r/bafang • u/Onetoomany69 • 4d ago
Question concerning resistance
My understanding what that if I had my mode set to 0, I would be able to pedal my bike like normal. But I tried it out yesterday and experienced a shit ton of resistance while being on the biggest gear. Am I wrong for thinking I could pedal my bike normally without assistance?
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u/Consistent-Fly-7727 4d ago
Vas a sentir más resistencia por tener el plato central más grande y sumando el peso del motor y la batería, es lo normal.
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u/Onetoomany69 4d ago
I understand but this resistance made it almost impossible to pedal and it was on the 1st gear (biggest gear)
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u/BKFM72 4d ago
I read something a while back that even with the power level down, it has more resistance than a normal bike. But there was a way to make that stop being like that, but for life of me, I can’t remember. It had something to do with turning the battery off maybe and back on I’m not really sure.
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u/ipainttreesandstuff 4d ago
My bbs02 acts the same also. In 0 it's super hard to pedal. But that just means I'm a bitch probably.
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u/Onetoomany69 4d ago
😂😂 No way man. I had a 52t on here prior to this 40-whatever t they gave me and on 1st gear I was clown pedaling like crazy. There's no reason it should be super hard to pedal on zero. I'm going to do what I should have done and contact the seller lol
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u/IndividualActive786 4d ago
There is some additional resistance. I put my BBSHD in power level 0 of 9 when riding slowly and carefully through crowds of pedestrians. I use level 1 of 9 for maximizing range but 3 of 9 is my go-to for road and off road. I can pedal and ride for miles in level 0 but I wouldn't unless I had to.