Originally Posted by
Jipe
The potential issue with this Upland is the type of mid motor mounted and the weight of this motor.
Its obviously not a Bosch nor a TQ and also not a Fazua Ride 60 and I do not know any other mid drive motor weighting 2kg or less ?
Perhaps, and I share concern with getting an off-brand motor with difficult replacement prospects. However, regarding motor weight... with those tiny 349 wheels AND mid drive to use the multispeed gearing, that allows a small, low-torque but fast-spinning motor. Motors like low gearing.
The fat seatpost battery... they stole that idea off the Dahon E20.
I like that this Brompnot is external gearing only (lighter), but only if it has the gearing range I desire, which is 400%, easily obtained with a 2X crank (cheap) or Schlumpf drive ($$$)... DOH! No Schlumpf with mid-drive! I wonder if a front derailleur mount is possible? I wonder if you can mount a 2X crank? If square taper spindle on the mid-drive, probably. Alas, no 2-piece hollow spindle crank, I'm sure that wouldn't work with the mid-drive.