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I do have front suspension, Trek Marlin MTB Hardtail. Is the rear hub motor that much more difficult to install? The kits all seem to come with the wheel, but I do not need, or want, the wheel as the one I have is surely better. Where can the motor and individual components separately? Thanks.

Thanks, I think I'll go with a 500w and just peddle more up the steeper hills. The map I linked is one of the tougher hills. I would do the mid motor with torque sensing, but for my first conversion I really can't put that much time and money into it. In looking at front hub motors there seem...

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I think my wording was poor. I don't ride a motorcycle, but when riding my bike I'm often pushing and pulling on the hand grip (whatever that is called) as my body moves forward or backward, this is when standing mostly. It just seems like if the hand grip was a throttle I would be moving it up...

I want to add a motor to my existing mountain bike to assist (or augment) my peddling. Peddling will always be my main drive source. But my new location has many steep hills, mountains, and it is too much work to just peddle. First I thought a mid-drive motor with torque-sensor was the way to...

About 175 LBS.

What price would I need to go up to for a decent motor kit? Would $1000 be enough. Is the Bafang m500 a good motor?

Thanks, this looks like a good option. But it says it uses a throttle, so is it still torque sensing.

I guess torque sensing is not a must have. I looked up cadence sensing and that could work. But do you need to have a throttle with that, which I don't really want. And when you start peddling does the motor kit in full power? That would not be ideal.

I'm new to this forum. I read the beginners stickies and did some searches, but could not find anything that narrows down what I am looking for. I have a pretty decent mountain bike, aluminum Trek Marlin 7. I would like to add a torque-sensing peddle assist motor kit. I only want the motor to...