Why a front-, rear hub motor, or a mid-drive motor?
Almost all adapted bicycles in the vanRaam range are available as e-bikes. This means that it is possible to cycle with pedal assistance. vanRaam gets a lot of questions as to why they use the motor they’re using at the moment. At the vanRaam bicycles, the motor of the pedal assistance is located in the front wheel, in the rear wheel, or on the rear axle between the wheels. In the case of the Thuja, vanRaam uses a mid-drive motor. But why is this? And what is the advantage of a front hub motor, motor on the rear-axle and a rear hub motor vs mid-drive motor? Read all about it in this article.