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Old 06-19-19, 07:28 AM
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To add some perspective. Riding my 40lb Opafiets @ 13 mph on flat ground requires about 70 watts. My max on my slightly hilly ride to a local café each morning is 92 watts.

During the entire time that I had power meter pedals on it I think my highest output was 190 watts climbing a fairly steep hill.

Even a 50 watt motor would provide 3/4 of my propulsion on flat ground and over half up smaller hills. 100 watts would provide 100% of my power for most of my daily riding and half for the most strenuous hill I climb.

Granted, these aren't road racing levels of power (my max is about 400 watts IIRC) but they are the levels of about 97% of the population and they are my levels for routine transportation or recreational riding (E.G., anything but racing or training).
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