PeteCress
1 kW
- 5 mph
- 275# bike + rider
- 8% grade, 1.25 miles long
- Mid motor (probably Bafang) running through a Rohloff hub
I am a long-term bike rider who cannot ride diamond-frame any more.
One promising workaround is a recumbent trike.l, but the end of most of my rides is a 1.25 mile ascent of an 8-9 degree slope and I am 99% sure I would need electric assist.
So that begs the question: "How much assist?"
Is 1,000 watts a no-brainer if I am willing to accept the added weight and whatever other penalties high wattage brings?
Or would 500 or 750 (or even 350) be plenty?