Chazmo
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- Central Massachusetts
Hi folks,
I’m wondering if anyone has used Bafang’s internally geared hub (IGH) products? These apparently shift based on wheel-spin rates and are not controlled by the rider, i.e., there’s no gear shifter. I’m curious about the riding experience of using an e-Bike without a gearset/derailleur… Bafang calls this “Gear Variable Transmission,” as described here: https://bafang-e.com/uploaded/news/202405130108276816.pdf
If this has already been discussed, I apologize. Please point me in the right direction...
Currently, there’s a rear hub motor that includes a 2-speed GVT (a.k.a. “H720”). And there’s a 5-speed(!) rear hub (“G500A”) which is for mid-drive applications.
Frankly, a 5 speed sounds really cool and I could see something like that being sufficient for a fairly natural pedaling experience and it sounds really exciting (even though I’m wary of automatic shifting). I think this 5 speed is fairly new and I doubt anyone has built a bike around it yet. But, the two-speed transmission has been around a while (I think). Has anyone used it? I’m finding it difficult to imagine how a two-speed would give as good an experience as my 9-speed cassette/derailleur gear system does.
I’m wondering if anyone has used Bafang’s internally geared hub (IGH) products? These apparently shift based on wheel-spin rates and are not controlled by the rider, i.e., there’s no gear shifter. I’m curious about the riding experience of using an e-Bike without a gearset/derailleur… Bafang calls this “Gear Variable Transmission,” as described here: https://bafang-e.com/uploaded/news/202405130108276816.pdf
If this has already been discussed, I apologize. Please point me in the right direction...
Currently, there’s a rear hub motor that includes a 2-speed GVT (a.k.a. “H720”). And there’s a 5-speed(!) rear hub (“G500A”) which is for mid-drive applications.
Frankly, a 5 speed sounds really cool and I could see something like that being sufficient for a fairly natural pedaling experience and it sounds really exciting (even though I’m wary of automatic shifting). I think this 5 speed is fairly new and I doubt anyone has built a bike around it yet. But, the two-speed transmission has been around a while (I think). Has anyone used it? I’m finding it difficult to imagine how a two-speed would give as good an experience as my 9-speed cassette/derailleur gear system does.
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