I don’t agree. Your analogy of race car engines is exactly the issue. I bet if someone came out with a 150Nm motor and 1500Wh battery you would be stoked! 70Nm+ is not required to elevate a mostly fit person to elite level. It’s not a motorbike and that’s the point. The battery is perfectly ok...
I bought a Carbon SL with the intention of keeping my full Levo but after one ride on the SL I sold the Levo without hesitation. SL feels like the next generation, so much more nimble, short chainstays are gold, wheelies/manuals are fun again. I can ride it turned off no worries and its just...
It is actually not "smaller". It has more splines to distribute the torque. It also has a carrier on the cassette to eliminate gouging.
I have bought DT Swiss H1700 wheels designed for ebikes which comes with micro spline driver so I am confident that part is ok.
Shimano 12sp seems like the...