goosenoose said:
Newb here considering this motor for commuter build. Would this overpower a steel front fork even with grin torque arms installed? Donor bike is a steel SS bike.. (
http://wabicycles.com/classic-tech-specs/
This seems like a beast of a motor for a bike like that. I mean, aesthetically, it would completely overwhelm the clean design. And functionally, you could tune the controller so the motor wouldn't overpower the bike, but you'd be leaving a lot of power on the table.
I'd look at a small gear hub like the Q100 or Q128, or the Bafang G01 from ebikes.ca. If you search the forum for those, you'll see that they're fairly popular with these lean frames, and they can provide adequate speed and power.