Seems to me that the amped bike kit is the best bang for the buck? The Our 3rd GenerationFront/Rear Gear Kits is only 350-450 watts but all of the other kits (like the phoneix ones) are so much more expensive. The amped bike kit claims 20mph, which I suppose is good, I'd like to go faster but don't want to spend $1,000 on a kit (not including battery).

I noticed amped bikes sells two kits, direct and geared motors. With the geared motor, can I pedal normally when the motor is off? Will I even be able to tell that the motor is there? How does the direct kit differ?

Also, I have a 24 speed bike (3x8 gears), can the rear amped bit fit with that set up? And how does a geared motor work with 3x8 gears? Can I still change gears with the motor on?