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    Overload protection/high torque motors

    Thanks for the help. I will definitely post progress once I get started. Dogman, I can't speak for California in general, I live in a very remote area of Humboldt county where police are busy with other pursuits. I plan to have saddle bags in back and to always be pedaling and rarely go...
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    Overload protection/high torque motors

    Thanks for clarifying those terms for me. I am going to continue reading posts in an effort to understand enough to feel confident that what I buy won't be too far away from what I need. I have a friend of a friend that builds e-bikes that I'm hoping will be my trainer. I wish that there was...
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    best way to supplement with human power?

    I edited this posting... I should have searched on pedelec before posting. There are lots of posts about them. It appears that they can be problematic, unreliable and reduce power (according to other postings). I was really hoping they would be the answer to my dilemma and that of the poster...
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    Overload protection/high torque motors

    Wes, you sound like my older brother... :) My problem is that it takes me 7 hours to get to town, by bike, without any assistance. I was hoping to make it in 3 hours. My brothers answer is to start training harder. I was actually hoping to haul my Burley trailer for my weekly trip to town...
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    Overload protection/high torque motors

    Thank you Dogman and Wes, my commute is the last half of the Tour of the Unknown Coast in Northern California. Here is a link to the hardest section: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDbfYnPZyWQ. The notes say that it is an 18-20% grade. I have climbed it, grinding on the pedals in my lowest gear...
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    Overload protection/high torque motors

    First time posting. I have been reading extensively for some time. I really hope that I'm not repeating an existing topic. But, I am older and there's a "lot" out on this site. Some great information, a lot of which is over my head. I have used ebike.ca's simulator and really like it...
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