unclejemima
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So my ebike is my summer mode of transportation to and fro. I love it. 1997 GT Bravado Cromo with BBS02.
Interestingly when my brother comes along for a ride, he has the identical bike (1997 GT Bravado Cromo) but his is sans battery...and to make things fair, I shut off my electricity. But my bro can right kick my bum when I shut my battery off.
Thing is, except for the extra weight...I'm thinking there is some huge drivetrain loss with the mid-drive if using it without electric power???
To make things worse, I'm running a Nuvinci 360 rear hub which is also not as efficient as a standard cogged derailer setup. But not sure how much of a difference this really makes?
Where my long story goes to is, are the newer high-end mountain bikes with the build-in (say bosch) mid-drive...do they have considerably less drivetrain loss than mine old school BBS02? Like if I were to get one of those, without the power on I'd at least be as efficient minus the extra weight? Or does having a mid-drive mean that drivetrain loss is just going to be par for the course???
Thanks for the input!
Interestingly when my brother comes along for a ride, he has the identical bike (1997 GT Bravado Cromo) but his is sans battery...and to make things fair, I shut off my electricity. But my bro can right kick my bum when I shut my battery off.
Thing is, except for the extra weight...I'm thinking there is some huge drivetrain loss with the mid-drive if using it without electric power???
To make things worse, I'm running a Nuvinci 360 rear hub which is also not as efficient as a standard cogged derailer setup. But not sure how much of a difference this really makes?
Where my long story goes to is, are the newer high-end mountain bikes with the build-in (say bosch) mid-drive...do they have considerably less drivetrain loss than mine old school BBS02? Like if I were to get one of those, without the power on I'd at least be as efficient minus the extra weight? Or does having a mid-drive mean that drivetrain loss is just going to be par for the course???
Thanks for the input!