I've been wanting to get a new ebike for a while now and I ended up going down a rabbit hole with regards to how the electric system works on ebikes as well as the legal status and definition of them in Australia (where I live). that was interesting if concerning reading all round which is why I still haven't bought the ebike/kit sadly.
this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2023
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I'm interested, but it is hard to figure out what is a good deal and what is the same parts the questionable Chinese stores sell, but at a massive markup .
Yea that is hard, and I'm struggling too.
I decided to trust amazon.de after a few sanity checks: 300+ reviews/4+ rating/little red flags in reviews/no signs of the product-switching hack.
I'm going to convert my bike into one when money allows
I bought some china stuff at a price and review I thought was reasonable. Not linking, because I don't even know how good it works.
But now what, after you took the plunge into a kit?
Using a kit I think is the preferred method. It is less expensive but I would still try to get a quality battery at a minimum.
Locality matters, I'm originally from the Netherlands, and an all in one bike is the obvious thing to do, Diy is wierd.
Currenty living in a medium/high theft City, I don't feel comfortable going all in 1.
In medium to high theft risk cities, I'd say go for an escooter of some description as you can keep it closer to you in almost all circumstances but... they're really only any good for moving you not you and cargo which defeats the biggest benefit of forgoing a car for a PEV of some description. Can't win basically.
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