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250’s pretty low espically for hill climbing

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250W is the EU’s legal limit for continuous power, measured by its heat output over a 30 minute test. So with better cooling you can legally build stronger motors.
My pedelec has a motor that can output 600W, yet is perfectly legal and EU certified.

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It is plenty, as long as the torque is sufficient. When mountainbiking I have never felt I would need more power, even on climbs where keeping the front wheel down is tricky. Of course you cannot sustain 25 km/h on steeper hills, but do you even need to?

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I can and need to with my American bike with a 45kmh limit and 250/750 peak. I used that bike for a daily 50km commute big hills all the way to the foothill. If it weren’t for that setup I would have had to drive everyday.

Perhaps if Europe stopped getting in their own way over ebike limits more people there could abandon their cars, at least for some of the time?

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Lol an American criticising Europe for car use…

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It’s not low. It’s more than the average human can deliver. And humans can hill climb easily. Double your power and no hill is too hard for you.

Just don’t buy useless shit with a motor wheel. The motor should deliver power through your drivetrain.

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