Recent content by tilopa

My mistake, he does have the 6T MAC Rear in stock.

ebikessf.com is out of all their MAC motors and he said it would be like 2 months before he got another shipment of them. On the other hand he does have the new V4 BMC motors in stock and his price is about the same as cellman's price on a MAC because of the shipping cost from China. So, I'm...

Thanks for all the good information. I think I get how the motor works relative to pedaling now, but now I'm left with a question of DD vs geared. I was set to go with a geared MAC but one thing I was not clear about is that I will be pedaling all the time, but also I want the motor running all...

I'm trying to understand how hub motors work relative to pedaling so I can pick the right motor for my project. But I am getting conflicting advice and am not quite understanding. My scenario is that I will be doing mostly pedaling, in other words I will be pedaling hard the whole ride. The bike...

Awesome. I'm going with the MAC

You mention BMC but I was asking about he MAC motor. The BMC motors are about twice the price of a MAC.

I'm trying to decide on a geared motor kit for a KMX Tornado project, and have my motor narrowed down to a geared MAC or Ampedbikes geared motor. Can anyone give me advice on which motor is better? Thanks in advance.

So, I'm wondering if the Crystalyte HT motor would work for uphill climbs? Being that it is a higher torque motor would it give good power up a hill without burning up?

Thanks. So, the geared motor would be better because of all the hills, it will be more efficient and therefore give me more power for the same battery input? One question I have about geared motors is, if I pedal faster than the motor is spinning will the motor disengage, or will it keep...

My plan is to convert a kmx tornado, like many other have done. It seems that a very popular motor for this conversion is the Crystalyte HS 3540. I'm trying to get a better understanding/advice on the right hub motor given my specific requirements: This is for a daily work commute where the...

Thanks for all the replies. So, Dogman you are saying if I have a gearless direct drive motor then going downhill the bike will be breaked by the motor thus limiting speed? Is this true if I have the motor switched off while going downhill? Thanks.

This is a simple question that I could not find the answer to about how a hub motor works. If I have a front wheel hub motor at full throttle and the bike then begins to descend down a steep hill, will the motor limit the speed of the wheel that it would otherwise travel at because of gravity...