So I derestricted my Brose motor

[ChezCheese:)]

On my BH Atom Diamond Wave Pro. Just by using the "move the magnet to the pedal crank" method. It does work, but it confuses the heck out of the controller stats, which I knew it would. It also seemed to reduce the torque, but I could have been mistaken. But one thing it does is, as everyone said it would, eat up battery. I just wanted to sometimes be able to do 22-23 without that tug at 19.5mph. (I mean, I do boogie along above the pedal assist level on straightaways and descents, but that tug at 19.5 is so annoying, ya know?)

But I'm going to put it back, I think. I've gotten used to how my display shows me my speed and cadence and etc - - stats I never had before, but are kinda fun. I am not commuting, there's no place I have to get to in such a hurry that the extra few more assisted mph will make a difference. I don't need more. I guess I'm not Johnny Rocco in Key Largo:

 

[Readytoride]

I have a BadAss ready to go on my Giant LaFree to push it from a Class 1 to a Class 3, but waiting for the motor to be out of warranty (May 2021) before I up the Class. I agree that the cutoff at 19.5mph sucks because my sweet spot is also 22-24mph, but in the back of my mind I always wondered why people would derestrict a bike for a while, then go back to the bike's original setup. I use RwGPS and Map My Ride for my stats since I don't have visual displays on the LaFree.

I don't worry about the battery. I just worry about not having the amount of assist to give me the speed I might want when I need it.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

I have a BadAss ready to go on my Giant LaFree to push it from a Class 1 to a Class 3, but waiting for the motor to be out of warranty (May 2021) before I up the Class. I agree that the cutoff at 19.5mph sucks because my sweet spot is also 22-24mph, but in the back of my mind I always wondered why people would derestrict a bike for a while, then go back to the bike's original setup. I use RwGPS and Map My Ride for my stats since I don't have visual displays on the LaFree.

I don't worry about the battery. I just worry about not having the amount of assist to give me the speed I might want when I need it.

A proper Class 3 e-bike is designed to be ridden fast. Starting with possibly a large battery, proper gearing, even tyres used matter. Yes, I derestricted my Giant e-MTB. Only for escaping dire road situations, really. My Trance E+ hates to be ridden fast (it loves off-road where you don't really ride fast except of descends). On contrary, my "Speed" Vado behaves as an agile steed!