MacGuyver_Season1
100 mW
Hello All, great information on here! Have an old Style A BBSHD from Luna w/ a 52v battery and 850c display, on a (2014-15ish?) Trek X-Caliber 29er w/Luna 42t chainring and 11-34 9 spd cassette. During COVID I set it up on a Wahoo trainer {did not use motor} and lost 40lbs (well, after I gained 50lbs). Sorry, I know, get to the point…
Anyway, took bike off trainer last weekend (still works great!) and thinking about using it to commute. Live and work in inner-city urban area, so biggest concern is being able to accelerate, to say, 35mph from a stop light. So I don’t get run over by a car . Was able to hit top speed of 41mph (gps verified on iphone and Dragy) but very long stretch on back neighborhood roads (umm, in another country of course). I know first answer will be to get a smaller chainring, but issue there will be shifting during acceleration which generally is not what these bikes were made for. Have been looking at calculators online, etc. Welcome any thoughts, open to getting more gear if needed. Basically would like to be quicker/safer than a 49cc moped.
Anyway, took bike off trainer last weekend (still works great!) and thinking about using it to commute. Live and work in inner-city urban area, so biggest concern is being able to accelerate, to say, 35mph from a stop light. So I don’t get run over by a car . Was able to hit top speed of 41mph (gps verified on iphone and Dragy) but very long stretch on back neighborhood roads (umm, in another country of course). I know first answer will be to get a smaller chainring, but issue there will be shifting during acceleration which generally is not what these bikes were made for. Have been looking at calculators online, etc. Welcome any thoughts, open to getting more gear if needed. Basically would like to be quicker/safer than a 49cc moped.