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Rik, the reason not many members use these direct drive kits is because although they are very reliable and excel on flat roads, they are heavy to cycle without power and are not good on steep hills.

it's a bigger version of the Petite. The Karoo has bigger motor, 26" wheels and 18" frame, the Petite has 24" wheels and 16" frame. This is the Woosh Petite:

most of the D Cycle models have sold out. When they come back, their price range is above your set limit of £1000 C2W scheme. Most of D Cycles have 120mm hub motor. The Big Bear has much more powerful 180mm hub motor. The BPM motor can deliver 55-65NM of torque at the wheel when hill climbing...

when you say 'a knee injury' and 'must be able to cope with hills' - you would be better off with a powerful motor and a throttle to rest your legs when you need to. The Big Bear LS and the Karoo LS have much more powerful motors and batteries than the Bellini Classica.

woosh Big Bear LS. http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?bigbear-ls if you are not in a hurry, woosh will have a lighter step through bike in September, the Karoo LS with 8-Fun SWX02 rear hub motor and 13AH battery.

I like the bike very much. Whose motor is it? The market seems to move to lightweight bikes, sub 20 kgs. The biggest problem for crank driven mid motors is the power to weight ratio. The gearbox is made of steel, heavy. If it's made in plastic, it can compete well with hub motors.

the woosh Gallego is easy to take into trains and folds small enough to stowe under your desk. http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?gallego

if you can't (mechanically) maintain the bike yourself, you'd be better off buying from a local bike shop.

good find but a bit messy to install though. You can do same with a simple microswitch inside the brake lever.

a 48V 750W BBS02 will do that.

I wouldn't go for a torque sensor. You can't rest your legs if you are tired.

No. 99% of bikes come with an owner manual. F4W bikes are sold by heroeco.com They don't seem active in the last two years.

the Tornado is the right size for you. The Typhoon has bigger wheels, you need to be 6ft to be comfortable with.

the guy could not even true his wheel.

woosh have rear rack batteries - same models they use on their Big Bear (15AH) and their Petite (10AH) - if you want one, ask Andy @ Woosh. They are slightly more expensive than Eclipse.

you will need bikes with BPM motor for their hill climbing ability, medium frame. In Kudos MTB format, that will be the £1,100 Tornado. http://www.kudoscycles.com/product_info.php?cPath=1&products_id=326

are there two groups of balance leads on your BMS?

blown FETs at the output?

you want something light, sub 19kgs, with the ability of the Big Bear, 700C wheels, and a 13AH downtube battery.

hub gears are not right for cargo bikes.