Originally Posted by
msbiker
Have you considered a Copenhagen wheel or something similar? My guess is that it would work fine, if bit pricey.
I have seen it, but being a hub motor I had concerns that it was not the best thing for very steep hills. Thus my question about hub motors in my first post. My research since my original post seems to be confirming that a hub motor is not the best choice fro what we want. I am really not that concerned with how fast something will go on the flats, we do not have very far to go on flat ground.
My understanding is that a hub motor under heavy load for long needs to be going about half max speed (or close to it) or risk overheating. Going half max speed up a 12% grade without a lot of pedal input sounds like a tall order unless it is a very powerful motor. Am I wrong on this?