I also just prefer the feeling of the #BBSHD to the #TSDZ2, but this is also some good rationale: https://jonsully.net/blog/ebike-cadence-vs-torque-motor/

If you want to feel like you're always getting a workout and always pushing, you want torque-sensing.

Cadence-sensing lets you choose whether you want a workout or want to rely more (or entirely) on the motor, because you're trying to get somewhere. I appreciate the choice.

(Of course low-quality cadence-sensing systems suck, but so do low-quality torque-sensing..)

I rented a janky #ebike today with plenty of power, but man - the cadence-sensing was so weird. The amount of push was constant; you pedal, it pushes you forward *fast*. The pedal-assist levels were for speed limit settings. PAS level 1 stopped pushing at 10mph, PAS 2 at 15mph, PAS 3 around 19mph, PAS 4 around 23mph, etc. My #BBSHD's pedal-assist is so much better.

Bummed that my #Bafang #BBSHD didn't come with a connector to power headlights.. but I've got my #Cetma Margo with a #TSDZ2 that *does* have headlight connectors, & a dynamo hub on the front wheel. So I can move the dynamo hub wheel onto the BBSHD Cetma Largo, & use that for lighting. The TSDZ2 Cetma Margo can switch to using the ebike motor/battery for powering lights.

But seriously, why would you make an ebike motor w/out light connections? (newer BBSHDs now include connectors, I think)

#BBSHD vs #TSDZ2 (ie, cadence-sensing vs torque-sensing ebike pedal-assist, respectively) is interesting. My experience was with Bosch mid-drive motors, which are torque-sensing, so I figured I'd prefer the tsdz2. However, I'm really enjoying the cadence sensing. Basically, I don't want to feel super strong when I pedal at lower speeds, and then suddenly feel like I'm pedaling through mud when I hit the 20mph (or whatever, it's configurable) cut-off. I remember the #Bosch was like that, too.