What happens if...

Originally Posted by MTBikerTim

Have you tried gearing down to increase runtime? If you barely ever hit WOT it may be that gearing down will pull less amps and increase runtime. It won't increase it by much but it may get you to a reliable 15min.

I'm about to try that. There seems to be some misinformation about the prospect of gearing down. If you gear down, it causes the motor to spin faster to achieve the same speed, doesn't the faster spinning motor draw more juice? Time will tell.