Originally Posted by
NHKeith
I am shopping for my first ebike and need to check my understanding of power needed. I live in NH so it is hilly. Back-of-the-envelope physics tells me a 250W motor will go up a 15% hill at only 3mph which suggests that isn't enough for this area. Am I right? This is leading me to exclude all the 250W ebikes even if they have 90Nm torque. I am looking for a mid drive that is a light as possible and have the 500W Priority Current, 350W Diamondback Union 1 and the Gazelle Medeo T10+ at the top of my list. These are the lightest I can find with enough power. Any thoughts on these or other suggestions around the $3k-$4k price point. Thanks
my bosch its 350 watts not the newest model but I can climb 20% grades at about 7 to 8 mph or faster. more so ifI put it on max assist. wife and I on our bosch powered tandem can climb the same hills. 15+% grade depending n how much you put into it you can do over 10mph no problem. the gazelle has the same torque as my bosch and I climb hills like crazy. I do a 17% grade every day at 9 to 10mph on the second level of assist and I dont have a huge amount of leg power. I only get 350 to 400 watts.