Originally Posted by ARider2
Are you a spinner or a masher?
Spinner. I use the motor mostly on climbs in a low (easy) gear. I try to keep my RPMs around 80-90. I also use mostly Eco mode (Shimano E8000), which I think is +60% assist limited to 30Nm. Occasionally I'll drop into Trail/Low mode which is +70% assist up to the full 70Nm of which the motor is capable. Trail/Low feels much more powerful than Eco, which means I'm probably hitting the 30Nm cap on Eco most of the time.
Originally Posted by
Papa Ado
You mentioned the majority of your distance is ridden with the motor off. Is this common practice?
I've only had this bike for a month, but I guess I've been using it as a regular bike first and an e-bike second, and only for recreation and fitness. Yesterday I went on a 60km ride with 800m climbs, but the grades were mild and most of the climbing was no real effort in my lowest gear (44/40). I mainly used the motor when I wanted some rest, and at the end of the ride when there was another mild climb but I just wanted to get home. I'm not an avid cyclist by any means; rides of this length are a new experience for me.
I have about 450km on this bike, and the chain is stretched very little according to my measurements today. That's probably expected given I don't use the motor much and I've been careful with my shifting (with and without motor).
Thanks for the responses, folks! Very helpful.