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I'm not sure how my fitness will translate to biking, but so far as hiking is concerned I often go on trips like this. The only extra weight will be the bike and the solar system, which I was hoping would be offset by the motor. The Orbea Rise looks good, over 100 miles is awesome! I'm...

Can you elaborate, you say that as if adding a motor to the bike is nothing but dead weight. From what I understand these motors are capable of driving a bike and a heavyset rider up a steep incline with throttle alone. Don't worry about being harsh, I won't take it personally.

I want to build essentially a bikepacking mountain bike for cross country touring. With the primary use of the motor being to offset the weight of cargo needed for long remote trips, mostly for assistance climbing. Ideally I'd be using my own energy to push myself around most of the time, but I...