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    trying to get up to speed...

    ... i thought PAS simply meant pedal assist, which is to say the motor doesn't engage unless the rider is pedalling. this is instead of the throttle controlled motors, which are frowned on in the EU and Oz. i further thought that with PAS there needed to be a signal that the rider was pedalling...
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    trying to get up to speed...

    ...thanks to everyone. i have read about nominative watts etc and it sort of makes sense. (no problems with essays on this stuff even on a Sunday morning. much appreciated actually.) not overstressing a motor, as in not letting get too hot, seems sensible and it is something i have wondered...
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    trying to get up to speed...

    ...i'm leaning towards the mid-drive motors at the moment, although on a recumbent that seems to mean something different to an upright. i've seen recumbents with the motor situated behind the seat and in front of the back wheel. Cyclone, the Taiwanese company, picture this configuration on...
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    trying to get up to speed...

    ...thanks, i've been looking up Australian outfits who deal in the e-cycle space and seen Dillenger. i've corresponded with Jim from Applied Future Technologies, a Victorian crowd, as they seem to be pretty knowledgeable. they sell Cyclone mid-drive motors. however, i'd like to know more about...
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    trying to get up to speed...

    hi there, i live in Adelaide, Australia, and am currently visiting London, England. I've cycled a fair bit over the years and done some long distance touring in Australia; some of that on a Catrike Expedition. a couple of weeks ago i was holidaying in Croatia, which invloved, amongst other...