Why do you assume people who need faster than Eurosafe motors & controllers to keep pace with traffic would necessarily ride recklessly on trails? The average roadie or mountain biker on a trailer can?t tell the diff between a 250 watt & a 1 kw motor on aesthetics alone. Also, idk about where you?re at but in my area uppitty roadies and overzealous Karens grouse the second they see my hub, even if I am on PAS 1 or have my undersized motor off.

Finally, many of us are either not in great shape, live in mountainous areas, have injuries, or a combination thereof. We need more juice to get around our areas than Rad can /will provide in order to sell in the EU & Canada.

I still love my Rad. But I either have to sell it and get an Ariel / Juiced or do a series of upgrades I am not certain the frame can handle (hence why I joined & posted about 1kw upgrades here). I weigh 275 lbs at 6? and live in an area where almost every incline is over a quarter mile at a steep incline. For a commute ride to fluctuate 1200? in elevation several times is a normal, easy ride.

That?s why there?s so much talk of upgrades. Boomer.

I await your Karen complaint to the Mods while talking IRL to whomever will listen about why rap sucks or something.

Thanks,
Rojo

Hi All,

Some time ago I got it in my head that I could upgrade my RR+ to two batteries and a 1kw motor. Since then I?ve had much time to consider. I bought some cable from Bolton/Area 13 to allow dual batts, but it seems SUS AF compared to DATEX. But a DATEX, hydraulic brakes, battery, and the 1kw motor (already have 35 amp controller) I would almost be at the cost of an Ariel or Juiced with those features stock on a frame tested to handle that much juice (same cost after factoring selling my upgraded RR+ for ~$1k).

After reading about that stuff in CA that happened, though I blame the parents more than anyone, it got me thinking about my complete lack of structural engineering experience. This bike was never built to go 30mph but 30mph with enough torque to go up steep hills for over a half mile is what I need. I live in the Northeastern Mountains of PA. Nothing compared to Idaho or NoC, but I?m a fat guy. I get around fine on my RR+, but the derth of cyclists in my area demands that I go 30mph to keep pace with less than friendly traffic. Scrantonians aren?t all as charming as they seemed on The Office.

If anyone actually read all of this and has thoughts I?d love to hear them. I?ve grown tired of Reddit?s ebike forums - more snark than help.

Thanks,
Scott

Hello,

Replacing the controller is easy and the first thing you have to do to make a noticeable change. This is bc the software in the Rad controller is meant to be Euro compliant and safe in general; so it throttles even their much, much smaller motor than your new wheel.

You may also consider a bigger or second battery. I was looking at the same wheel to avoid having to open my current wheel and drop in a 1kw motor. Did the wheel not fit the dropouts? Is the derailleur not working with the new cassette?

There is a small hack for the Rad controller you have that might help you gauge any performance upgrade you get from the new motor.

I would really love to hear what your install experience was like as researching this wheel is why I registered here today.

Thx,
Scott