Amx Road finally arrived - pictures and impressions
My AMX Road finally arrived.
My first impressions are really good. Except for the packaging being flimsy which lead to my saddle post being all scratched up during transport (I think it rubbed against the chain) - and the fenders being slightly dented. (i didnt order the fenders, and i've taken them of because i think they look ugly on the road anyways....)
For the price it's really well built.
It's light.
The motor assistance is well balanced.
Initially i had the same brake problems that everybody else was reporting. I then spent 20 minutes tweaking the brakes, and now everything works perfect. There are zero "scurring" sounds when pressure isn't applied.
I uploaded an album over at imgur.
Next things on my list, is to add brown leather bar wrap, which will look good with the wheels. I will also be adding some gel padding underneath the wrapping.
Album: https://imgur.com/a/WNwAA85
Posted Oct 12, 2020, 2:12 PM UTC · edited
Congratulations on receiving your bike. So, in your opinion, low levels of assistance (1, 2) are not too aggressive for driving in dense traffic? I find that with my classic LE that is not the case and AM told be the road had different programming. If that is so, it should not be very difficult to update the bikes with this change through a firmware update. 🙂
I mean, the motor kicks in when you start pedalling. But at level 1 it’s easy to control with either brakes or just by anticipation.
I dont have anything to compare with, but it doesnt worry me at all.
Nice to hear. I think the road programming will probably less aggressive since it doesn't have brake cut-off sensors.
Please note that AM released information about the p14 setting on the display: the range is 0 to 5 and it controls the level of assist. It is set to three by default, I set it to 0 and now the bike feels just about right for my taste. Even with P14 set at level 0, I rarely have the need to go above level 3 on the display (sorry if this sounds confusing: One way to think about is that P14 controls the intensity of the power assist, and the display with the arrow buttons controls the level of assist).
Hello! Thanks for the information. Don't worry, I completely understand what you said and I'll definitely try it on my next commute. Since I have a few heavy hills, I might try some value in between and let you know how it goes. Thanks once more!