I Hacked Into The World's Worst E-Bike And Fixed It

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  @SethsBikeHacks · 3 months ago · pinned

  There are lots of questions about runaway Reevo mode, and it's a fun topic. Let's go deeper. First of all, I did add a "PAS Timeout" that turns off PAS after a few minutes, and is selectable in the menu. If you set this up from my Github repo, that feature is active. A lot of you also suggested a weight sensor on the seat, but that would disable pedal assist if you stood up out of the saddle, which is when you would need it most. Another suggestion was the dead man switch. That one would work! This is all fun to think about, so keep the ideas coming. I just MIGHT get another Reevo for myself.

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  @Kommentierer · 3 months ago

  The electrical engineer on that seems to be a really nice guy. Meaningful logging, labeled PCB, labeled connectors.. Very nice.

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  @CollinScott · 3 months ago

  bless whatever engineer left all of those console prints enabled🙏

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  @mrDarktrooper · 3 months ago

  The idea to use an EL inverter light is the most baffling design to me.

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  @bradberry117 · 3 months ago

  Some former Reevo Engineer is spinning in their chair, watching this video, and seeing all that could have been.     Seth, you are a masterful storyteller.  Thank you

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  @RandomUserNameThatIsFree · 3 months ago

  Looking at those well labelled innards, the whole thing reeks of genuine passion ruined by management and deadlines

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  @maelmauron7530 · 3 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPrtVGimBYs&amp;t=205">3:25</a> I was expecting &quot;wait a minute. It&apos;s a raspberry pi?&quot;

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  @Nolano386 · 3 months ago

  The Bluetooth key was 696969?? My god, I&apos;ve gotta change the combo on my luggage!

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  @TheDeadlyKind · 3 months ago

  Companies that brick their devices by tying functions to app and servers deserve all the failure and bankruptcy they can get. Im seriously impressed you jail broke it Seth!

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  @shuno999xd · 3 months ago

  That transformer whine just to backlight a logo is some cracked engineering.

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  @MousePounder · 3 months ago

  SethsBikeHacks comes full circle.

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  @tahustvedt · 3 months ago

  A deadman&apos;s switch in the handlebars could eliminate the runaway problem.

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