Ebikes require giving your data to the motor company to have full adjustment via an App over motor behaviour.: Difference between revisions
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{{Ph-I-I}} | User switches on the ebike and finds the power modes are too soft or too strong or overly or underly responsive for their needs and can not make big enough changes directly in the bike without having to install and connect the bike to an app. {{Ph-I-I}} | ||
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Revision as of 05:03, 1 September 2025
Every consumer when purchasing an Ebike with one of the main ebike motor companies motors attached to the bike is forced to download an app and give over data to the company to gain full use of the motor. In some cases even to switch the bike on and have full use of the bike.
Most e bikes come with preloaded firmware that only allows very basic power level setting from the remote. Frequently you can not access or adjust any other motor setting or bike setting without installing an app. Companies sell the consumer the idea that you can "tune" your motor or gain access to further settings by installing an app.
When installing the app the user is often required to create a user account or login to the company server via the app and handover data including often required to share user contacts and location. Once logged in the user can use the app and it will then allow the user to make more refined changes to the motor.
Background
[Users Tied Obliged To Install An App]
User switches on the ebike and finds the power modes are too soft or too strong or overly or underly responsive for their needs and can not make big enough changes directly in the bike without having to install and connect the bike to an app.
[Company]'s response
Lawsuit
Consumer response
References
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