Hi all :)

I’ve just bought a Vitesse Force ebike. It was second hand, but brand new as the previous owner bid on two separate auctions and won both (he’s someone I trust, so I believe him). Other than a few tweaks, the bike is great, but I want to make it even better if possible.

The main thing I want to change is the walk assist speed. As I understand it, in the UK we can’t have powered ebikes, they can only move very slowly when you’re not pedalling. I tested the speed yesterday, and on a slope it’s barely fast enough to stay upright.

The main reason that I bought an ebike is because I’m disabled and overweight, and live in the middle of a load of hills. I’m hoping to get the walk assist speed up just high enough to get me up a hill to the nearest flat cycle path so that I can ride, or home again afterwards if I’ve overdone it. For now I can’t pedal continuously for long enough to get to the top, and the pedal assist stops when I stop.

The other thing I’m curious about changing is the number of gears. The bike is a seven speed, but I’ve never used an ebike before, so I don’t know if that’s enough for when I want to turn the pedal assist off.

The bike is here for anyone interested:

https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/16183641/vitesse-force-mtb-wm-electric-bike-16183641

I’d be grateful for any advice :)

  • Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Thanks for replying :)

    I didn’t think to try searching for the controller, I’ve been searching for mods on the bike model >.<

    So far I’ve only found the basic settings, but they do include changing the wheel size. Ideally I don’t want to do it that way, as like you say, it affects other things too. I’ll have a look at the controller over the weekend and see what I can do with it.

    Thanks again :)