Forum: Electric Bikes

Hi guys, ive been thinking of buying a mountain bike and converting it to an e-bike using a 24v 200w conhismotor e-bike kit and using it for commutes of up to 9 miles. But that isnt the main topic haha, the question i want to ask all of you out there is: when you get to your destination, lock up...

I have a short wheel base recumbent bike (not a trike) with a 16" front wheel and a 26" rear wheel. Is it practical to put a hub motor on the 16" wheel? Several companies offer this but will a motor in a 16" wheel give me as much speed as putting the same motor in the 26" wheel? Will the motor...

So my AmpedBikes ebike kit has been sitting in a box for almost two months waiting for a battery. Well finally my money has come in and I'm about to buy from Ping Battery, considering AmpedBikes and many others have told me they sell a solid product. It appears that the battery comes pretty...

Hi All I am new here and have an ebike that has 24" wheel. I have problems controling it as the front mounted battery is very heavy. n being 5.6feet height. Its no problems cycling alone but when i have a pillion, the bike gets shaky. would changing it to a 18" alloy ebike wheel 18X2.125 or...

Bion X has teamed up with Trek in the ebike market there next move is the getting together with Cycles Lambert to be there supplierand service rep to retail Wondering how this is going to help Bion X What to happen to the smaller retailers that have been with them for years Any thoughts on this...

I do just fine hauling 200 lbs or so of stuff up the 3% grade from the small town a mile and a half from my house but am thinking of starting to use the Dig Dummy for longer trips that involve some significant hills (biggest 6% grade 1,000' climb). I'm figuring an electric assist could get me to...

Which would be the preferred system to use on dirt trail & road with mountain bike? Thanks, Carl

I bought (2) Torque Arms on ebay for $19.95 Ea. and I test fit them. With the axle nut loosened a little I noticed a considerable amount of play... (torque arm does not fit axle snug enough). Is this normal with most torque arms? I wonder if I should return them? :( Shouldn't it fit more snug to...

Some of us could use a little "assistance". Here's a place to discuss ebikes, from home grown to high-tech. Assistance? there are already enough erectile dysfunction medication commercials that address this. Healthy bikers that have gone to the ebike side do not relate to this kind of...

Considering an ebike. I often commute by bike (Trek 7100 hybrid), 30 miles round trip urban. Getting tired of it. Since I was previously considering a Trek 7.3, perhaps just get the Trek that is a 7.3 with edrive? Or one of the Schwinns. The Schwinns (Tailwind, WorldGSE, etc) have a 250 watt and...

This may turn into a long, serial thread. I ordered and paid for a 48V, 1000W rear hubmotor from daoji888 of YXM Corp. in China, on Oct. 29. They shipped it on Nov. 5 (700c rims were out of stock, hence the delay), and today (Sat. Nov. 14) I got a call from the post office saying a big box had come...

I don't know if this has been discussed here yet. If not, I thought you guys might find it interesting: http://gizmodo.com/5406765/grace-electric-bike-is-part-motorcycle-part-race-car-and-part-fighter-jet http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2009/11/500x_ebike3.jpg