Final week it was a pair of new entry-level e-bike motors for informal riders. This week it’s a race-specific tune provided 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 crew, 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 concentrate on maximizing output and operational pace. Key options embody:
- 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 increase setting. For those who’re on a very steep climb or hit a steep pitch unexpectedly, this helps you out increasingly more shortly.
The progressive cutoff characteristic helps you to customise how sharply the help tapers off while you get close to the utmost help pace. You may 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 Quick, Medium, or Lengthy durations while you cease pedaling. This helps if it’s a must to cease pedaling by a very tough, technical part so that you don’t clip your pedals but additionally don’t wish to lose momentum. Backpedaling cancels it, supplying you with a fast, straightforward technique 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 maintain you in the proper gear with out you having to elevate a finger. It additionally quickly cancels AUTO SHIFT if you happen to manually shift on a descent.
Shimano says that is “essential for establishing for eventualities like G-outs and speedy 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.
Out there now…or later
The brand new firmware is accessible free to all EP801 bike homeowners now, simply go to you native seller 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 Bike owner smartphone app might 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 homeowners will see the brand new firmware add the Max Velocity Cutoff and AUTO SHIFT updates to their bikes.