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by stevenrace 4226 days ago
Because it's fun.

To be fair, 250W on an ebike is 'not fun' or anywhere close to the legal limits in the US (750-1000W).

The happy spot seems to be 2500-5000W for most hub driven ebikes. I turned my bike down to 1000W this afternoon and couldn't imagine running anything less.

Endless-sphere [1] is the place to go if you're interested in eskateboards/ebikes with a bent towards DIY/highpower.

[1] http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=35