I have the Woosh Big Bear. I'm having quite a bit of trouble with hills which I think is just down to learning how to ride an electric bike.
I get a lot of front wheel spin on steep hills and have to go quite slow and stand up to lean over and put more weight on the front wheel.
Is the standard way to tackle hills to slow down, drop the gears down and stand up?
Also I'm finding the pedal assist tricky. If you have junctions and stops, you have to keep changing the assist level so that the bike doesn't pull away at full speed. On any incline this means uncontrollable skidding and the bike doesn't move. Yesterday I went up a county road that was a little slick from the trees and it bends around the corner. I slowed down to change gear and the front wheel lost all traction. I had to stop on a corner and couldn't move the bike! I had to get off and out the way.
I tried riding this morning by having the assist on 2/5 and peddling at normal but using the throttle instead. This means when I have to stop, I pull away at a manageable assist 2 and can use the throttle to slowly increase up to full speed.
Is using the throttle and peddling to a set speed the same efficiency as using assist 5 at the same speed?
Another issue is I find with no assist it feels like riding a bike with the brakes full on. Is it the case that electric bike motors forcibly slow down if there is no power? It feels like I lose speed very quickly when I cut the power. I did adjust the back brakes a little last night since they were rubbing a bit but didn't notice much difference today.
Basically there is no way I could ride this without any power.
I get a lot of front wheel spin on steep hills and have to go quite slow and stand up to lean over and put more weight on the front wheel.
Is the standard way to tackle hills to slow down, drop the gears down and stand up?
Also I'm finding the pedal assist tricky. If you have junctions and stops, you have to keep changing the assist level so that the bike doesn't pull away at full speed. On any incline this means uncontrollable skidding and the bike doesn't move. Yesterday I went up a county road that was a little slick from the trees and it bends around the corner. I slowed down to change gear and the front wheel lost all traction. I had to stop on a corner and couldn't move the bike! I had to get off and out the way.
I tried riding this morning by having the assist on 2/5 and peddling at normal but using the throttle instead. This means when I have to stop, I pull away at a manageable assist 2 and can use the throttle to slowly increase up to full speed.
Is using the throttle and peddling to a set speed the same efficiency as using assist 5 at the same speed?
Another issue is I find with no assist it feels like riding a bike with the brakes full on. Is it the case that electric bike motors forcibly slow down if there is no power? It feels like I lose speed very quickly when I cut the power. I did adjust the back brakes a little last night since they were rubbing a bit but didn't notice much difference today.
Basically there is no way I could ride this without any power.