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. . . motor/hub gears: Has anyone around here taken a stock Townie 250W hub (or similar kind of thing) apart and noticed whether the planet gears are plastic or metal? Would plastic ones be plenty reliable enough and have a decent lifespan when driven by a low-powered motor like the one I...

Eddy here. Tinkerer and recent secondhand-but-mint-condition Townie e-Electra owner, as of too late last year to ride much. Also have a nicer 9-speed one, with which I'm thinking of taking the plunge with a conversion kit. First impressions are "Holy cow, this thing is way more fun to ride...

. . . some slightly geekish DIY electromechanical engineering questions for you wrench-and-voltmeter-wielding risk takers out there: Old(er) age, a fixed income and the need of exercise having reduced me from midlife-crisis crotch rockets to sedate e-cruiser bikes, I have one definite project...