Listen lads, a decent ebike, and i mean a proper decent ebike what was designed to be an ebike from the off, not a bog standard shitty halfords tier bike with a conversion kit bolted on, a proper decent ebike is going to set you back about 2 grand, and i spent a few weeks searching through them so I know, most of them are pretty shit, for a good one with decent specs, quality frame and components and all that you really should be looking to spend about 3 grand +.

BUT....

If you buy a very good frame and wheels, because what a lot of these tossers don't factor in is the torque and extra forces these bikes are subjected to, so if you buy a good frame with good forks, none of these cheap fake shock absorbers that weigh a ton and sap your energy, proper rigid forks, good hydraulic disk brakes, you can skimp on the gears, you need some decent quality but you don't need 21 fucking cogs, 6 is more than enough when you have 500w of mid drive power backing you up, a nice comfy saddle etc etc, if you get all that ordered and sent to this little place in devon, they'll build the whole thing for you and put the motor, battery, controller etc in too, all professionally done to high standards etc and the entire thing is going to cost you less than 2 and a half grand, and believe me it's going to shit all over anything they try to flog you on the internet. It'll be lighter, stronger, better at stopping, more efficient, more economical and cheaper and you my son will be a fucking winner for once in your sodding life.

take the custom ebike pill lads and make the halfords jew seethe in despair

Me? I'm putting a 500w mid drive bafang bastard on picrel and there's fuck all you can do about it.