I would do a hard disagree on the commuting piece. Per Deafcat and Roshan, in the current state, this is just pure freewheeling - with little to no user feedback. As we all know, doing torque sensing is really hard and having an external torque sensor is even harder. The only ones I can think of that do a reasonable job is Stromer - and even they had issues. I believe inntorq got bought out as well so there are not that many options for good, smooth external torque sensors.
- I am trying to be realistic - this is a dirt bike, primary use case is throttle-only cargo, and it may look more bicycle-y.
- Biktrix is trying to do something different. If they succeed in the cargo / dirt bike scene, there is no need to waste time and do PAS. My concern is echoed in the overall system though - how easy / hard is it to retrofit an existing frame with this ?
This is not about power at all - no one in their right mind is towing 2000 lbs anywhere close.
Here is an older video of a TQ motor pulling a much bigger train.
However, hunters struggle to pull 400 lb deer due to the awkward terrain - got nothing to do with the motor power.
Biktrix would be doing themselves a favor if they offer it as a stand alone setup. A lot of people have Ultra frames. It may end up costing around 12-1500 to convert an existing frame with the multitude of pieces, but there is a huge market for speed junkies whether we all like it or not.
Personally I am not convinced about this motor for anything other than a dirt bike as the worst case and a heavy duty cargo bike as the best case.