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Originally Posted by bossy22
I'm curious where you rode this bike. I've been looking at getting one.
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At Interbike in Vegas. If you have any specific questions I'd would be happy to give you some insight. It was not for me because I prefer mid drive setups over smaller hub motors. Mid drives are lighter are usually 5 lbs (depending on the kit) as hub motera are at least 10 lbs. They also can use your whole gear cluster to obtain better hill climbing abilities which is easier for the motor to be more efficient on hills. The less amps the motor pulls the longer your pack is going to last. Hub motors are more efficient on Flats tho. The Hub motors generally are at 80% efficiency. I don't know what your planning on using the bike for tho. It seems they up the battery's size in the 2014 Model but even at 504 wh (36v x 14Ah) your not really going going to be doing any serious commuting. You will be using 20 to 25 wh/km. Although its a better than the dinky 9ah battery on the 2013 I rode. The bike It self does ride nice but way over priced for the distance your going getting out of it. Your better off getting a MAC like A crystalyte . And a rigging up a p.a.s and touque sensor system and Cycle analyst V.3 And a Battery pack from Em3ev and adding it to your favorite bike. It would be a better for overall range and performance as well as cheaper ( depending what bike you throw it on.)
Alternatively you could go for a bafang set up . where the motor is part on the b.b.. Saves weight and space.
