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Originally Posted by hayden55
I started to go that way at first, but I noticed the continuous heat capacity on them was only like 200W-250W (btu/hr).
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Yes, most of the bicycle motors are too small. Cities try to limit bicycle motor sizes to avoid HP wars & bicycles moving at 30-50+MPH. I had a Crystallite(?) 48Volt, 2000Watt motor on a big-tired used Schwinn that powered up, even steep hills.... except for one. The Crystallite came in three torque & speed levels. An old style, I think it could have been more efficient. But it would have powered through most grass easily.
There are other (more efficient?) electric bicycles with strong motors. Got to be a 24Volt bicycle motor, you can use.