Originally Posted by
usnavystgc
Monsoon,
Are you in a hurry to get this bike on the road? What kind of mech skills do you have? The reason I ask is, have you ever thought about a mid mount motor? It will allow you to downshift to the lowest gear going up hills. Here's what it looks like (see pic).
I power up most hills with this type of setup. If you want more details, let me know. I personally think this type of setup is superior to a hub motor or a geared hub motor setup.
Here is the bike I built like this.
Phil
My Bikes: 2013 Motobecane Gran Turismo w/ 24V/900W motor and LiFePO4 30ah pack
From your tag-line information there I can tell that the bottom bike picture is yours. Is the upper picture one of your builds as well. Also, what 24V 900w motor did you use for your bike in the lower picture? I don't recognize it as any commercial mid-drive kit that I'm familiar with and it looks like a scratch build rather then a kit.
Just curious.