I think this idea would be much better and safer for cadence based ebikes than what is implemented today. As you slow down the PAS level should automatically drop down, in incremental steps, with a lower limit of Level 1. What I mean by lower limit is, if you slow down and come to a complete stop, the automatic feature would take PAS as far down as Level 1. If the rider wants Level 0 they would need to do that manually..
I played around with this idea today on the Aventon Pace 500.2, trying to pretend like a controller was doing the PAS step downs. I think it works great, even on hills.
Say you're moving along at a PAS level of 5 and slow way down or nearly stop, and PAS automatically ratchets its way down to level 1, and then you want to speed back up again. It's a simple matter of bumping up the PAS levels again with your thumb. That is well controlled and way safer than how it is now. The way it is today, if you're moving along at PAS 4 or 5 and either need to slow down unexpectedly, or you're coming up to a curb or whatever and you slow way down. When you start to pedal again you're taking off and it can be kind of crazy, especially if you've moved onto a sidewalk or into a tight space. That can all be avoided if PAS had already stepped its way down incrementally as you slowed down.
I wish Aventon would give the user access to some controls, so this feature could be tested. For a moment I was thinking maybe it could be a setting that the user could choose, but maybe that's not such a good idea if a person forgets what mode they're in. So just keep the feature turned on.
I would never suggest the opposite however, where the PAS level would automatically increase as you speed up.
I played around with this idea today on the Aventon Pace 500.2, trying to pretend like a controller was doing the PAS step downs. I think it works great, even on hills.
Say you're moving along at a PAS level of 5 and slow way down or nearly stop, and PAS automatically ratchets its way down to level 1, and then you want to speed back up again. It's a simple matter of bumping up the PAS levels again with your thumb. That is well controlled and way safer than how it is now. The way it is today, if you're moving along at PAS 4 or 5 and either need to slow down unexpectedly, or you're coming up to a curb or whatever and you slow way down. When you start to pedal again you're taking off and it can be kind of crazy, especially if you've moved onto a sidewalk or into a tight space. That can all be avoided if PAS had already stepped its way down incrementally as you slowed down.
I wish Aventon would give the user access to some controls, so this feature could be tested. For a moment I was thinking maybe it could be a setting that the user could choose, but maybe that's not such a good idea if a person forgets what mode they're in. So just keep the feature turned on.
I would never suggest the opposite however, where the PAS level would automatically increase as you speed up.