BionX is drawn uphill

The Canadian e-bike drive manufacturer has designed its motors not only to accelerate everyday cyclists, but also to deliver good performance on long climbs. For alpine riding conditions and for the start of the season, the drive provider offers an additional support level with "Mountain Mode".

In "Mountain Mode", the "BionX" drive is designed to offer the ideal balance between support and continuous power, according to Werner Schiller, Sales Director for Europe at "BionX". This mode was developed as a fifth support level for optimized drive power on long climbs - as a supplement to the four previous drive levels, which boost the pedal power by 35, 75, 150 or 300 percent. As Schiller mentions, the new fifth level was developed in close consultation with bicycle manufacturers in order to improve the performance of the pedelec in mountainous terrain.

Better uphill with an update
The mountain mode will be available from the beginning of March 2012 based on the updated software version 5.9 from designated BionX specialist dealers. As Martin Birrer, "BionX" specialist at Intercycle in Sursee, explains, the update is possible on all drives equipped with new consoles - only systems with consoles with membrane keypads are not suitable for this update.

Once the new software has been installed, "Mountain Mode" is activated from any drive or brake level by pressing the button for selecting the support level for several seconds until the four support bars flash and "Mountain" appears on the display. To return to the motor's conventional four support levels and exit uphill mode, simply press the minus button on the display.

According to Martin Birrer, all new "BionX" retrofit kits and "BionX" bikes offered by Intercycle are already equipped with the fifth support level.

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