Does A Bafang Rear Geared Hub Spin Freely?

[Handlebars]

My new store bought bike came with front wheel axle nuts over-tightened, cutting down freewheeling a lot. That was easily remedied. The rear wheel is much less restricted than the front was, but it doesn't spin for a long time at all.
Before I take the wheel off I wondered "Do such rear hub wheels spin as freely or almost as freely as the front wheel?"

Thanks for any input on this question, EBR Friends.

 

[harryS]

They spin, and there's enough rotational mass to keep it going for 10-20 seconds, but your front wheel should spin for up to a minute. I

Turn the motor wheel backwards. Now you will feel the drag from the gears and the motor. Probably hear the gears too. When spinning forward, there's a clutch that disengages the gears. Hub motors are made such that the axle bearings aren't compressed by the nuts.

 

[Handlebars]

Those times seem about right for what I'm seeing, Harry. Thank you for your continued help in all this.

 

[tomjasz]

My new store bought bike came with front wheel axle nuts over-tightened, cutting down freewheeling a lot. That was easily remedied. The rear wheel is much less restricted than the front was, but it doesn't spin for a long time at all.
Before I take the wheel off I wondered "Do such rear hub wheels spin as freely or almost as freely as the front wheel?"

Thanks for any input on this question, EBR Friends.

No.