Motor-Gearbox-Units (MGU) review
Published: 17 November 2023
Last updated: 09 April 2024
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The advantage of a mid-drive motor - gearbox combination
Recently (2023) a number of promising mid-drive motor - gearbox combinations have been introduced.
There are major advantages:
- No derailleur or gear hub is required anymore
- The gear and the motor are exactly matched
- Weight savings
- Cost savings
Motor - gearbox - units on the market
Pinion MGU Motor Gearbox Unit E1.12
Pinion Motor Gearbox Unit
- Electronic shifting
- Max power 800W
- Torque 85Nm
- Gears: 9 (E1-9) / 12 (E1-12)
- Weight 4kg (E1-9) / 4.1kg (E1-12)
Owuru E2 drives
Owuru Motor-Gearbox-Unit with variable transmission
Owuru has come up with a unique solution for automatic and stepless shifting with using two separate BLDC motors.
Owuru Motor-Gearbox-Unit automatic and stepless shifting with two separate BLDC motors
- Power: 250 W, 600 W maximum
- Torque 65 Nm, 120 Nm maximum
- Gear range 265 percent
- Voltage 48V
- Weight 4.6kg
Note that, the chain runs over three pulleys:
Owuru chain runs over three pulleys
Motor - gearbox - units NOT on the market
Intradrive
Intradrive Motor-Gearbox-Unit
- Electronic shifting
- Max power 600W
- 8 speed gear
- Frame Mounting: Shimano EP8
Effigear Valeo Cyclee
Valeo Cyclee Motor-Gearbox-Unit
- Voltage 48V
- Power 250W / 750W
- 130Nm
- 7 speed gear
- Electronic shifting
- Helical gear system, gear ratio: 19.1
- Weight: 4.8kg