So what did you decide? i'm in the same boat except with a longer commute 28miles round trip. I'm trying to cut my commute time down from 1:10min in the evening since its uphill all the way. Doing research but there are a bizillion options here. so difficult for a starter!

Why can't someone come up with a starter thread where we have 3-5 true tested options ranging from the corolla to the cadillac of options.

I just "inherited" an abandoned Trek zx 6500 frame that had the rear wheel stolen and was thinking of converting it. This is my first time with anything mechanical and between restoring the abandoned frame to picking the electric components, i'm going mental.

So one thing I can count on then 1) it's not going to be less then 1K to do and 2) i'm not going to get more then 20mph out of the bike? None of these kits allow it due to federal regulation or are we on the honor system of not going over the limti?