Waynemarlow
10 kW
OK, done lots of research on this but I've not really come across the answer I'm looking for. Most people want power, lots of it and speed, lots of it. But we want neither ( well maybe a bit ) as we are greybeard 50's pushing 60's die hard mtb riders who want fitness as much as speed and we cycle in typical single track trails with quite a bit of elevation which keeps the speeds low on the uphill bits, but also its quite knarly on the downhill bits which means technical manouvreability and flickability are as important as speed.
But the years of misguided youth, too many MX pranks and general wear and tear on the body is taking its toll, already one of our group is into a knee replacement, another on the way and most of us have ski and other related injuries which are beginning to hold us back from really enjoying what we like, being out in the counryside cycling. Having recently trialled a Trek full susser Ebike it was a bit of a revelation to say the least and more than enough power with its Bosch mid motor power pack. Very smooth on peddling and if you wanted you could dial the power back to give a full workout, but just travelling further than normal, as the ups became a joy rather than a pain. The downside of the Trek is its price and speed restriction on the road. The other is we have very very good high end bikes which are way better than the Trek on the downhill legs. So do we simply convert our bikes ?
So being mtbing in steep hilly country side with speed not really a worry I would guess that a mid mounted motor is the way to go, weight is critical as we have to lift the bikes over styles and fences at times, good pedal assist controllibilty in the nattery and winding stuff is important, and unrestricted speed ( say 50kph max ) with pedalling assist. We are quite engineering based and have good programming and tech savy skills between us. So views and ideas guys as to which options we should pursue.
But the years of misguided youth, too many MX pranks and general wear and tear on the body is taking its toll, already one of our group is into a knee replacement, another on the way and most of us have ski and other related injuries which are beginning to hold us back from really enjoying what we like, being out in the counryside cycling. Having recently trialled a Trek full susser Ebike it was a bit of a revelation to say the least and more than enough power with its Bosch mid motor power pack. Very smooth on peddling and if you wanted you could dial the power back to give a full workout, but just travelling further than normal, as the ups became a joy rather than a pain. The downside of the Trek is its price and speed restriction on the road. The other is we have very very good high end bikes which are way better than the Trek on the downhill legs. So do we simply convert our bikes ?
So being mtbing in steep hilly country side with speed not really a worry I would guess that a mid mounted motor is the way to go, weight is critical as we have to lift the bikes over styles and fences at times, good pedal assist controllibilty in the nattery and winding stuff is important, and unrestricted speed ( say 50kph max ) with pedalling assist. We are quite engineering based and have good programming and tech savy skills between us. So views and ideas guys as to which options we should pursue.