I had the bike out for it's first shakedown. The first thing I noticed was how much torque this thing has. Due to the poor throttle modulation ( I blame the controller), the first couple of gears were almost impossible to use without wanting to flip over
For what its worth, I am using the following:
13 tooth motor sprocket to 44 tooth chaining
36 tooth chaining to 11-46 tooth cassette
After riding for a short distance I took a break and had a look at the motor mounts etc... to make sure nothing was going to fall off. I took the bike out for another spin and was able to handle it a bit better this time. The key was start out in 3rd or 4th gear. I had fun shifting the gears to get up to speed. It sounds like an adult Power Wheels toy haha.
Needless to say but it is a completely different beast from my DD hub commuter. This is my first mid drive.
The main focus right now will be trying to get used to the throttle curve (or lack there-of). I've experimented a bit with the Cyclone controller settings (very handy with Bluetooth + Android) and have settled with Soft Start: On with a value of 1. I find the ramp up still takes a long time and is unpredictable as to when the full power will "kick" in to send me into the sky. IMO, not very fun when in public. Once I get it tuned, I can tell this is going to be a blast to ride.
I've also had the power cut out a few times on me which felt like the controller's LVC engaging. I see there is a voltage threshold setting, I'll have to double check it later. The battery pack I'm using is the 14S5P 30Q Em3ev pack I use on the commuter rig. On there, it sees peaks of 50A. My understanding is that the cyclone will only pull 40A, so it shouldn't be an over current issue.
The bike has ZERO gauges or displays. It is very minimalist compared to the commuter. I've realized I can't live without at least a voltage meter to observer voltage sag and resting pack voltage. I'm still deciding on what to use for that...