This motor could be the future of e-bikes
New Motor Gearbox Units (MGUs) from companies like Avinox and Gobao are integrating electric motors and automatic gearing into a single housing, potentially eliminating the need for traditional derailleurs. These innovations, debuting at Eurobike, aim to simplify e-bike maintenance and improve performance.
Why it matters
This technology could significantly change the design and maintenance standards of the growing e-bike market, moving toward more integrated, low-maintenance systems.
Imagine an e-bike motor that lets you select your preferred pedaling cadence and then automatically adjusts the gears to keep your legs spinning at that exact speed, no matter how steep the hill gets – all without a fragile derailleur or heavy multi-speed cassette to maintain. Prefer manual control? No problem, you can have as many gears as you like in whatever ratio makes you feel most connected to the terrain. That’s the e-bike motor announced last week at the big Eurobike trade show in Frankfurt, by not just one company, but two.
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