Ride quality. Because mid-drive motors operate at the pedals, they are often seen as the more ‘premium’ option. The motor’s torque is applied to the chain or belt, and the ride often feels ...

The most often-cited benefit to a belt drive is durability. The Gates Carbon belt drive is reinforced with — you guessed it — carbon fiber. In case you haven’t heard, that stuff is pretty tough.

Priority Cycles' Current Plus e-commuter bike delivers good range and power, plus features a low-maintenance Gates belt-drive ...

Mid-drive motors can be brutal on your drive system, which is perhaps their single biggest flaw. A healthy human can put out 100 W of power for a pretty long time, and 250 W of power during a hard ...

If you thought you knew all of the mid-drive motors in the e-bike world, think again. The French company Valeo has just unveiled a radical new type of mid-drive electric motor that adds a built-in ...

Gates Industrial Corporation, a pioneer in belt-drive technology commonly seen in motorcycle, electric motorcycle, and e-bike applications, has released massive updates to its Carbon Drive product ...

London-based bike maker Volt has launched a mid-drive folding ebike designed for city commutes that weighs in at 17 kg, rides with a low-maintenance carbon belt and can be had with a 60-mile battery.

The 2025 Colt mid-drive is an excellent example of the type of bike that North American riders will enjoy: a powerful mid-drive that can move almost anyone ... Smaller battery, similar motor wattage, ...

Using the 240W Specialized SL1.1 mid-drive motor, also seen on e-bikes such as the Creo and Vado SL, the system claims to double the pedalling effort of a rider - up to 240 watts of assistance.