Final week it was a pair of new entry-level e-bike motors for informal riders. This week it’s a race-specific tune supplied as a firmware replace for his or her top-of-the-line EP801 drive system.
The brand new tune choice comes from suggestions from their Enduro eMTB racing staff, and some of the options are additionally accessible for the EP600 sequence motors, too.
Shimano eMTB Race Tune updates
Designed to assist their racers shave seconds and have extra management over the motor’s efficiency, these updates deal with maximizing output and operational velocity. Key options embrace:
- Larger help stage in Increase Mode
- Customizable max velocity cutoff development
- Prolonged carry-over help when riders cease pedaling
Mainly, this implies the 600W motor extra shortly and simply achieves the utmost 400% help when it’s within the highest enhance setting. In the event you’re on a extremely steep climb or hit a steep pitch unexpectedly, this helps you out an increasing number of shortly.
The progressive cutoff characteristic helps you to customise how sharply the help tapers off if you get close to the utmost help velocity. You possibly can have it regularly taper off for a extra pure really feel, or drop off a cliff as quickly as you attain the highest velocity so you’ll be able to eke out each final ounce of help.
Lastly, you’ll be able to set the prolonged help to maintain the motor going for Brief, Medium, or Lengthy durations if you cease pedaling. This helps if it’s a must to cease pedaling by way of a extremely tough, technical part so that you don’t clip your pedals but in addition don’t need to lose momentum. Backpedaling cancels it, providing you with a fast, simple method to cancel it in a pinch.
Auto Shift up to date, too
This replace additionally delivers quicker computerized shifts whereas braking onerous or accelerating shortly, serving to it hold you in the suitable gear with out you having to elevate a finger. It additionally quickly cancels AUTO SHIFT in the event you manually shift on a descent.
Shimano says that is “essential for establishing for situations like G-outs and fast braking into tight corners with onerous pedaling out of them the place solely the rider can select the right gear.” It’ll then resume auto-shifting after a couple of seconds.
Accessible now…or later
The brand new firmware is accessible free to all EP801 bike house owners now, simply go to you native vendor to have the firmware replace utilized. All new EP801-equipped bikes assembled after June 25 will include the replace pre-installed.
Not in a rush? Shimano’s E-TUBE PROJECT Bicycle owner smartphone app will probably be up to date this autumn to permit riders to carry out this firmware replace and customise their EP801 setting on their very own.
EP601 house owners will see the brand new firmware add the Max Velocity Cutoff and AUTO SHIFT updates to their bikes.
