Batteries are heavy, as are motors, so by adding extra kit to a bike that wasn’t designed that way will change its characteristics. Remember too though that all of these options for turning a conventional bicycle into an e-bike will add weight. All these bottom bracket motor kits certainly have potential, but being so low means they're also prone to damage, and can be costly to repair if they get water inside them from being in such a vulnerable position. If you like the idea but want a premium example, then something from the Pendix eDrive range will be good, but pricey at over €1,000 (about $1,100 / £900 / AU$1,600). TongSheng, for example, offers similar kits for around $380 / £300 / AU$540. Expect to pay at least £350 (about $440 / AU$630) for this option, but there are numerous variants of the idea available online. You’ll pay for the privilege though, with a price that hovers around €3,000 (about $3,400 / £2,700 / AU$4,800), which rather defeats the exercise of e-biking on a budget.įinally, another route worth considering, if you’re still up for a weekend spent tinkering with an old bike, is to head for a mid-drive conversion kit.īafang is a name that’s been around for a while and offers several products for converting your two-wheeler into an e-bike using a motor mounted to the bottom bracket where the pedals are situated. The Vivax Assist is one of the most impressive in this class and is a very nicely designed bit of engineering wizardry. It is possible to add a drive unit inside your bike frame using a kit. More mechanically inclined types might want to forget all of these externally mounted options and do things differently. OnWheel is a take on the 'powered wheel' style of electric bike conversion kit (Image credit: OnWheel) If you’re new to the world of e-bike conversions, it's best keep it simple. In fact, you’ll find many variations on the theme from a wide variety of unknown brands online, with prices that start from about $130 / £100 / AU$180.ĭon't make the mistake of turning your bike into a twist-and-go model though as there are kits that let you do this, but you subsequently enter into a world where tax and insurance comes into the equation in many territories.
The only thing is that stock levels seem to fluctuate although pre-order from the fresh products they’re expecting and get 50% off. The design is compatible with both rim and disc brakes, will get you up to the legal speed limit of 15mph UK/20mph US and offers up to 50km of range. There’s even a pedal sensor that delivers a dynamic level of assistance based on the level of cadence. Swytch is a combination of a replacement front wheel with hub-mounted motor and a removable power pack.
The Swytch conversion kit works with any kind of bike (Image credit: Swytch)
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