A neighbour of mine electrified a hardtail MTB with a Bafang 350watt rear hub.Did a really neat job too. I asked him the other day how it went on a test run. " I was going to see you about that" he said. !The motor died on me" On probing for details it turned out he had got stuck in the wrong gears on a steep section( he hadn't cycled for years) and the motor got slower and slower. It was sucking in 460 Watts or so. I think it recovered later....hopefully!
I pointed out that electric hubs don't like to labour at slow speeds in the wrong gear. Guess he will have to up his cadence numbers and do a bit more work! I still wonder if his new hub motor and electronics came away unharmed?
I pointed out that electric hubs don't like to labour at slow speeds in the wrong gear. Guess he will have to up his cadence numbers and do a bit more work! I still wonder if his new hub motor and electronics came away unharmed?