Hi all. Looking into buying a kit for a friend and since I haven't tried a 500w geared hub motor kit myself I'd appreciate some advice. In theory, my friend could really use a mid drive, but she's technophobic, and even with a gear sensor to help with not destroying the drivetrain, I'm sure she would have problems with all that rear wheel torque, like when stopping to chat with someone and forgetting the power level is set to 9, and then accidentally moving the pedal! I have a 500w mid drive which is sufficient for the hills where we live, but she needs as simple a kit as possible. So, any real world advice from anyone with a geared hub motor, 500w, 36 volt, and 22 amp controller, somewhere around there? I should add that my friend weighs about 80-85 kgs, and most hills are 10-15%. Does this sound like a workable solution? At first I was checking out a 1000w 48v direct drive kit but I think it'd stroke out over here, climbing all the time, or just being really inefficient.
Appreciate your thoughts!
Simon
Appreciate your thoughts!
Simon