Originally Posted by
nlerner
I commuted on it today, and it pretty much rides as it did in non-electric form, very planted, comfortable, good for lousy roads with those wide tires. But now it zips up to 15 mph really quickly when you pedal (it’s just pedal assist—no throttle). The battery actually ran out of juice on my way home, so was non-e for most of that ride. It was fine; I have this bike geared low in it’s 1x8 configuration.
The wheel is from
https://www.swytchbike.com. This one is my second. The other is a 700c on my wife’s Raleigh mixte though I had it one one of my commuters all last winter. Installation is quite straightforward.
That actually
doesn't look like a turtle shell on a frog! You may be giving me ideas...
It's a bit strange, having gone entirely from conventional front hubs, leaning heavily towards dynamo hubs for the "never needs batteries" aspect, and now considering the complete opposite!