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Yep. This. I finally rode one, and then _had_ to get one. Any kind of ebike is insanely fun, even the hub motor ones. Me and my wife use them for going almost e
by laughfactory 10y ago
Yep. This. I finally rode one, and then _had_ to get one. Any kind of ebike is insanely fun, even the hub motor ones. Me and my wife use them for going almost everywhere when it's not too snowy or icy. My next one will be an electric fat tire bike. Can't wait!
Riding an ebike beats sitting in a car (in traffic or not) any day of the week!
Granted, I'm actually happy with being able to go 20-25 mph on mine, but what I want is just more acceleration so I can get to the max speed faster and climb hills easier/faster.
- HNaTTY 10y agoYou me and the author are on the same page. Top speed isn't the issue that the author is complaining about, and it's not the reason to get more power. It's about acceleration and hill climbing. That's why he wants more power, and it's why he hates hub motors big and small. In the author's case, it's so that he can power a heavy bike with 5.5" wide tires through deep snow. So many people in this thread don't ride like this, so they imagine 2500 watts powering their skimpy road bike with 110psi tires. He talks about it in this post: https://electricbike-blog.com/2016/12/21/electric-fat-biking-in-the-woods-is-so-much-fun-i-cant-believe-everyone-isnt-doing-it/ https://electricbike-blog.com/2016/12/21/electric-fat-biking...
- laughfactory 10y agoExactly. I'd happily buy another $3000+ ebike with a top speed of 20 mph if it could get to that speed faster, and maintain it up hills. The hills, especially, slow me down a lot, and more than I'm happy with.