Originally Posted by
2old
Too bad about BionX; their 500D motor was the one of the best that I've ridden and the 350 iteration(s) were good too. The only DD bikes that compare and are still manufactured are by Stromer.
I currently ride a 350 watt Bionx. You're absolutely correct... very quiet. I've seen a lot of rad power bikes in the Seattle area (their retail store is here) and it appears that they use a direct drive motor. I'm tempted to go ride one. They are extremely competitively priced... most under $1500 for the complete bike. I'm wondering how you can get a quality direct drive when the Bionx motors were pretty expensive and the Stromer bikes that use direct drive are also very expensive.