Electric Bikes - Does anyone have advice on cheap bikes that makes good e bike conversions?

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Catchrob1
02-21-12, 05:45 PM
Does anyone have advice on cheap bikes that makes good e bike conversions? I would like to get a bike that I can put a rear hub motor on. It would really save the budget if I could get one from yard sale or a Walmart. I am a little concern on brands, the bike I have now I can’t use because the way my derailleur is placed on my bike. So I am looking for advice if anybody has to any offer. Thanks

jethro56
02-22-12, 06:31 AM
Your first consideration should be does the bike fit you? I'm 6'2" and walmart bikes are too small. if I was 5'9"-5'11" A Hardtail MTB would have worked. A Full Suspension MTB bike would be nice but battery mounting becomes an engineering exercise in and of itself. I'd stay with a 26" MTB bike. I went with a Giant Sedona in large size. Sometimes I wish I'd went with the XL.
fietsbob
02-23-12, 11:27 AM
EMoto, http://www.emotoev.com/products/ makes
decent ready to go stuff, why bother with a bad, dangerous, conversion?