Shimano gives the EP801 motor a turbo boost

Shimano E-Race

There is a veritable arms race in the electric racing circus - and Shimano is now arming the EP801 motor for it. This makes the boost mode even stronger, as well as the support when it comes to rolling over obstacles uphill.

Teams such as Yeti/Shimano EP-Racing, Orbea OOLab and Rotwild Schwalbe Enduro Team are successfully competing in the electric racing circuit on Shimano power units. To keep it that way, the Shimano engineers have given the EP801 motor new features. These can be installed at the dealer, motors from the production date June 25, 2024 already have the new firmware on board. With the update of the Shimano E-Tube Cyclist smartphone app, expected in the fall, end customers will be able to install the new firmware themselves.

And what's new?

The boost mode with 400 percent support is even easier to elicit from the system. You can also set how the motor fades out the assistance when the 25 km/h threshold is reached, from immediate to gradual. The so-called Extended Assist Carryover function is interesting for difficult uphill sections: the motor also pushes uphill without any pedal movement taking place. A short backward turn of the crank interrupts this uphill assist, the duration of which can be set to short, medium or long.

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