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Originally Posted by Patrick
1) I like the idea of the triathlon bars to get you into a tuck and reduce wind resistance. Maybe a 2nd throttle could be hooked up to allow you to use the triathlon bars?
2) Can you add a heatsink to the motor so it doesn't cut out so soon on the hills?
3) Can you increase the pressure in your tires or change to higher pressure tires to reduce rolling resistance?
4) How about moving the batteries to a flat plane inside the diamond of the frame to reduce frontal area and wind resistance? Try to make it only one battery thick so the pack is riding in the wake of the downtube. This would also lower the CG and help improve handling.
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1) I'm sure a 2nd throttle is possible, just wire it in parallel.
2) The motor doesn't get too hot. I'm thinking its torque or controller related. I'm pretty sure my controller is cutting power to protect the motor from overtorque/overcurrent conditions but, I'm just guessing as my knowledge is not really up to par on this.
3) I'm running 100 psi front and rear already.
4) This is what I set out to do but there is simply not enough space for 16 cells inside the diamond. This is a small frame bike. If I upgrad to a "large" frame" (say 19 or 20), I may be able to do that.
BTW, what is CG????