March 3, 20179 yr Not quite that powerful, but not too far off the mark. It's all relative. Your 'high power' can't be the same as mine. If it were, you'd know that this simply isn't true. IMO, direct drive motors are only worth it if fed 2kW or more. At this point, they aren't dissimilar in torque output from a large geared hub running on its maximum 'reliable' power of around 1400W. However, DD motors really start to shine in the 3-4kW area and at this point, I doubt anything on your list will out accelerate one. Wow....that is not a bit illegal....that is 'lock up and throw away the key' illegal,I suppose you might as well be hung for a sheep than a lamb. The one I rode in Shanghai was 800 watts,it was ok you just had to be patient in getting up to speed,but at 10mph plus it was rapid transport as long as you kept the speed going...it is this feature which is one of the reasons why so many accidents on e-bikes in China. Mind you a 47kg girl seems to get these bikes around very quickly....$200.00 out of Tesco China,hehe. KudosDave
March 3, 20179 yr Wow....that is not a bit illegal....that is 'lock up and throw away the key' illegal,I suppose you might as well be hung for a sheep than a lamb. The one I rode in Shanghai was 800 watts,it was ok you just had to be patient in getting up to speed,but at 10mph plus it was rapid transport as long as you kept the speed going...it is this feature which is one of the reasons why so many accidents on e-bikes in China. Mind you a 47kg girl seems to get these bikes around very quickly....$200.00 out of Tesco China,hehe. KudosDave There is legal or illegal. 'Slightly illegal' doesn't exist. Once you cross the line, you might as well "go big, or go home". It makes sense now. If you're only running a DD on 800W, you're wasting you're time and geared would be a much better bet.
March 3, 20179 yr I don't have a clue about tweaking my bike so I'd rather not messy with conversion kits and the like. My options are: a) find someone able (bike shop?) to perform specific conversions/replacements, like installing a new controller, providing a new battery or whatever but I must be specific. Do you know of a bike shop in the UK where I can send them the bike and they tweak it? b) get a new bike (possibly higher than legal wattage) I am sorry to say minime, you are asking a tweaking question here, therefore I will be surprised if you'll get a quick answer. MS.
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