How to Change the Maximum Speed of the Aventon Pace 500.3
I really like the Aventon Pace 500.3 e-bike . As I noted in my review , this is a reliable all-round bike that’s powerful enough for experienced riders but friendly enough for beginners. If this is your first e-bike, there are a few things you should do before you get on it and start riding.
While the Aventon Pace 500.3 is ready to hit the road as soon as it’s assembled and charged, if you want to get the most out of your new ride, you’ll need to take a few minutes to pair your bike with the Aventon app and set it up. settings. Changing settings like screen brightness and units of measurement are useful, but you’ll probably be most interested in setting the maximum speed of your ride.
Understanding the Aventon Pace 500.3 dashboard
Before I get into the bike, menus, and app settings, let’s take a moment to understand the Pace’s dashboard controls. They’re easy to understand at first glance and comparable to what you’ll see on most e-bikes, but if this is your first time there are a couple of things worth noting.
Here’s a description of what each button on the panel on the left of the steering wheel does:
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The + and – buttons control the pedal assist level from one to five. (A higher number corresponds to more help.)
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The left and right arrows control the turn signals.
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The central button is power.
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The switch is the throttle: push it down to start driving.
This is all pretty simple, but there are a few less obvious things you can do here:
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Press and hold the up arrow to turn the headlight on or off.
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Hold down the + and – keys simultaneously to bring up the settings menu.
How to change settings from the Pace 500.3 control panel
There aren’t many settings available to you on the steering wheel, but if you want your display to show “kilometers” instead of “miles,” this is the place to change that.
For most other changes, you will first have to connect the bike to the Aventon app. Here’s how to do it:
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Select “Connect to App” from the bike’s menu screen.
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You should see a QR code. Scan the code, download the app and create your account.
Once you’ve connected your bike to the app once, they should connect automatically every time. The app is not required to ride the bike, and if you don’t use it for a while, the bike should “fill up” with miles and other information about your rides since the last time you synced.
How to change the maximum speed of the Aventon Pace 500.3
To change the maximum speed of the Aventon 500.3, you need to use the application menu. You can set the maximum speed from 12 to 28 mph, but check the e-bike laws in your area before making a choice.
There are three main classifications of e-bikes, and how they work is a bit confusing:
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The Class 1 e-bike has pedal control only and reaches a maximum speed of 20 mph.
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Class 2 e-bikes are equipped with throttle and pedal assist and have a speed limit of 20 mph.
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Class 3 e-bikes have a top speed of 28 mph and are technically pedal only, although in practice many or even most Class 3 e-bikes allow you to use either the throttle or the gas pedal up to 20 mph and then limit you. for pedal assist in the last 8 mph.
In most places in the US (but not everywhere), Class 3 e-bikes are allowed to be ridden wherever legal analog bikes are allowed.
The Aventon Pace 500.3 is a Class 3 e-bike, but it doesn’t have that configuration. By default, the top speed is set at 20 mph, and you’ll need to use the app if you want to raise it to 28—or lower it, for that matter.
Once you know what is legal, you will learn how to change the top speed of your Aventon Pace.
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Login to the application.
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Click “Settings” under the front wheel to open this menu:
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Click “Speed Limit & Metrics” and you can set your bike’s speed from 12 to 48 mph.
That’s all for changing the settings of the Aventon Pace 500.3.
If you like to tinker with your e-bike, the Pace 500.3 may disappoint you. While some other brands allow users to get more detailed information and change parameters such as wheel size or throttle torque level, changing these settings is not possible for Pace 500.3 users.