I'm pretty far from an Engineer, but haven't managed to wrap my head around how one could pair a conventional gearbox with an e-mtb motor as they occupy the same space. Nicolai is doing an e-bike with a Rolhoff internally geared hub, which is pretty cool - but that has the weight back on the rear wheel, negating some of the advantage of the gearbox. I suppose the other option is to move the motor up into the triangle - which shifts the weight up and forward -not ideal either. If they could combine the two that would be a neat trick...
Nov. 17, 2020, 9:57 a.m. - khai
I'm pretty far from an Engineer, but haven't managed to wrap my head around how one could pair a conventional gearbox with an e-mtb motor as they occupy the same space. Nicolai is doing an e-bike with a Rolhoff internally geared hub, which is pretty cool - but that has the weight back on the rear wheel, negating some of the advantage of the gearbox. I suppose the other option is to move the motor up into the triangle - which shifts the weight up and forward -not ideal either. If they could combine the two that would be a neat trick...