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Old 05-03-19, 12:14 AM
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Bionx is proprietary. You have to use their motor and battery in combination. They also went bankrupt so it could be tricky to even buy one or get parts.

A regenerative direct drive motor on the front wheel puts a lot of stress on the front fork, due to twisting motions in both directions on the axle fasteners on acceleration and braking. A good do-it-yourself guy can handle this. Brake replacement on a bike is pretty simple compared to a car, so I don't think the economics of that is a major savings. You want a direct drive for its simplicity. You may not want it because of the higher weight.

Bafang is the biggest ebike motor maker in the work, shipping probably a million motors annually this year. They make mostly geared motors for hubs and the crank, and I don't believe any of them support regen,
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