People with 1000w+ motors, what's going uphill feels like for you?
Posted by Str8tedge@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 7 comments
I have the NIU bqi bike. I love it. It's a gates belt with a bafang that peeks at 750w but 500w otherwise. On highest pedal assist, I hit 42km/h easily. When I go up a steep hill, it peeks at 20 to 25 km/h. That's fine by me for now. But when the bike craps out, hopefully not for a few years, I will buy something else. I'm always curious, folks with bigger motors, do you go uphill on the same speed you go when on flat or do you also lose half of your speed?
Ch40440@reddit
Over 8kw and I wheelie up grass and dirt hills, it’s fun 😎 (Talaria MX4)
I need to put my new rear tire on to replace the bald one 😅
TitaniumKneecap@reddit
Thats not an ebike its an electric motorcycle
Ch40440@reddit
Lmfao. You realize motorcycles are bikes too. People get so butthurt about their 19mph e-bikes, everyone doesn’t want to go over 30mph
Low-End-Jazz@reddit
I have a Juiced Rip Current S. I’m 6’8” 260 so for me, on hills, in race mode, I can usually get up them rather quickly. However, my wife and daughter both have e-bikes that have 500w motors and they can almost keep with me up the hills. Of course, I weigh like 150lbs more than either of them, so take that into account.
TennistheMenace1979@reddit
Hi, fellow tall person (6'6) and live in Seattle which is very hilly. Would you recommend your bike for a larger person who needs to go up and down hills fairly regularly? I am already leaning towards a 1000W motor but keeping track of all these ebike companies is impossible.
Low-End-Jazz@reddit
Well, I wouldn’t recommend the rip current for the simple reason that you currently cannot get any customer support for any juiced bike. The company closed its doors and has since been bought by the owners of Lectric, but they do not have bikes or bike parts currently to help existing juiced customers.
Having said that, Seattle has steeper hills than what I’m used to here in TN. A hub motor works for me no problem but, if I lived in a very hilly city, I’d probably look for a mid drive motor.
TennistheMenace1979@reddit
thanks for responding. yes, sometimes these companies open and close in a couple years which makes me nervous for maintenance and such.
Im now looking at Ariel. Do you know much about them?