Yes, the front hub kit does work for some folks if you just want a little throttle over a hill, it just isn't great on Rivs..they fit big, chunky steel cruiser/rigid-mtb forks better.
Mid-drive is simple to install if you're familiar with it, but not as dead simple as swapping wheels on a fork. Basically you gotta get that motor into the BB shell (replacing cranks, front derailer and shifter), then plug it into the harnesses to bar controls and battery. The tough question is how much you'll actually ride without power. In my experience the goal of only using assist on big hills quickly turns into the realization that your bike is now significantly heavier and has some drag. It ends up just making more sense to pedal in PAS 1 on the flats, which a throttle-only hub won't do. What about always using a bit of throttle? I tried that and it nearly cracked my wrist of..pedaling while holding down a thumb switch was NOT fun. Sorry if I'm offering more obstacles than solutions, but it's kinda my duty as the eRiv guy to help people skip some of the (very expensive) learning curve I was on. Good luck! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
