TJ,
With plans for trails with loose gravel you will want a fat(er) tire bike.
The 750 watt power limit is the Federal standard for Ebikes. However, that standard does not establish if that is 750 watts continuous, nominal, or peak watts so there is some wink and nod, there are different 750 watt motors
I would not get too power hungry. The reality is it sucks down the battery to use a lot of watts and you probably won't use much. As a measure of usage I am neither athletic, petite or shorter. I use 150 to 350 watts to move a heavy ebike 14 to 19 mph. However, bigger battery comes with bigger motors and better components. So you get the motor to buy into the better components.
Many ebike companies start with crowd funded site and still do. It is part of their marketing. Sonders, Rad Power, and Juiced bikes all use this timeline: crowd funded, then 2-4 months of no availability then stocked bikes.
I would consider a Bolton Warthog bike or a Juiced Rip Current S, both in in stock.
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