Are electric bicycle conversion kits worth it?

Filip N

I understand 750Watts and/or 20mph speed without pedaling is the limit in most U.S. but, if I have a kit like that, is it worth it? Is the quality very bad? Who are trusted/reliable vendors of such kits? If I am guaranteed that speed and reasonable distance to get to school and back 20+20mi should i do it? Gas is $3.49 here, even a 250cc bike is like, expensive :(

Answer
Worked on these for a few years in different shops.
Have seen some very sketchy products marketed from china that offgas chemicals
I would only recommend http://www.bionx.ca/en/ then http://crystalyte.com/

The Bionx kit is now built into a bike marketed through Trek,
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/electric_bikes/
They will do what is advertised but the batteries will not last long. I would honestly rather point you at a gas motor kit for the mileage your planning. It will be cheaper in the long run

http://motorbicycling.com/

buying direct from china

Leo P

where can i buy dirent from china an electric bike conversion kit?

Answer
Its not too likely unless you speak Chinese. If you're trying to buy one to save on price then you're out of luck as most Chinese companies will only ship in bulk.

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