chas58 said:
motomech said:
So to sumerize;
The H is capable of a higher power level than the CST, but for a rear mount, it requires a free wheel, which I do not much care for.
I run both on 17 Amp controllers, but the H model will take up to 22 A. The CST is best left @ 17 Amp.
The next, best power-level geared motor I.M.O., is the new Q128H. It can be had in a mid-speed by using the 201/48V version. And it will take a cassette.
Nice, so the H can take a little more power than the other models. 22amps instead of 17 amps. THat is cool.
Curious, why don't you like freewheels? The selection available? The gearing available? Something else?
Actually, after several years of using the Q100C (Cassette), I'm ditching it.
The design has the hub section so off-set to make room for the cassette, that it is impossible to get the rim centered. I've tried several lacing techniques to no avail. Here, one can see that the rim is almost directly over the inside(of the dish)spokes and the rim is still not centered;

I have "pushed" and "pulled"(dished)the rim as far as it will go and and still lack about a 1/2" to get it aligned behind the frt. wheel and when riding, there is a twitchy feeling due to the wheels not being in alignment.
At this point, I suspose I could dish the frt. wheel to line them up, but that would move both wheels off the bike's centerline and I'm not willing to do that.
I'm going with a older Ezee V1 geared motor that I have had lying around for a number of years.
For those who want to use the Q100 on the rear, I would have to recommend the Q100H, which, of course, would have to use a free wheel.
I have used the DNP free wheels quite a bit and would have to say it's better than most(myself included) give it credit for. It really depends how much shifting one is doing. My current fav. set-up is to use a 8-speed DNP with my 9-speed shifter and adjust it so the first 3 gears shift the smoothest, as I will only be using those gears w/the larger Ezee. As I recall, w/ the Q100H rear on 20 Amps, the most gears I would use would be 4.
But, when I first used the Q100C on say, 15 Amps, I thought I would be using more gears and I did, until I got lazy and went back to only using 3. So, IMO, shifting thru many gears like a bicycle(which is easier w/ a cassette) was more a matter of choice, but at some point, using a bunch of gears actually slows one down, even on a super low-power system like the Cute C on a SO6P.
The other thing I do w/ the DNP is to cut off the largest gear. This doesn't effect the shifting of course, but makes it look smaller.