direct drive hub

Why does the Rad City ship with a direct drive motor. Most every other eBike I have checked out uses a geared motor. This is more fully loaded bike with fenders, etc; perhaps this is a way to keep the cost down? Would this be an issue for the long term? Are there better alternatives?

My friend, Adam has put together this awesome, scientific video comparison between his two drive systems. Few months ago, he published this excellent article about commuting on E-bikes and cheating. There is an existing notion that mid-drives are better hill climbers. That's true with a...

For me the ideal for electric assist is a quiet application of power on top of my own pedal input. I want to input the same human power as my unassisted bikes, but be moving much faster. As such I have been analyzing kit systems with strain gages. I am seriously considering the eZee geared...