I'm guessing the spoke bed of these rims is a lot thicker given their weight so having spokes pull through would be unlikely. But yeah I don't seem many modern MTB wheels break spokes so could just be overkill. Then again I don't own or work on any e-bikes so I don't really know how often their wheels fail and in what way.
Good point with the extra torque. As someone who shares their local trail network with dirtbikes I can attest to the damage a motor does moving dirt. So many ruts in winter. Not the e-bikes are there yet but in many ways I see the e-bike thing as just taking incremental steps towards most people riding fully electric motorbikes.
Oct. 4, 2022, 2:54 p.m. - bushtrucker
I'm guessing the spoke bed of these rims is a lot thicker given their weight so having spokes pull through would be unlikely. But yeah I don't seem many modern MTB wheels break spokes so could just be overkill. Then again I don't own or work on any e-bikes so I don't really know how often their wheels fail and in what way. Good point with the extra torque. As someone who shares their local trail network with dirtbikes I can attest to the damage a motor does moving dirt. So many ruts in winter. Not the e-bikes are there yet but in many ways I see the e-bike thing as just taking incremental steps towards most people riding fully electric motorbikes.