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I used to have a regular bike and now want to get into e-bikes (I moved to a hilly place and also want to extend my range).
So I started looking into budget-friendly e-bikes, and at first was surprised that there are so many options.
Then I started doing some slightly deeper research into the specs that I actually want in an e-bike and how reliable certain bikes are, and I found that the actually good bikes are expensive.
All the cheaper e-bikes seem to be from Chinese manufacturers with weird names, little online presence and poor specs for the price (if you compare them to DIY kits with same motor same battery etc).
So I started having a couple of concerns:
>Can I easily change batteries or electronic components on a cheap e-bike?
>Can I even get a battery that has a mounting solution that other batteries use, or are they all proprietary?
>Can I get motors that don't suck for a fair price?
>Is the Chinese company that makes my bike gonna disappear in the next 2 years? If so, will I be able to get spare parts?
And most importantly:
>Are all e-bikes under 1500$ essentially the same? They seem to all have similar specs, but give no information if one battery will fit onto another bike and so on.
Are they trying to sell us garbage?
Is there any good alternative in the budget e-bike market that doesn't suck? If not, does any of you have experience with making a DIY e-bike, and is it worth it?
So I started looking into budget-friendly e-bikes, and at first was surprised that there are so many options.
Then I started doing some slightly deeper research into the specs that I actually want in an e-bike and how reliable certain bikes are, and I found that the actually good bikes are expensive.
All the cheaper e-bikes seem to be from Chinese manufacturers with weird names, little online presence and poor specs for the price (if you compare them to DIY kits with same motor same battery etc).
So I started having a couple of concerns:
>Can I easily change batteries or electronic components on a cheap e-bike?
>Can I even get a battery that has a mounting solution that other batteries use, or are they all proprietary?
>Can I get motors that don't suck for a fair price?
>Is the Chinese company that makes my bike gonna disappear in the next 2 years? If so, will I be able to get spare parts?
And most importantly:
>Are all e-bikes under 1500$ essentially the same? They seem to all have similar specs, but give no information if one battery will fit onto another bike and so on.
Are they trying to sell us garbage?
Is there any good alternative in the budget e-bike market that doesn't suck? If not, does any of you have experience with making a DIY e-bike, and is it worth it?
