suggestions for ebike for 6'1, 260lbs

[cnnx]

Okay so I'm starting a new thread because maybe I don't want to go with a fat ebike.. just a ebike mountain bike perhaps? or is the fat ebikes best suited for my body of 6'1, 260lbs?

I need recommendations for stores here in montreal and bike models/makes that would satisfy this criteria, i think 48V/500W/lithium is a minimum I need, and I live in montreal, canada so the max watts allows is 500W.. Please recommend bikes for me on your experiences for that weight, height or close

 

[motomech]

I'm close to that size and the only concessions I have made in donor mountain bike selection is to go with a quality model and a XL frame.
Think about it, there are 1,000's of 200 # plus riders (non ebike) out there who do 6 Ft., or higher drop offs, so you are not going to break a frame or chainstay street riding. I even do light trail riding, but I don't do jumps or log crawling, something my greared motors wouldn't like anyhow.
Even my hand built wheels are nothing special. Quality Alex rims laced with DT Swiss 12 ga. (bicycle size) spokes.
One thing I did do was fine tune my Fox rear shock w/ a kit supplied by Fox for heavy riders. It allows me to use a lower air pressure(for a better ride)without bottoming out.
Of much more importance is a frame that allows good placement of the battery and that is in the center of the frame.
And a donor bike certainly doesn't have to be new, in fact, it's a waste of money.
Yesterday's mountain bike technology is high zoot for a street Ebike and an extra few pounds matters little on a conversion where 20 Lb.s is added in the form of a motor and battery. Or in my case, motors and batteries.
There are number of threads here focused of "the best frame". Use search words; best, open frame, full suspension, etc.
In fact my 2003 Rocky Mountain Edge's 5" of suspension soaks up road irregularities with alpomb. In other words, mountain bikes the the serious riders consider obsolete, are still great Ebike donors.

Used mountain bikes are probably the best value in Ebiking. There are so many of them out there where the owner bought them with the intent to tear up the trails, only to find that trail riding is a lot of work, and they get parked.
Craigslist is your best friend.

 

[wesnewell]

I had a Dolomite fat tire bike with big 4" tires and didn't like the way it handled or the hassles I had to go through to get the motor to work right on it. Got this recently and am very happy with it.
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=80172&hilit=fortress#p1182072
Shoot, and now they've lowered the price by $30.

 

[dogman dan]

The best way to do heavier weight combined with limited power is a mid drive.

If you want to do a hub motor, then a direct drive, and 1000w. I don't know what the law there says exactly, but there are lots of DD motors out there that are rated 500w. They just run on more than that, if the voltage used is 48v. On 36v, the typical kit is 800w max, and I think you can likely get away with that, provided you don't ride like a jerk.

You could do a 500w rated geared motor, but it will run a bit hot on big long hills. If you don't need to climb mountains, then you are not too heavy to use one of those. I tend to cut off recommending those at about 240 pound rider weight, but you aren't that much heavier. That weight cut off,, it assumes you don't pedal much, or very hard.

As for the bike itself, nearly any decent bike can handle your weight. If you like shocks, then get a pricier bike with good ones. Cheap Full suspension bikes have sucky shocks.

But fairly cheap non suspension mt bikes can be fine. Not the cheapest, the 100 buck models, but stuff like the Trek 820, or similar bikes from giant or specialized. they sell around $300 US.