Latest Bosch motor - and it’s not what you’d expect…

[Yako]

Today Bosch unveiled a completely new motor.
Are you sitting down?
It’s a 45Nm HUB motor. Canyon have put it in their latest singlespeed commuter Roadlite ON - also released today. I was supposed to be getting my hands on one for a little spin next week after Eurobike, but have surgery scheduled so had to turn it down.

Bosch say the motor is specifically designed for commuter/city riding, but it seems to have 400W which is decent.
So, thoughts as to why? I had thought that hub motors were dead in the water - but Bosch obviously don’t think so. They’re often more reliable than mids, so what’s the life expectancy of a Bosch hub motor that will never see rough ground/pedal strikes - even mud? Forever?

 

[Rás Cnoic]

Not for me with my wall like hills, but I suppose simplicity is a big factor? For bike brands not having to re engineer frames to fit a mid drive, though actually as they need to incorporate a computer and internal battery maybe not a big factor.

 

[Rás Cnoic]

Also Yako, that Geoid computer you reviewed looks very good. I don't use a bike computer, but I like the mapping functions on this. And that price!