35.3 Miles into the State Forest on Aniioke A8 Pro Max Dual Motor, 09-12-24. Lots of hills, rough gravel and smooth road
Distance: 35.27 miles
Max Spd: 41.3
Avg Spd: 18.1
Battery Remaining: 34.8 Ah (58%)
Battery Used: 2.52 Ah (42%)
Mi/Ah: 1.40
Lights were separately powered
Current Limit set to 25.
Total miles so far is 192.
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NOTES ON ANIIOKE A8 Pro Max Dual Motor
ALARM/REMOTE KEYFOB
Mine came with an Alarm/Remote turn on/off keyfob.
I've seen reviews where they didn't have one, so maybe the earlier versions didn't. The remote is used to turn the bike on and off and activate the Alarm. When turned off it makes 2 annoying high pitched squeals.
HEADLIGHT
The headlight is turned on by long pressing the UP button.
Unfortunately this dims the screen so much it isn't readable outside if it isn't dark, so, in dim conditions, like early morning in the shade, I wanted the headlight on for safety, but the screen dimmed so much I couldn't read it. I haven't found any official way to deal with this, but I did find a work-around. I'm going to leave lights on more often to be more visible.
Turn on the headlight with a long press on the UP button.
Push the LEFT button to put the screen to sleep,
Count to 5 seconds,
push the LEFT button to wake the screen back up, (or other button)
and mine stayed bright.
PEDALING
In stock mode I was only able to constructively pedal up to about 24 mph.
With the two changes below, I have pedaled up to 37 mph, though that's about as fast as I can go-- 34-35 is more realistic. Totally worth it.
CHAINRING
Changed the chainring from 52T to 58T for faster pedaling.
I used the: Bike Chainring 130BCD Aluminum Alloy Ultralight Bicycle Chainring 58T BMX Chainwheel for Folding Bicycle
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It is a little thinner than the original so the barrel bolts were a bit too long; there were three ways to deal with that: buy shorter barrel bolts, make these a bit shorter, or put some shims between the chainring and crankset attachments, which is what I did, using two layers of aluminum flashing with the proper size hole drilled in it, which worked find--that could have been thin washers, I'll put the thickness here a bit later today.
FREEWHEEL GEARING for faster pedaling
I changed the 14-28T freewheel to a DRIFT MANIAC 7 Speed Freewheel for E-Bike 11-28T Screw On Freewheel. I looked all over, it was the best I found with the outer chain guard.
www.amazon.com...
FREEWHEEL REMOVAL TOOL
You will need a freewheel removal tool that will fit over the axle, some won't.
The DRIFT MANIAC 7 Speed Freewheel Removal Tool has a large hole in the center, and is, apparently, made to fit this freewheel.
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HANDLEBAR EXTENDER
I added a handlebar extender to fit more gadgets, which gave me some nice options for mounting things. This one worked fine and is very light, but there are many of them.
Lamicall Bike Handlebar Extender - [7.9" Long]
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Make the Speedometer more accurate.
In the setup menu, I changed the Tire Diameter from 20" to 22", which made the bike speedometer match the GPS exactly. The tire diameter is actually around 22.75" so I don't know why it was set at 20"
PAS SETTINGS
Everyone's riding environment is different so this is a personal thing. I ride on slow forest trails, rough gravel roads, and smooth pavement; since the PAS settings are adjustable I can make a PAS setting to match most things.
I used 0-9 levels, basically four for slow, five for fast. I turn on the bike on 0 so it doesn't take off until I want it to. The throttle uses the PAS level settings, which makes it less jumpy on bumpy surfaces. In PAS 1, pedaling is 5mph, or I can use the throttle and go a bit slower without pedaling.
My current settings are:
1 - 10% = about 5 mph
2 - 20% = about 11 mph
3 - 30%
4 - 45%
5 - 58%
6 - 70%
7 - 80%
8 - 90%
9 - 100%
Changed the Inner Tubes
I had one blow out with a bit too much air, which pushed the tire off the rim, just like what happened to a reviewer, so, before I put Flatout in them, I got some new ones. Tubes are hard to research, they might say heavy duty, but then don't seem to be; these seemed okay, but I'm not vouching for them. They have two nuts on the stem, as opposed to none. After much hand-wringing by RU-vidrs all over, I removed the nut from inside the rim, so there are just two shaped washers, with 1 nut outside the rim. (not room for 2).
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I put Flatout in the tubes. At 10 ounces per tire, it may have slowed the bike down some, but not as much as a flat tire... :-)
19 сен 2024
