For a low powered bike, a geared motor makes sense. Once you want to raise power into the multi kW range however, a direct drive is the only way to go if you require any kind of reliability.
Unless you live in the Alps or other mountainous region of course where saving brake linings and pads is the point. The electricity recovered being a byproduct.Direct drive motors are the only way if you want regen braking, but realistically there is no point having regen braking (subject of another blog post)
Yes that's a very good pointUnless you live in the Alps or other mountainous region of course where saving brake linings and pads is the point. The electricity recovered being a byproduct.