Jaco

Ah yes, makes sense. Bummer Have seen some hacks where the magnet is moved to the crank arm, that could maybe work?

Thanks, but even if it counts rotations wont it technically be doing fewer as it takes longer to complete a rotation?

Yes, remember growing up with VHS and parents talking about how great Betamax was Have looked at the Giant and seen it uses a magnet to measure speed. Was thinking if moving the magnet closer to the rim increasing the circumference - would that make the bike think it's going slower than it is? Not sure that the Spez can easily be un-restricted

Thanks for the info. Why do you think Specialized is moving away from hub drive?

Hi all, I am new to the forum and looking for some advice. I can get either a Specialized Turbo X or a Giant Quick E+ for around the same price (our options are quite limited here in South Africa). Both are from well supported dealers locally so spares and support should not be an issue. Warranty is the same across both bikes. My question relates to the differences between the hub motor and the crank motor. My commute is a 55km round trip with 700m vertical ascent in total. I am quite fit (doing the commute on a road bike currently), but it's just a bit too much to do every day, which is what I want to do. I rode both bikes and it seemed as though the Giant cuts out more abruptly at the limit whereas the Spez felt like it carried more speed and felt less pronounced when the limited cut in. I see Spez is also moving to crank based motors so worried about the hub motors not being supported in the future. Any advice would be welcome as to which would be more suitable...