Electric Bike Conversion Kit

Ever wondered how you can increase your ride time during a single charge? By implementing a few simple changes to your routine before and during your journey, you can get the most out of your battery.

These tips and tricks are especially important in the winter months, as the falling temperature in many locations sees a typical lithium-ion battery operating outside of its optimum range. Follow this guide to keep your eBike at its best all year round!

We often get asked  what is the difference between geared motors and direct drive motors? From the outside of a motor, you can’t see much difference between the two, however inside there is a huge difference. Geared motors Geared motors have an epicyclic gearbox inside the motor casing, which has an outer gear with inner teeth which connects to the wheel, 3 planetery gears, and then an inner gear connected to the motor itself. It looks like the photo above. The reason for making a motor like this is that you can have the motor coils inside spinning at a...

This is the most common problem that we find with eBike customers – the motor wheel doesn’t fit into the front forks Sadly, even though this is a common problem, few eBike motor wheels will fit into every bike fork. There is a certain amount of space that is required to fit all of the bits that you need for a motor. The magnets, coils, gears, casing etc. all take up room. So even with the most compact motors its common for the motor casing to end up rubbing on the forks. However – don’t despair – usually it is...

Hall sensors are in most eBike motors, but not all. Ever heard of them and wondered what they are? They are magnetic sensors which help the controller to know what the position the motor is in as it turns, so that it can keep it turning. Read further for some more detailed info and photos. Most eBike motors have “hall sensors” which help the controller to drive the motor. In another post here we will talk about the practical aspects of motor control and hall sensors. But first, for those of you who are interested in physics, here is a quick blog...

By this point, we already know that bikes are awesome and good for you, cars are useful for a few limited things but come with major disadvantages, and electric bikes combine most of the advantages of both. But they do still come with the downside of, “how does a somewhat experienced cyclist get a really good, fast one without spending several thousand dollars?” I’ve made two attempts at the problem so far, with the following two bikes in my little test fleet right now: I started with a home-brewed conversion of an existing commuter bike, putting it together with speed as the only consideration. This bike is...