Just made a not so good purchase? I guess this is how I learn. Haha

[iamhugom]

Hey Guys, Hope everyone is doing great! I purchased a huffy Oslo a few weeks ago not knowing anything about ebikes, i'm very impulsive. Only good thing was that i only spent $350.
It's a pedal assist bike with no throttle, I'm looking to add a throttle, not sure if I should just go ahead and buy a new controller all together. I know nothing about ebikes and i'm looking to learn and gain some knowledge. Any tips or links to info would be great. I love how lightweight this thing is and I only need to go about 2-10 miles distance so not worried about millage too much.

Thanks in Advance Guys! Looking forward to hearing from all of you.

[stts]

waste of time

[iamhugom]

Yeah I found it very strange that I was able to find it for 365 directly from Huffy. I would never have paid anything close to $800 for this bike, I just decided to wing it, but from the looks of this it looks like huffy keeps changing the available quantities everyday...... When I purchased it, it said only 2 available, now inventory keeps changing daily. Overall the quality of the bike is very good, just not sure if 1. If I should ditch it and sell locally (buy something different), or 2. take the time to modify it (depends on how much extra I would need to throw at this bike). I would love some insight as too how much work this would take and the average cost it could cost me.

[stts]

waste of time

[dirtman]

I purchased a huffy Oslo a few weeks ago not knowing anything about ebikes,
Only good thing was only $350.

Check back in one week and let us know if it`s still worth $350.
Electric folding bike. That should fit in my trunk or back seat.
Pedal assist will it do a steady 8-10 mph over a 2%-incline on the local bike & hiking trails?

[Retrorockit]

There can't be much battery there at that price. So 250W Torque sensing makes sense. If you can charge it up at work to make the round trip it should be OK. It's an assisted folding bicycle. Not what's considered a full blown E bike around this forum. The Luna Eclipse folder is about 4x as much, but 4x the power and 4x the battery to support it. If it get's you where you need to go without being a sweaty mess. Or fits in the car for short explorations i don't see anything wrong with it.

[iamhugom]

The issue i'm having right now is that once you reach full speed, it immediately stops the pedal assist and you must wait for the bike to slow down drastically until pedal assist kicks in again. Its not a constant pedal assist almost feels like it decides to kick in and stop working when ever it feels like it. Debating if I should try to make this work or just sell it locally and pick up something different.

[lectrik al]

As a 2 week owner of a new Luna Eclipse, I would advise you to ride the huffy as it is, while saving up enough $ then sell it and order an Eclipse. You won't stop smiling for weeks. maybe months - my face muscles hurt but I can't stop smiling. My buddies hope I can get it down to a STUFF eatin grin soon!

It's what a huffy and all the other affordable foldable ebikes want to be when they grow up.

While saving and waiting and wearing out the huffy, read everything you can about ebikes, That's how I found the Eclipse ( it filled out my checklist of must have options for my intended use). I promise the Eclipse is worth every penny it costs

[AZguy]

I really doubt it's torque sensing - most likely cadence sensing

Sounds like the controller is setup poorly - likely only remedies are replacing the controller... they're not expensive but it's a project

[Retrorockit]

It's probably set up for some low level E bike class where assist stops at 20mph or some lower speed. A lot of the E bike magazines accept this crap to please their advertisers. Usually you can spoof this on a 26" bike by setting it for 20" wheels. But you're already small there. if there is an option for 2 sensor magnets instead of one that would do it but the speedo would be off also. If it did go faster under power the size of the battery would become apparent soon anyway. 2x speed =4x power required. So if you went form 20mph to 24mph you would lose 44% range doing that. +20% speed =1.2x1.2=1.44x power needed.

[Retrorockit]

Don't add a second magnet. Tell it there are 2 when there is only one. The TSDZ2 has an option for how many magnets you have, default is one.
But with a small battery you will either run out of speed or run out of range. It is what it is.

[AZguy]

Ahh, I see... I wonder why anyone would want to use two magnets...

[Retrorockit]

I was thinking better resolution for low speed walk assist or other low speed issues.

[Mike_V]

Patience, have fun, it works just kick your feet, no effort required and works every day, no worries be happy.
Because the $$ is a sunken cost, fugetaboutit. it looks like a nice bike, it's summer, enjoy it for a good long time.
'full speed' ? how about riding downhill , keep going, ride it further or for purpose.

"The issue i'm having right now is that once you reach full speed, it immediately stops the pedal assist and you must wait for the bike to slow down drastically until pedal assist kicks in again. Its not a constant pedal assist almost feels like it decides to kick in and stop working when ever it feels like it. "

[Retrorockit]

The slow down drasyically part doesn't seem right. But I've never ridden an OEM bike.I don't know how many people here have. maybe ask in the motor programming thread. I think you need to get into the settings and see what's going on.

[iamhugom]

Thanks for the info guys, it's getting the job done so far with minimal sweat. I havent done too many miles maybe 5 miles max in one trip.
Im going to list it on offer up and see if I get any bites.

What ebikes would you guys recommend for an 18 mile round trip without getting range anxiety?

[Retrorockit]

It depends a lot on what performance level your looking at.At the 750W legal limit level 12Ah would be enough. But a BBSHD that's being run hard could come up short. I like 16-18 Ah for a BBSHD. But 12Ah is common for lesser bikes. A 750W BBS02 conversion with 12Ah would be a nice mid range setup.
I take a 22 mile ride for lunch almost every day. if I'm riding into a 20mph headwind (sometimes both ways) and want to make 20mph 12Ah would be cutting It Close. Twice the speed needs 4x as much power. If you're looking for prebuilt Costco online has Sondors, and Luna, and Electrifybike have several options. I would not buy direct from China or discount sites. The establishe US vendors have already whipped their Chinese suppliers into shape for you. I can fix my own bike so Costco looks good, But if you need more support I would go with a US specialist.

[M640]

Hey Guys, Hope everyone is doing great! I purchased a huffy Oslo a few weeks ago not knowing anything about ebikes, i'm very impulsive. Only good thing was that i only spent $350.
It's a pedal assist bike with no throttle, I'm looking to add a throttle, not sure if I should just go ahead and buy a new controller all together. I know nothing about ebikes and i'm looking to learn and gain some knowledge. Any tips or links to info would be great. I love how lightweight this thing is and I only need to go about 2-10 miles distance so not worried about millage too much.

Thanks in Advance Guys! Looking forward to hearing from all of you.

ebikeschool.com is a great resource for ebike into.

[stts]

waste of time

[Peterjulian]

Huffy Oslo is a decent ebike. I ordered a plug and play trottle ($9) from Amazon and it works great.
Easy install even for me who is a 1st time ebike owner. Inside the controller,
there is already a plug (covered and unused) to where you just plug in the wire
of the trottle. Google Huffy Oslo trottle upgrade and it'll take you to another forum
where there are pictures and instructions.
I'm getting 25 miles on a charge with mix PAS, manual pedalling and just trottle.
Give it a chance and you'll enjoy riding it like I do.
By the way, I got mine really inexpensive from Khols.
Best regards....

[dirtman]

Tha...
What E-bikes would you guys recommend for an 18 mile round trip without getting range anxiety?

It might be a bit more expen$ive. Luna Cycle sells a Surron X-Light-bee, and will get you 40 miles.
The SRX-LB now offers a better battery than my still in great shape 2020 model. You might have to get a kit with turn-signals and a brake light for safety. Good luck be careful on the road/street.