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Hilltoppers isn't alone in the market as well – there are no-name kits with the same target market of people who are handy with a spanner; Swytch [1] also offer
by nxobject 2y ago
Hilltoppers isn't alone in the market as well – there are no-name kits with the same target market of people who are handy with a spanner; Swytch [1] also offers kits, but their emphasis is on compatibility with the widest amount of bikes possible (i.e. they have a battery design that latches onto to tubes, racks, etc; and I'm told they provide a torque arm by default on kits so that people with used road bikes don't grind up their forks.)
[1] https://www.swytchbike.com https://www.swytchbike.com
- steelframe 2y agoI installed a Swytch conversion kit on a couple of my bicycles in the U.S. I did have to file down the axles by about 1mm to get them to fit in the drops, but after that everything has been working pretty well. The ring with the magnets around the crank sometimes shifts out of alignment with the sensor, which results in the motor not kicking in sometimes. The extra weight on the front also makes it more squirrely, and I generally prefer to ride my mid-drive e-bike for distances longer than 3 or so miles.