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So, the power assist cuts out at X km/h, not when you are putting X watts through the pedals. And hence you would drop me on the Zoncolan, but on a flat road a relatively fit person would be able to drop you.
The power assist cuts out at like 16mph, in the UK at least, so that means you would probably fly away from me on the Zoncolan because there's no way I could ride up it at anything above 10mph average. The settings on the electric bike I played with had it so the motor could assist as much as you pedal, so soft pedal and not much is added, pedal faster and it will max out, or it could just go straight to 16mph as long as the pedals are turning. An e-bike is a way bigger advantage on a mountain than on the flats.
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So, the power assist cuts out at X km/h, not when you are putting X watts through the pedals. And hence you would drop me on the Zoncolan, but on a flat road a relatively fit person would be able to drop you.
I'm asking because we are meant to be filming a promo video for the electric bikes in a race against a group of relatively fit roadies. Trying to gauge the plausibility and also the gradient of hill we need.