Are there any advantages to having a rear wheel hub motor?
A A rear wheel hub motor allows you to take the front wheel off more easily in case you want to load the electric bicycle into a car or pack it into a box. It also gives the option of taking off your front wheel and putting it next to the rear to lock the electric bike up safely with a U-Lock. This is the best way to lock an electric bicycle because it protects the expensive parts and it’s very hard to break a good U-Lock if it’s around the frame, two wheels and a pole. For these reasons, when we aren’t picky about the gear system at the rear, such as on the cheaper electric bicycles, we use a rear wheel hub motor.
