It's not adviseable to run a Tongxin on 44v lipo at 17a either ;-P
My 12s A123 are not much below that fully charged at 43.2v and I been running it for 3000 miles and over two years. Is that fully charged ?
These motors can be fragile and don't take to being over volted or stressed well. I say not to put it in a larger rim as I assume (maybe mistakenly) that it will be trying to turn the wheel at a slower RPM than it is wound for and thus would stress. Given that this motor is really for lite assistance, especially on hills, can't you just pedal faster of you want to ? If you want a speed machine probably better to go for one of the other more powerfull/robust geared hub motors.
For me I want small, light, stealthy/quiet, low current draw and lite assistance. The Tongxin suits this requirement perfectly.
Looks like a minimum order of 100 from the
Outrider link.
You can convince them, if you ask nicely, to buy in less than multiples of 100 if you say you want to buy some samples before committing to a larger order.
Regards
Jerry