Mid drive vs hub?

[tomjasz]

Most trouble free, DD, reliable fair climber GD, climber and hill champion mid drives.
I sell mid drives and support DIY customers and there are times I send them to another vendor to get the motor they need, not always what I sell. If you want real torque sensing look for the bottom bracket type with hub motors.

 

[TForan]

You mention no problem for #3 - Do you have the programming cable and have you manipulated the motor programming or are you just talking about the typical display properties (max speed, tire size etc..) because amp draw, slow start settings, assist %, torque % and the other very specific parameters are apparently all in the USB / PC interface SW and unavailable from the bike display. I was unaware of this.

No, I haven't changed anything except minor changes through the DPC 14.

 

[tomjasz]

if you want to maintain 20+ mph avg speed, mid-drives are not the best.

A BBSHD will run all day at 25MPH. But I agree with the idea that mid drives may not be the best for many city commuters, especially the low power versions.

BTW I just picked up a pair of BBS02B 36V 250W motors (NOS for $90!) for a folding bike purchase. I've been running two "multi-use park path" 2013 BBS01 36V 350W mids every summer since purchasing.