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Great! Price is still restrictive for many. What are your recommendations on how to get a cheap starter eBike while steering clear of common pitfalls (and what
by scarlac 10y ago
Great! Price is still restrictive for many. What are your recommendations on how to get a cheap starter eBike while steering clear of common pitfalls (and what are they)?
- onmobiletemp 10y agoThe highest power to dollar ratio is got by building a bike. Pre-made bikes as very expensive right now as you point out. If you just want to try one out, go to a bike shop and test drive one. If you want one for yourself and you want it to be fast or go long then I would suggest building a battery pack with headway lithium iron phosphate cells, a lyen high power controller and a solid hub motor, maybe a crystalite. Endless sphere has endless documentation on how to do it. I don't know what your background is so there may be a learning curve, but I can say that you should learn that stuff if you want to get into ebikes anyway. Unless you want to wait 5 years for prices to fall.