Originally Posted by
gregf83
I'm not sure why the regen wouldn't be efficient. Is something getting hot? I thought a useful function would be to 'flatten' out the hills and allow you to pedal at a more or less constant power.
For example, I have a 55m bridge to cross every day on the way to work. It typically takes 3-5 min to go up and I put out a little over 300W on the way up and maybe 100W on the way down. I'd prefer to just put out a steady 200W up and down and have the motor add a few hundred watts on the way up and take away 200W on the way down. I'd still pedal but all my energy would go into the battery. I'm not sure if that's feasible with your system.
Is the regen controlled by a conventional brake lever and it starts generating as soon as you move the brake lever? Is there a period of time where you get regen only without the brake pads touching the wheel (or disk?).
Appreciate your responses on this thread.
That is exactly how the system is meant to work, and at least on my bike it does... But you use the level 1to 4 re-gen setting on the controller when going down a hill to chose how much re-gen you want to happen. The brake re-gen is only for assisting stopping when the brake lever is pulled, makes the brake pad last longer if set up properly because I can use the re-gen to stop without using the brake pad most od the time.