Unbiased, In-Depth Analysis of the Best Electric Bikes
These products are designed to convert a traditional bicycle into an electric bike, with assist and sometimes throttle operation, by adding a motor and battery system. They may replace a wheel, connect to the bottom bracket, or apply force onto a tire in order to propel the bike.
Dillenger is an Australian company that has been assembling and selling electric bike kits since late 2007. Their products are value priced and use industry standard parts like 8Fun / Bafang motors but feel a cut above cheaper options because of the excellent packaging, solid year-long warranty and little extras like wire management brackets and […]
Dillenger is an Australian company that has been assembling and selling electric bike kits since late 2007. Their products are value priced and use industry standard parts like 8Fun / Bafang motors but feel a cut above cheaper options because of the excellent packaging, solid year-long warranty and little extras including wire management brackets and […]
The GoBike Power Rack Kit is essentially a beam rack for hardtail bicycles that’s capable of hauling cargo on top with elastic straps but also features an integrated battery and direct drive motor designed to deliver power and convert a pedal power bike into an ebike. The unit weighs about 15 pounds and is easy […]
The Rubbee is an affordable electric drive system designed to clamp onto the back of nearly any regular “human powered” bicycle and convert it into an efficient “pedal assisted” ebike that will climb easier and go further. I love the aesthetics on this thing, a lot of attention was paid to the paint job, routed […]
Golden Motor is an Asian manufacturer (likely produced in China and managed from Singapore) that makes a range of DIY hub motor kits including batteries, control units and human control interface accessories like throttles. In 2009 a Canadian gentleman named Gary Salo ordered one of these kits for himself and after 7 weeks of waiting, […]
The Zehus BIKE+ all in one system consists of an aluminum shell containing a 250 watt planetary geared hub motor, eight small Lithium-ion battery packs, a regeneration system and a control board. These elements together weigh about 6.6 pounds and the hub can be built into a range of wheelset sizes… basically anything over 20″ […]
The D Series is a fifth generation electric bike motor kit from BionX that offers higher power (500 watts) and more torque than the older PL, SL and S series kits. In this review I test the BionX D 500 DV (the D stands for downtube and V stands for 5th generation). BionX was started […]
The BionX S 350 electric bike conversion kit includes a light weight, gearless hub motor designed for rear-wheel use, an LCD display panel and button pad as well as a battery pack of your choosing. It’s one of the most polished, flexible and sophisticated ebike kits around and offers everything from pedal assist to throttle, […]
The P 350 electric bike kit is the only system with a ~36 volt configuration being offered by BionX for the 2015 model year. All other kits are running at 48 volts which offers more power, efficiency and range. The P designation is a shorter version of PL which was used on the PL 350 […]
The ShareRoller electric bike kit is a friction drive system designed to work seamlessly with bike share programs all around the world. In short, these bikes have a triangular metal bracket protruding from their head tube which lock into a computerized rack. This is how the bikes are checked in or out, the metal bracket […]
