Aventon’s new Journey 3 is a superb e-bike, as you may see in my Journey 3 assessment, and it is loaded with customization choices. Whereas it is nice with the manufacturing unit settings, I prefer to get in there and alter my tech round, to show an e-bike into my e-bike. This is how I modified my high pace, tuned my help, and set-up the bike’s safety methods.
Altering the Aventon Journey 3’s high pace
Credit score: Stephen Johnson
“Can I make this go quicker?” is my first query with any e-bike (and actually every part in my life). With the Journey 3, the reply is, “Sure; to an extent.” The bike’s default help pace restrict is 20 miles per hour, so in case you do not change the settings, the motor will cease kicking in at that pace, whether or not you pedal or use the throttle. On this configuration, the Journey 3 is a category 2 e-bike.
However I would fairly have a quicker, class 3 e-bike, so I modified the bike’s help restrict to twenty-eight mph. On this configuration, the throttle and/or the pedals will present help as much as 20mph. From there, you may pedal with motor help as much as 28.
You is likely to be asking, “Can it go quicker than that, although?” Sure and no. I am positive the motor is succesful of upper speeds, however it’s hard-limited to twenty-eight mph with pedal-assist. That is the authorized assisted pace restrict for autos to be thought-about “e-bikes” within the U.S. In case you should go quicker, you possibly can all the time experience it down a hill or pedal actually arduous.
Altering the highest pace is achieved by means of the Journey 3’s app, so let’s begin from the start.
Syncing your Journey 3 with the Aventon app
In contrast to some e-bike makers, Aventon bikes virtually require you to make use of their app. Fortunately, it really works very well. This is learn how to sync the app and your cellphone:
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Obtain the Aventon MyRide app in your smartphone.
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Energy in your e-bike.
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Maintain down the “i” button on the handlebar to enter the menu.
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Use “+” and “-” to pick “Connect with App”, then press “i.”
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A QR code will seem in your bike’s display screen.
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Open the Aventon app, register, and choose “Scan Pair.”
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Scan the QR code, identify your bike, and ensure.
Navigating the Aventon App
As soon as the app is put in and open, take a look at the tabs on the backside of the display screen. This is what every one does:
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Ebike: Your management middle for every part from locking your bike to adjusting efficiency settings.
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Report: This shops your previous rides, and the pace, distance, energy burned, and driving time of every.
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Go: Data your experience and shows your route on a stay map.
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Uncover: Aventon’s built-in social platform. Share photographs, rides, and comply with different riders.
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Me: Handle your profile, unlock driving achievement medals, and sync with third-party apps.
This is learn how to set the highest assisted pace:
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Faucet on the “Ebike” tab after which choose “Extra Settings” to entry superior customization choices.
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Choose “Pace Restrict and Metric.”
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Alter your max pace between 12 mph and 28 mph.
Tuning your pedal help ranges
Credit score: Stephen Johnson
Pace is one factor. The way you get your pace is one other. The Journey 3 gives three ranges of pedal help, however every is tweakable, permitting you to wonderful tune your experience to your coronary heart’s content material. I discovered the bike’s “Eco” setting to be a bit of underpowered and its “Sport” setting to be a bit of overpowered, so here is how I modified them.
From the “extra settings” menu on the “ebike” tab, click on “RideTune.” As you may see, every of the three ranges of help (Eco, Sport, and Turbo) could be managed by way of three sliders. This is what every does:
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Max Torque: Extra torque = quicker acceleration and higher hill-climbing, however diminished vary.
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Help: Controls how a lot motor help you get whereas pedaling. Larger = extra assist, however extra battery drain.
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Pedal Response: Determines how rapidly the motor kicks in. Larger = quicker response; decrease = smoother experience.
Settings will seem on a triangle chart displaying how your decisions stability Energy, Vary, and Smoothness. So I bumped up the torque on and help on my “Eco” setting and boosted them a bit in “sport.”
There’s no excellent setting right here. It’s all vibes, so mess around and discover what feels proper on your fashion. In case you hit on a mix you want, it can save you the profile to the cloud. This allows you to create customized power-level profiles—like “path driving” or “commuting”—and swap them out while you wish to.
Tips on how to sync Aventon’s app with Strava and/or Apple Well being
Everybody is aware of that train does not depend except it is tracked and made public, so I synced my Aventon with exercise-boasting app Strava and Apple Well being. That appears to be the extent of what Aventon’s app can pair with at current, nevertheless it occurs to be precisely what I wished, so it is all good. For me at the least. You are able to do this by clicking “me” on the house display screen, then clicking “related apps” beneath the “Service” heading. As soon as Strava is paired up, you may hit the “document” button on the Aventon app and it’ll ship your rides over to be posted on Strava routinely.
What do you suppose thus far?
Security measures to find out about
I’ve seen Pee Wee’s Large Journey sufficient instances to take bike safety significantly, so I do not go away my bike round and not using a massive lock, however I nonetheless arrange these safety features on the Journey 3, simply in case.
Auto locking: I set my bike so the again wheel locks every time the bike is powered off. It will not forestall anybody from throwing your bike behind a truck and driving away, however it would forestall “crime of alternative” bike thefts the place somebody hops on and pedals away.
Movement Alarm: The “Uncommon Exercise Detected” setting allows you to tweak how delicate your bike is to motion. When triggered, it would sound an “alarm” (actually a reasonably quiet beeping) and ship a notification to your cellphone. I set mine to be as delicate as attainable, as a result of it is humorous when my spouse brushes in opposition to my bike whereas gardening, and I ship her a textual content that claims “ARE YOU TOUCHING MY BIKE??” The bike simply rats her out! Hilarious!
Misplaced Mode: I have not had to make use of “misplaced mode” on my e-bike, and hopefully I by no means will, however understanding what your bike will do if stolen is vital, so here is what occurs immediately in case you set off misplaced mode:
I spoke to an LA-area police detective about whether or not the cops would care when you’ve got a GPS tracker in your stolen e-bike, and he stated it is determined by the division. If the cops aren’t busy with different crimes, they may cease by an tackle to research your stolen e-bike, however GPS knowledge alone is not correct sufficient to get a search warrant anyway. So I would nonetheless get a pleasant lock.
Geofencing: This can be a cool function that I haven’t got any use for, however if you would like to verify your bike can solely be ridden within the geographic space of your alternative, you may both limit your experience to a particular space, or solely permit it to operate in an space you select. You possibly can designate as much as 4 “go” and 4 “no-go” zones. As an example, I wished to verify my bike could not be used round an area canine park, I might set it like this:
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Aventon’s “uncover” platform
I completely love Aventon’s goofy “uncover” social media platform. I am not even positive why I like seeing strangers’ rides and photos of their bikes, however I do. So be sure you test it out, arrange a profile, and submit some photos for me to have a look at.
Aventon’s onboard show
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The app is the principle method to management your Aventon bike, however there are some issues you are able to do with out your cellphone, straight from the onboard show display screen. You may most likely determine this all out from context clues, however simply in case: The show exhibits primary e-bike information—present pace, help stage, odometer, and battery energy, however holding down the “+” and “-” buttons on the handlebar management brings up a settings menu with the next choices:
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Clear Journey: Reset your journey distance.
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Battery Lock: Lock or unlock battery entry (no bodily key required).
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Bike Lock: Lock the rear wheel to stop driving.
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Show Unit: Swap between miles and kilometers.
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Brightness: Alter the display screen’s brightness from “1” (dimmest) to “5” brightest.
