Hi, Please help. I have just bought a second hand Zipee electric scooter/moped, my fist move into the e-bike world and I’m regretting my lack of knowledge already.
No doubt you will think me an idiot for asking but ….. The problem I have is that on a flat road with power only and no peddling it works fine, but if I go up any sort of reasonable gradient with power on and want to pedal to assist my clime as the hill gets steeper, I can pedal as fast as I like but with no effect, so eventually I end up either crawling or even coming to a standstill.
I put it up on the stand with the back wheel free and turn the pedals very fats by hand, it feels like the gearing is so low there is little resistance when peddling to help the motor. And on a flat road it is almost impossible to get along with peddling alone.
Any help or advise as to what the problem might be would be much appreciated.
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Posted 7 months ago # : | | -
Sorry about the late response...
With any e-bike, hills and inclines are going to affect the performance of the motor. Depending on how big / steep the hill is, it could definitely slow you down.
I'm not familiar with this model in particular, but I'm guessing it's a cheap Chinese import bike (that looks more like a moped than a bicycle). Most of these types of e-bikes don't have fully fuctional pedals. Pedals are installed, but there's no gearing (to switch gears) and the crank arms are very short. This means that when you're traveling at high speed, there's no way to pedal and keep up with the motor. This is why they seem to turn so fast and it doesn't feel like you're accomplishing anything when you turn the crank. The only real use for them, is to help you build up speed (from a dead stop) or to help you manuver at slow speeds.
These types of "e-bikes" aren't very functional bicycles and are definitely more like mopeds. The only reason pedals are installed is to allow them to fall under "bicycle law" vs. normal motor vehicle laws. If you're looking to pedal (for any reason), you'll probably need to shop around for something that's more like a traditional bicycle...
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