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 possibility comes from suggestions from their Enduro eMTB racing workforce, 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 pace. Key options embrace:
- Greater help degree in Enhance Mode
- Customizable max pace cutoff development
- Prolonged carry-over help when riders cease pedaling
Principally, this implies the 600W motor extra shortly and simply achieves the utmost 400% help when it’s within the highest enhance setting. In case you’re on a very steep climb or hit a steep pitch unexpectedly, this helps you out an increasing number of shortly.
The progressive cutoff characteristic allows you to customise how sharply the help tapers off whenever you get close to the utmost help pace. You’ll be able to have it progressively taper off for a extra pure really feel, or drop off a cliff as quickly as you attain the highest pace so you possibly can eke out each final ounce of help.
Lastly, you possibly can set the prolonged help to maintain the motor going for Brief, Medium, or Lengthy durations whenever you cease pedaling. This helps if you must cease pedaling via a very tough, technical part so that you don’t clip your pedals but in addition don’t wish to lose momentum. Backpedaling cancels it, providing you with a fast, simple solution to cancel it in a pinch.
Auto Shift up to date, too
This replace additionally delivers sooner computerized shifts whereas braking laborious or accelerating shortly, serving to it maintain you in the precise gear with out you having to raise a finger. It additionally quickly cancels AUTO SHIFT for those who manually shift on a descent.
Shimano says that is “essential for establishing for eventualities like G-outs and speedy braking into tight corners with laborious pedaling out of them the place solely the rider can select the proper gear.” It’ll then resume auto-shifting after just a few seconds.
Obtainable now…or later
The brand new firmware is on the market free to all EP801 bike house owners now, simply go to you native supplier 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 likely 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.