I am lucky to have ebiketips next door and I was really impressed with an electric bike they were testing. Turned out it was a bike they built using a motor and battery available as a kit to convert your own bike to electric. So impressed that I got one for the shop.
The motor is £400, now on summer sale at £350, and simply replaces your existing cranks. A motor at the cranks places the weight low down and has far less effect on bike handling than a wheel motor. Plus the crank motor works better on hills than a wheel motor.
The battery costs from £200 – £500 depending on how much capacity you need, but the £200 battery on this bike should take you 20 hilly miles. Its neatly bolted to the bottle cage bolts.
The bike used is a Saracen Studio 74 with disc brakes, I’d really recommend this bike but of course we can convert your own.
Ebiketips did a little write up of installing the Panda M-Drive motor, worth a read if you want to know more about the technical side of installing it. We can supply a motor or supply and fit the motor for an extra £90 labour.
