DanGT86
100 kW
I always hear people talking about wearing out cassettes and chains with 3kw plus mid drive setups but has anyone ever destroyed the ratcheting mechanism of a rear MTB hub? How strong is the average freehub pawl setup?
Sorry if this has been covered a bunch times but I don't ever recall seeing it mentioned.
I was thinking of trying out a freewheeling bottom bracket setup with an LMX motor I have. I'm peaking at 4.5kw. I can turn it down a little bit. My main motivation is not to pedal along at speed but instead its just a convenient way to package everything. The stock derailleur keeps the chain on quite well and its a full suspension bike. I'd like to run close to 1:1 on the final chain so pedaling is similar to my trials bike at low speed. I was thinking something like 38-40tooth chainring and 42-45t cog. So technically still overdrive but not by much.
Is an average Shimano Deore M525 freehub ratchet up to the task? I really don't want to build a $400 wheel so if 3-4kw will be certain death for this hub then I'll probably rig up a LH drive solution.
Sorry if this has been covered a bunch times but I don't ever recall seeing it mentioned.
I was thinking of trying out a freewheeling bottom bracket setup with an LMX motor I have. I'm peaking at 4.5kw. I can turn it down a little bit. My main motivation is not to pedal along at speed but instead its just a convenient way to package everything. The stock derailleur keeps the chain on quite well and its a full suspension bike. I'd like to run close to 1:1 on the final chain so pedaling is similar to my trials bike at low speed. I was thinking something like 38-40tooth chainring and 42-45t cog. So technically still overdrive but not by much.
Is an average Shimano Deore M525 freehub ratchet up to the task? I really don't want to build a $400 wheel so if 3-4kw will be certain death for this hub then I'll probably rig up a LH drive solution.