The PAS on the 2.0 was based on speed, which made the bikes a great equalizer. This allowed my 230 pound out of shape self to pretty much keep pace with with my much better shape wife without having to kill myself to do so.

The new PWR PAS programming in the 3.0 is based on current. Each PAS is supposed to supply a set amount of current. The result, my lighter wife leaves me in the dust and now we can’t enjoy a ride together. To add insult to injury, we’ve found that this programming isn’t consistent. If we switch bikes, there isn’t quite as much of a difference.

We also like to ride trails, but we like to take our time and be careful riding in either PAS 1 or PAS 3. On our 2.0’s PAS 1 would average 8mph and PAS 2 would be 11mph, which was a perfect comfort level for us. On the 3.0, the speed chart in this article is spot on, and in PAS1 exceeds our comfort level for speed on many of the trails we ride. This also kills the granularity in speed options you have. By PAS 3 you’re already pushing 20mph.

Now about the ridiculous throttle behavior changes. On the 2.0, when in any PAS 1 or above, the throttle would override your PAS setting and apply up to max current if you commanded it. This allowed you to use it for extra umph up a hill or from a stop. On the 3.0, you have to bump up your PAS setting to adjust your throttle. That has you starting off in PAS 5, or have to worry about hitting the +/- way too often during a ride.

All that just to “increase” battery life…. I’d rather be able to ride with my group for a shorter ride than ride alone for a bit longer. If battery life is important to solo riders, then give us a way to choose between speed or pwr governed PAS, or let us adjust current at each PAS so we can achieve the speeds we feel comfortable at.

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Are they just saying that?

What contest did they win and get those awards?

What’s wrong with comparing? The XP 3.0 and the XP 2.0 SHOULD be compared with each other! Indeed, I think that’s one thing that buyers want to know — how the 3.0 compares to the 2.0.

One more thing, it’s possible to move the handlebars back about 3 in by using a short aluminum stem. It goes by the unfortunate company name of Cansucc on Amazon and it’s only about $12, works great, perfect fit.

We bought two XP 2.0st Lectrics for Christmas last year and have put on a number of tweaks, such as:
–rear folding wire rack
–rear seat and footpegs
–child/pet trailer
–suspension post and Lectric cushy seat
–Lectric foldylock
–wireless alarm and horn
–11/34 freewheel
–left handgrip-mount side convex mirror

Of all these accessories, the most-useful ones are probably the 11/34 frewheel, the folding basket (surprisingly utilitarian), and the alarm. But in my view the most-useful improvement Lectric made over the past 6 months was to introduce a much-larger battery (670Wh!) for just a $200 bump.

How Lectric is making any money selling these ebikes for $1K is a mystery to me. Workmanship is excellent and the components are decent.