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jbizzybiker
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interesting. is it common to avoid naming the motor brand?
TomD
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It's a Dapu mid-drive. They make very good rear hub drives but Dapu mid-drives do not have the best reputation.
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jaizon
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It's a Dapu mid-drive. They make very good rear hub drives but Dapu mid-drives do not have the best reputation.
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If Dapu motors are as bad as this article says, why in the world would a company with an excellent reputation, like Evelo, risk theirs by putting it in a top of the line bike??? I don't get it.
TomD
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It's possible Dapu has worked out the kinks. I just remember this thread a while back. Didn't sound good.
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Why Evelo uses a Dapu mid drive? Good question. Maybe they didn't want to pay a premium for a refined euro-spec mid-drive (Yamaha, Shimano, Brose, Bosch), or maybe they wanted throttle or more power than euro spec (250W nominal) and wanted torque sensing but didn't want to go with a Chinese brand like Bafang, so made the investment to develop a motor with Dapu. Sometimes it's hard to stop throwing good money after bad.
Pedego DAPU mid Motor
I am planning to buy a Pedego City commuter which has a dapu mid motor. I don't know much about this brand. Can anyone advice if it is a good motor or not ? I feel shimano as a better option but it comes with higher price tag.
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Why Evelo uses a Dapu mid drive? Good question. Maybe they didn't want to pay a premium for a refined euro-spec mid-drive (Yamaha, Shimano, Brose, Bosch), or maybe they wanted throttle or more power than euro spec (250W nominal) and wanted torque sensing but didn't want to go with a Chinese brand like Bafang, so made the investment to develop a motor with Dapu. Sometimes it's hard to stop throwing good money after bad.
tomdav, I found the information in the article you just linked to that made me think the Dapu motor was made specifically for the Evelo Limited. This is part of the quote. Thanks for that link.
"There are still plans for a Dapu motor belt drive Aurora with 3 inch tires. Our communication with Dapu has been very positive and it seems like they will be able to provide a 750watt version of the 500watt motor we got from them as a sample. There is still no ETA on the release date of the Aurora v3 that you are interested in, but educated guesses would make it lat 2019 possibly early 2020."
"There are still plans for a Dapu motor belt drive Aurora with 3 inch tires. Our communication with Dapu has been very positive and it seems like they will be able to provide a 750watt version of the 500watt motor we got from them as a sample. There is still no ETA on the release date of the Aurora v3 that you are interested in, but educated guesses would make it lat 2019 possibly early 2020."
If you look at the Ariel Rider forum, several have noted problems with the IGH due to the Dapu motor providing more torque than the IGH can handle, and that customer service isn't always the best at addressing issue. Late last year someone else asked about reviewing the new C Class, but EBR seems to be avoiding it and I have to wonder if this is part of the reason.
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