Old 08-05-09, 06:17 AM
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donob08
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Bikes: 2008 Currie eZip Trailz, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, bought new for Honeymoon camping trip around Nova Scotia

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George
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A thought that I have communicated badly, or not at all, is that the main reason I wanted to use the 21 different gear combinations on my eZip was to increase efficiency. I don't really need more speed or more torque. I wanted to reduce the current draw from the battery by using the gears to reduce the torque and battery current needed in some conditions. Your ' gear up' = punish the motor into slowness kinda defeats that.
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I'm trying to tread carefully and not discourage your creativeness, but battery life per charge is one of the factors in the equation.

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