BBS01 freewheeling

[Treky]

Hi Electricbikers,

Question about my BBS01....When riding with Bafang turned off, or on an assistance level of 0, the motor continues to turn over, thus creating additional effort. Now I don't really worry about this except if my battery ever goes flat a distance from home base then have to ride with this additional effort.....just what I don't need!

I notice that when I stop peddling that the motor also stops and the bike freewheels just fine.

Is this a function of the mechanical design, or can it modified?

Additionally, if I am peddling with assistance level set at zero and the motor turning over, is this charging my battery?

Cheers,

Treky.

[paxtana]

No it cannot be changed, no it doesn't charge the battery sorry..

[Treky]

Thanks paxtana, no big deal :^)

[Rider]

I had a similar heavy drag on my first ebike with a BBS01 350W/36V motor. When I upgraded to the Bafang BBS02-B on my subsequent builds this problem went away. Both of my BBS02-B motors freewheel fine and have little to no noticeable drag when pedaling without power. Currently I’m testing my latest Surly ECR build with BBS02-B as a pedal bike without a battery and it rides just like a bicycle with about 8-9lbs of extra weight.