Electric Bike Motors

What Motors do Electric bikes use?

All the bikes we supply have a 250 watt motor, which corresponds to UK law and means you can legally ride your bike anywhere a pedal only bike can go, roads, cycle lanes, bridleways and permitted paths

Rear Hub Motor, Mid Motor or Front Hub Motor?

We supply bikes with both rear hub and mid mounted motors and depending on how and where you want to ride the bike there are a number of considerations. Both have advantages and disadvantages and you are usually worth trying both to see what you prefer.

Rear motors are a complete sealed unit, been around a long time and usually cheaper, but changing a tyre can be more difficult and they can put more pressure on rims and spokes. The price point is the biggest consideration as they are usually more affordable.The majority are cadence based and simply put the faster you pedal the more the motor will assist you up to 15.5mph. Brands we sell include Bafang and Dapu

Mid drive motors are newer to the market and the  power can feel more integrated, as they respond to pedal speed (Cadence) and also effort (Torque), so will feel more like riding a normal bike, however they will invariably cost more than Hub Drive bikes. Brands we sell include Bosch and Shimano

Are all 250 Watt Motors the same?

Manufacturers such as Bosch will have a range of 250 Watt motors that can deliver more power to the rider, depending on which motor you use, so not all 250 Watt motors are the same. Generally the entry level motors can deliver around 30Nm of Torque and the most powerful up to 85Nm of Torque. It is better to test ride the different motors to get a real feel of what the capabilities are.