Priority Current E-Bike Throttle Installation Tutorial
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- čas přidán 19. 09. 2022
- Priority Current E-bike comes without a throttle. This video is to show you how to install a throttle on that bike.
This video is a bit out of the blue for me however this bike is my workhorse. It brings me to my jobs and sites for my drone work that you see in all my other videos. Installing the throttle was simple yet acquiring the parts was the hard part.
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Thank you so much!!! I hurt my knee less than a week after my Current arrived a few months ago, so it’s been parked with only 20 miles on it. I probably have another 2-3 months of recovery, but thanks to you I think I’ll finally be able to enjoy my bike in the mean time.
About to reach out to Truckrun support now - fingers crossed they’ll be willing to share contact info of someone else stateside who ordered bulk.
Glad I could help! Fingers crossed. Wish you luck
I reached out to Truckrun's international sales rep and got an order of 10 of these cables. I need 3 and will be selling the rest on Ebay. I'll post here when that goes up. One thing to note though, you can't pull the new cable through because of how they're routed inside the frame. However, you can route it through the frame if you want. To do so you have to a) remove the battery, b) remove the screws holding in the top and bottom brackets for the battery connectors. The bottom connector is held in by two small screws. The top has those same 2 screws, 2 larger screws that mount the lock mechanism (it helps to leave the key in and turned so the lock mechanism doesn't fall and is held in place), and 1 screw that holds the battery pins on. c) remove the black plastic cover over the wiring channel which is held on by three tiny screws. You will need a well sized screwdriver to avoid stripping any of these as they're all small and very tight. If you try using a cheap screwdriver you will strip them. Once all those are off you'll see the old cable and a few others. Simply replace the old one for the new one. Getting it back together can be a pain because that black plastic cover doesn't exactly snap on. You have to hold the wires/cables behind it in place while you're screwing.
Do you still have cables for
Sale?
@@pablitoronquillo2316 yes I do. I still haven't of them on eBay. I'll try to get that done this weekend
@@paulwitt thank you looking forward for this project
@@paulwitt can I have your link on eBay once you posted them cables pls
@@pablitoronquillo2316 I just posted it yesterday. Can you not see it?
I am posting in the hope that someone has a cable for sale. I checked ebay and didn't see any. If you have one, please let me know.
Do you know if you can do this to an e bike Bosch motor Raphael? Thanks 👍🏻👍🏻🇮🇪
When using the throttle especially at the highest speed are the pedals going round at speed also? I have a hub drive with throttle and like the rest my legs get when using it. (I have mobility problems) I have a similar mid drive bike that uses that cable would like too know if my legs are not forced to go round when using the throttle thanks.
I cannot speak for other model mid drive bikes as I don't have any other than my priority current e-bike and some motors might be different. But in my case with the middrive on my bike model from priority, the pedals do not move when you use the throttle. In fact at the very end of the video I demo the throttle and the pedals do not move
Thanks for your reply I have a Eskute Polluno Pro. It uses the Bafang M200 motor I am waiting for the lead to arrive from China was wondering about the pedals as in another video (not yours) the cranks where turning I saw you test the bike but could not see if the cranks were turning@@volaredrones
Thanks for the video! Bike coming next week and definitely want to do this mod, now to find the cable...
Great choice! The bike has served me for more than a year now and it's one of the best purchases I've made with over 1K miles on it. Good luck on finding the cable. Could help to contact the people that have commented on here as some could've ordered bulk and willing to sell you a unit.
@@volaredrones Thanks I will do that! Looking forward to getting back to biking but at 67 with crap knees I need an edge to keep up with the wife, who is older but in much better shape..lol… The throttle will be awesome though.. I’ll post my luck finding one here.. thanks again bud !! Ken
@@volaredrones can’t find the cable anywhere. Looks like the only choice is to order 2 different cables and solder them together using one end from one and 2 from the other. Not ideal but should work ..
That should work. As long as you are able to send the correct signals to the correct pins it should be good
Do you have more cables for
Sale I want one.
I do not. However some people have posted interest on this video, reddit, etc after this video was posted. High chance you'll find this cable on Ebay or direct message people that have commented saying they are interested.
whast the top speed you get on the throttle?
Speed and acceleration scales with how low or high your gearing is as well as power level. You can go up to the max 28mph or whatever your max speed is set to under right gearing and conditions before power shuts off automatically to the motor as it would in pedal assist
Can you also use a y splitter?
simple y splitter possible yes as long as the pins align
I have heard stories of people modifying their bikes and their transmissions can't handle the power. please let us know how yours is holding up
Yea for sure. I heard stories of that too. The enviolo hub is vulnerable when shifting gears but when locked into a gear it is stable. Even when in pedal assist only it is recommended you lay off the pedals a bit when shifting according to Priority. Same principle applies with the throttle. Let go of the throttle a bit when shifting. I do this and so far I haven't had any issues with my shifter hub and I've owned the bike for almost a year with 500+ miles on it. I usually only shift at stops anyways for an easier acceleration which is a benefit of the enviolo hub to be able to shift at a complete stop.
@@volaredrones ahh, I'm going to buy this as my first bike in a long-time. I have always been used to shifting while pedaling, I guess with e-bikes you just have to be a little more precautious. Thanks for the info.
Have you had any issues with the conversion? Man, Priority is adamant about not doing this, something about the firmware and battery not being compatible, and obviously voids the warranty..You seem to be having good luck though right?
No issues so far at all for me. I've had it running since I published this video and not once has it done anything wrong. The only downside for me is that when I do use the throttle it will deplete the battery a bit more which was expected as there is no more pedal power helping
@@volaredrones good to know thanks! I’m adding the extra battery so that shouldn’t be a huge issue.. Appreciate you replying- I’d hate to mess the bike up for what it cost 😱
If you're pulling out the old integrated cable, you can tape the new one to the end of it. Then you pull both through.
Unfortunately those cables are already sold out on eBay. I'm 95% sure I want the Current but it hinges on this mod...
Hello Charlie. There's some good news. Although I don't see them anymore now there are cables called T4 ebike cables on Ebay that are sometimes in stock which seem to be the same correct generic brand cables. If you find these on Ebay I'd recommend giving those a chance although I haven't tried one personally. As long as the shape of the connectors match it should be ok. Look for the connector that attaches directly to the motor. For that trapezoidal shape
@@volaredrones Thanks. I don't own the 🚲 yet, so that'll be the first step 😆
You can't actually pull the cable through. I'm about to post how to route it though.
@@paulwitt gotcha