mid mount reverse?

[Just CW]

Just wondering if a mid mount motor can have a reverse gear. Looks like the trikes I've seen with reverse are hub mount. Thinking for a tadpole trike. Thanks in advance

 

[Deleted member 18083]

Wondering if a mid mount motor can have a reverse gear.

Quick answer: No.

Most etrikes with forward-mount motors use derailleur gears which come with freewheels that would nullify reversing through the chain. I suspect that all hub gears (for example, Rohloff) would also require freewheels.
... David

 

[Just CW]

Thanks. Just thinking about avoiding the Flintstone effect in a velo.

 

[JohnT]

The motor of choice for reverse is a direct drive hub motor. Geared hubs and mid-drives have to deal with freewheel issues as David described.