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    Are mid drives just naturally less zippy than hub motors?

    It's been a couple days since I looked at this thread and wow there are some great responses here. Loving all this information from you folks. This is another post that aligns pretty close with my experience. I think acceleration off the line is a big part of what I consider zippy and I just...
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    Are mid drives just naturally less zippy than hub motors?

    I agree with a lot of what you are saying here. It seems like most of the high end manufacturers (Specialized, R&M) try to make their ebikes still feel like regular bikes as much as possible in the way they ride and for the most part they all use mid drives. The Bafangs also seem to be the most...
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    Are mid drives just naturally less zippy than hub motors?

    Not quite. The Evelo Omega I have been riding does have a throttle but the zippiness/acceleration still doesn't quite match my Juiced. I do agree that the Evelo feels a bit more bike-like than the Juiced though. I guess I would say I like ebikes that take away the weight of the pedals while...
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    Are mid drives just naturally less zippy than hub motors?

    I've test ridden a lot of different e-bikes over the last couple months trying to find what fits me best. This would be a second bike for me, I currently own a hub motor bike from Juiced Bikes. I've tried hub drives and mid drives from a lot of the big brands (Juiced, Rad, Specialized, Reise &...
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