Total cost second hand bike plus a few bits for it £150, a Bafang 750mid drive with one very large battery and a TV screen for a display £700 .
What can I say it's a monster . Happy to answer anyone's questions if they are considering a similar set up.
","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52562893","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"r2mahara"},"datePublished":"2024-04-11T21:15:26.000Z","text":"Why is this not road-legal? It doesn't look very different from the ones you see everywhere ridden by just-Eat and Uber Eats delivery people.
Is it because it's a custom job?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52563374","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Yazoo1990"},"datePublished":"2024-04-11T23:01:28.000Z","text":"I've wanted to do this with my old mountain bike but unsure if I could install it. How hard was it to fit?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52562685","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Willy_Wonka"},"datePublished":"2024-04-11T20:41:26.000Z","text":"Where did you get the pipe insulation & did they have different colour options?
Ingenious may I add "},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52563231","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"PS5"},"datePublished":"2024-04-11T22:26:06.000Z","text":"Buy yourself a large triangle bag (check measurements obv and you can discreetly hide the obvious large battery "},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52568320","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"hubcms"},"datePublished":"2024-04-12T18:30:31.000Z","text":"The donor bike was reasonably light, and yes when lifting the bike you are aware of the extra weight, but it doesn't feel heavy when riding even when going slow with no assistance. What I am pleased with is the weight distribution, when stood over the bike you're not thinking it wants to fall to one side, however I'm not so sure that would be the case if I had to mount the battery elsewhere. So with that in mind choose carefully the donor bike and the battery size.
As to how far it will go I've not found out yet but I did opt for a 20ah battery so hopefully very far."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52562351","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"joyf4536"},"datePublished":"2024-04-11T19:45:17.000Z","text":"Did the cable tie on the front cables come with the bike or is it an optional extra?
\"for my wife to ride with me\" Don't you need 2 seats? "},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52562392","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Dubski"},"datePublished":"2024-04-11T19:51:48.000Z","text":"This is so cool!"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52562763","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"badmf2"},"datePublished":"2024-04-11T20:54:56.000Z","text":"Where did you get the battery/motor?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52562775","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"TristanDeCoonha"},"datePublished":"2024-04-11T20:57:02.000Z","text":"How much clearance between legs and battery? Just thinking of securing it"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52562789","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"hubcms"},"datePublished":"2024-04-11T20:58:30.000Z","text":"eBay. It came as one big package. The only thing I've had to order which is yet to arrive is a sensor to cut the motor when switching gears. This is probably more of a precaution than necessary though."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52568265","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"andynicol"},"datePublished":"2024-04-12T18:21:09.000Z","text":"Whats the overall weight, and how far does a full charge take you please?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52569799","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"ohreally"},"datePublished":"2024-04-13T01:38:22.000Z","text":"This is pretty much what I did, 750W BBS 02 onto a MTB. Great fun and highly enjoyable if it weren't for @$$h0le car drivers. Good luck and stay safe."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52572610","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"badmf2"},"datePublished":"2024-04-13T15:14:45.000Z","text":"Almost £700 for the motor, battery and screen, then cost of the bike itself. Would it not have been cheaper just to buy a second hand electric bike?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52618560","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"hubcms"},"datePublished":"2024-04-21T17:30:15.000Z","text":"Final pictures as I managed to overcome securing the battery to the frame, and secured the supplied light with an electrical earthing strap and a bit of rubber.
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