of e-bike motors, even though they’re all legal and within the 250W limit.

Exactly, the Bosch Performance Line motor can reach up to +600W for a brief period of time
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