>>1096888I bought a cheap direct drive rear-wheel hub motor and built a cheap 48v SLA battery pack for prototype testing and this thing hauls ass without even trying. I'm planning to pick up a fatty LiPo battery to fit in the triangle after this prototype testing phase is complete, probably something like five to ten full charge cycles.
I read a lot of the articles from electricbike dot com and this seems like it's the most maint free way to go for a first ebike. I could have gone with a front-wheel motor for slightly less pain in the ass installation, but I thought that it would put too much torquing strain on the fork compared to pushing in line against the rear stays.
