No matter what kind of motor you choose you will always have some form of speed controller. What I like about the bafung is that it is built into the motor. DC brushless motors are better than brushed in longevity and performance however are more expensive. A battery on a brushless will typically last 20-30% longer. There is a lot more complexity to a brushless as it is a 3 wire setup and requires a higher quality of circuitry. Just some of my thoughts.

I bought a ~1500w brushless motor from china with a industrial controller for $350. I feed my 12s10p Samsung 26F 18650 pack straight into the controller and use a $12 0-5v pedal off Amazon for speed control. 40A fuse in line of the battery pack, e-brake switch to cut power to the motor, 3 way toggle for forward/off/reverse. I put everything on the back of a go kart and use a centrifugal clutch with a weak spring since the industrial controller doesn't like the motor stalling while taking off from a standstill. Haven't been able to go top speed since I'm working on it in a busy town, but Ill get to have some fun this summer. I have a little over 1k into my project and I see all these guys with insane setups that probably cost over $2k+ with custom work done. I'm not beating any acceleration records, but I tried to do everything in the most cost effective way. Ill have a video up in a few months.

same thing i was thinking looking at who simple the wiring would be.no radio,no heated grips

Charlie Jeans I think that is a great idea. I was wondering if there was a way to add a generator. I have no skills or knowledge of such things, but I remember as a teenager, using a small tire rubbing generator to run my bicycle headlights back in the 60s. LOL. I don’t even know is they still ma those or not. Showing my age.

I enjoyed your build by the way. Thanks for sharing..

having a mid engine with chain gives you gearing options while a hub motor you just get what you get, your only gearing options being wheel size. Also I dont know if you have ever actually drove a rear hub motor bicycle but weight placement has a big effect on drive-ability. Having a rear hub motor bike with rear batteries its quite strange to ride. You have all this weight on the rear tires and you steering is light as a feather. Its like having second rider holding on to the back of your bike, if you ever did that as a kid. the rear battery front motor is also quite strange. the weight is ballanced between the rear batteries and the front motor but the front motor acts as a giant gyro and its weird having that much weight on your front tire. Part of it is actually kind of cool the gyro effect really auto steers the bike forwards its weird. You can sit there and take your hands off the handlebars and do whatever you want. The bike just wants to go straight. I mean its wants to has to go straight. You can go over curbs and potholes without touching the handlebars and the front tires just wobbles a bit but like I said it just wants to go straight because of the gyro effect. Having the motor and the batteries at the center of gravity just makes the bike feel like a normal bike. That is the biggest advantage.

Rahquez Moore I am actually in the process of selling the bike. Ive had the bike completed for 2 years now and I have only ridden it twice. I will be posting some sell videos of the completed bike and everything included in the sale.