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What's your dream bike like?
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I’d want the absolute best two-wheeled monster truck.
– A rigid steel frame with custom geometry built to my specs
– An extra-long frame, something in the vein of the Surly Moonlander
– 24 x 6.2" Surly tires
– A mid-drive motor with an integrated gearbox
– Belt drive
– Power output slightly above the legal 250W limit to make up for the added weight
– At least a 1000Wh battery
– AWD system from Christini, with a switch to engage the front wheel
– Matte camo paintjob
250w limit...? For 6.2" tires? Yikes. Mine is 750w with 4" tires and it feels slightly underpowered with any cargo loaded up.
Honestly don't see how 250w would be worth the extra weight, cost, and hassle of an ebike for very little assistance
250W is a lot more than most casual bike riders can maintain for 10 minutes, so it's quite a lot.
I consider anything over 500 watts to be getting into motorbike territory. I’m talking about a bicycle. All I need from the motor is enough assistance to offset the weight and rolling resistance of the big wheels - and then a little extra. I still like to pedal myself. My current bike has 5.05" tires, and 250W of pedal-assist is more than enough to take me anywhere I want to go. The limiting factor isn’t power - it’s range.