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Re:The E-bike Is a Monstrosity by Rebelgecko on Saturday September 03, 2022 @02:41PM (#32704778)
What's the advantage of pedal angle vs a torque sensor (or even an RPM sensor that some ebikes use)?
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Re:The E-bike Is a Monstrosity by barrysteve on Saturday September 03, 2022 @02:51PM (#32704868)
Well the concept for this bike (bike-alike) is to ditch the dual drivetrain and run on purely an electric motor. So your control surfaces no longer push gears and a chain, but instead simply select. No need to RPM sense, or Torque Sense when you have a fresh control design from scratch. It would just be direct from control surface to motor.
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Re:The E-bike Is a Monstrosity by Rebelgecko on Sunday September 04, 2022 @02:52AM (#32710538)
Ah, gotcha. Would there be a backup plan for a dead battery (other than walking)?
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