Fuck it not worth it

[Minlak]

Removed - Not like it was actually posted in the E-Bike section - Moving on

 

[Oddjob]

Given that this is borderline illegal, do you really want to post that here?

 

[danncam]

So pretty much the easiest unlocking comes from fitting a "controller / Chip" between the sensor on your bike that tells it the wheel speed.
Was watching some videos on unlocking e-bikes and a lot of them require you to take apart the motor covers etc so require a bit of pulling stuff apart and putting back together to fit.
Then I found this one on the new Specialized - Wow so easy to do and undo as required. Remove 1 screw unplug re plug refit done. The chart I snipped from the middle of the video shows the speed difference. So if you were in an event and wanted to cheat you could easily have the dial set to 1 or 2 and be harder to tell you did anything.

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And part of the reasons emtbs may still end up banned from public trails if dickheads "chip" their cheaters to speeds more akin to a motorbike on tight skinny trails, especially if mixed trails.

 

[moorey]

I’m not going to throw up a slippery slope fallacy....but particularly with ebike races, where is the line drawn with how much you can get away with or gain a mechanical advantage over others?
Yes, people will say in any bike race, some people will have access to better technology and more fancy equipment. In an e-race, some people already have more power and bigger battery capacity than others. In a 2h race like the Vic XC state champs, it seems that with some bikes, you can last the whole race in boost mode. I fail to see the point. My2c

 

[Dales Cannon]

We agreed as mods not to get into modding ebikes, at least for now.