I have discovered that my diy electric bikes lack the guts that I have come to expect from a motorized bike. I think I need to reassess this project. but I did make it work.

I think now that if i am going to build a bike for a senior, it has to be on a light weight frame. It will have to be electric for dependability and ease of maintaining it. I now think the hub motor might be best. Stay away from gears for sure. I might take a look at some step through light weight frames again with a twenty inch coaster wheel on the rear and a 26 inch hub motor wheel on the front. I'm going to have to take a serious look at those motors.

Large wheel in the front with the hub motor will give it max speed and range while the twenty inch rear wheel will give the bike the easy mount feature that it would need for less flexible people. LIKE ME

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