Got it finally built up and finished an hr ago, been out for a quick shake down and blimey 😳, it’s bloody quick off the mark using the throttle and with 9 levels of pedal assist (non torque sensing, works by crank revolutions) there is plenty of oomph to choose from, when changing gear I back off the revolutions and select higher/lower as required and ease the cadence back up, If using the throttle i back right off before changing as the power can come in pretty bloody sharp depending on how much you move the thumb trigger. Still got the cables to tidy up and a few minor things to do but very happy with it. I’ve got the hydraulic adapter cables to cut the motor when braking but I dunno if I’ll bother fitting them as it seems to work fine without them, I’d forgotten how bloody good the formula R1 brakes are when pulled on, slowed the bike very rapidly.
Currently got it set up with a syntace rigid carbon fork so it only weighs 16.5 kg, very pleased with the weight as that’s almost 8kg lighter than my Scott e-genius, I’ll eventually fit the Fox talas 110/140mm but for now I’m going hunting on the roads 😉.
The bbs01 extra torque motor seems to be plenty fast enough, glad I didn’t get the 750 version or the 1500w BBSHD as that’d be overkill for my needs, sits happily north of 20mph with its middle of the road tuning (very reliable) and I have a 36v 12ah battery so should be good for an achievable 30mile range.
Will get pics up tmorn