Johnwalt , in his opening post says that he would like to have a geared hub motor,
So
That , Is ... the right motor for him ( a right product for him ) .
There are other cheaper geared hub motors other than the Mac, and I have one, the Q100c , but the Q100 would not get him the speed he wants.
So
That brings us back to the Mac or similar performance motors.
There is a big factor that some of you have posted here on this thread are not really addressing, and that is ...
Why ? go with a heavy DD , when you can get the performance that you want and need for what you are doing with a lighter weight Mac.
Now if he wants to go as cheep as a e-bay DD Hub motor kit, he does have other options that he can use with the same amount of or lack of customer service , and that is ... A Q128 rear hub motor from bmsbattery.com
the Q128, with 48 volt controller that he can run with a 52 volt battery .
That would be a very cheep Kit.
Knowing exactly what his budget is , or what he is willing to spend on a credit card would lead to either a Mac or a Q128.
A Q128 running on 52 volts will get him close to the speed he wants,
A
Mac motor certainly will get him the speed he wants.
Remember he Said, that he wants a geared motor.
wturber said:
ScooterMan101 said:
And when someone is limited on funds in the first place, it is cheaper to buy the right products , with customer service / help from the vendor.
Sometimes that is true. Sometimes not. It also depends on the specific limits and how flexible or rigid the budget limits are. It might be cheaper to buy "the right products" ... or it might not be. Besides, the question of what to buy is asked for the very purpose of determining what "the right products" are. Saying that a person is best served by buying "the right products" doesn't really add any information. As many others have recommended, a cheap ebay kit from a well rated seller combined with a battery from a reputable e-bike supplier is often a good overall and very reliable compromise for a person looking to spend a small amount of money.