Tag: bafang 250w

Two Chainrings – Better than One?

Why two chainrings?? Well, a couple of reasons.

I have played around with 3 different sized chainrings so far but only one at a time can be fitted onto the drive from the Bafang motor. I am seeking the ideal size giving an high enough top gear so 30kph can be pedalled easily but also with a low enough bottom gear to allow hill climbing with spin to stop the Bafang lugging and getting hot. Probably not a concern in winter in Tasmania but necessary in the summer when hill climbing in 30°C plus temps.

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I Am a Roman ??

“What’s that, a Roman?” you ask; or even if you didn’t. I came across this term when, one wet afternoon, reading through the (online) back issues of HUFF (Heads Up Feet First), the magazine put out by OzHPV. Apparently a UK recumbent rider of some note, Andrew Sidwell, calls himself one of the Romans, or “Recumbent old men actively negating senility”. See, it fits 😷👏.

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