Pushing ebike

[Lyndon]

hi all I’m new here and thinking of buying a voodoo zobop. My question is do all ebikes have a push function if battery goes flat or has to be pushed up tricky sections?
Regards
Lyndon

 

[wheeliepete]

do all ebikes have a push function

Yes, YOU!!, sorry, some do, but most don't, but if the battery is flat, then it's not going to work.

 

[Lyndon]

Yes, YOU!!, sorry, some do, but most don't, but if the battery is flat, then it's not going to work.

Haha I could see that coming lol..best not get caught en lol...I was looking at if needing to push up tricky sections, are they hard to push then?

 

[flecc]

.I was looking at if needing to push up tricky sections, are they hard to push then?

A number have a "walk alongside" mode operated by a thumb throttle, restricted to 4 mph by law. They're often not powerful in that mode, just helping a bit.

It still works when the battery is low, but once the low voltage cutout operates you are on your own.
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[anotherkiwi]

With the KT controller on my kit bike the assistance levels seem to work in walk along mode and I have used it to move the bike and a loaded trailer. It helps a lot. It will not move me if I am sitting on the bike, you get about 45-60 W at the rear wheel.

 

[Lyndon]

I guess if stuck could unhook chain
Thanks for reply’s guys

 

[LeighPing]

 

[sjpt]

Very few ebikes will give significant extra resistance from the motor if pushed; there will be a clutch somewhere in the system that disengages. Without assist the bike will be a bit heavier then a non-electric, and you may have loaded it up a bit more than you would a regular one, but otherwise it will push just like a regular bike.

 

[MikeS]

At first I was irritated by the Bosch Active Line plus Walk mode as it turns the pedals too and various posts said it didn't. However I have now realised that it's a big advantage. You generally have to jump off the bike when you are in a very low gear. This means the walk assist is incredibly slow (less than 1 mph). But because the pedals are turning it's quite easy to up the gears in the normal way as you are moving forwards. You can choose the most appropriate gear for moving at anything up to 4 mph. IIRC this was not the case with the hub driven Crossfire E as the pedals didn;t turn and I think it just drove the bike at 4mph
Mike

 

[Ocsid]

Is the "Voodoo zobop" sold in an e-bike version?
Not a bike I know, so to check its spec for a "walk mode" I tried to find it; Halfords version is just an all suspension non electric MTB.

 

[Lyndon]

Is the "Voodoo zobop" sold in an e-bike version?
Not a bike I know, so to check its spec for a "walk mode" I tried to find it; Halfords version is just an all suspension non electric MTB.

Is the "Voodoo zobop" sold in an e-bike version?
Not a bike I know, so to check its spec for a "walk mode" I tried to find it; Halfords version is just an all suspension non electric MTB.

yes they do a evoke version

 

[Lyndon]

yes they do a evoke version

Ebike lol

 

[flecc]

IIRC this was not the case with the hub driven Crossfire E as the pedals didn;t turn and I think it just drove the bike at 4mph
Mike

Yes that's correct. The exact walk alongside speed depends on which law designed to:

EU limit is 6 kph (3.6 mph)

UK limit is 4 mph.
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[D C]

Mine's more of a trot mode, very slightly too fast for me!
Dave.

 

[flecc]

Mine's more of a trot mode, very slightly too fast for me!
Dave.

Just as well you don't have an S class speed pedelec then.

The "walk alongside" throttle on those delivers 12 mph!
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[SteveB1262]

My Raleigh Motus has a WALK mode but I cannot see the point as it pushes with no resistance anyway.

 

[sjpt]

I've never used the walk seriously, but might if it were loaded and I had to push up hill for some reason.

 

[SteveB1262]

Of course, never thought of that, simply because I don't tour. Silly me.

 

[sjpt]

We don't tour much either; most likely reason for us would be shopping and the roads so gummed up with cars trying to get to the Christmas Market that we can't even ride.

 

[SteveB1262]

It's only very recently, now I get out more with the ebike, that I realise since I retired just how bad traffic is. I'm thankful I don't have to go through the daily commute any more even though it was only a 24 mile round trip on the bike. Mind you even in the early 90's it only took about five minutes longer on the bike than in the car and sometimes it was quicker! If you are still commuting then you have my sympathy.