Originally Posted by
jsidney
I doubt I will get one but I have recently thought about it being a part of a stable of bikes.
If I did get one it I would only want to use the battery on only 5-10 percent of the time so I would want it to be rather on the light side as E-Bikes go. What are some of the lightest E-Bikes around? If I want it to be light would I be better of building one from an existing regular bike frame?
Have you looked at the LIFT-MTB bolt-on kits? They use a MY1018 type brushed motor that can be mounted and unmounted easily to your existing light weight MTB if it has the chain guard 3-bolt mounts on the frame BB. Check their website out.
I just finished building a similar trail bike build using a 2013 Niner Jet 9 and an MY1018 motor. It is setup for hill climb assist ONLY. The rest of the time I ride it like a normal MTB;I pedal it. Here it is completed, but I haven't purchased the battery yet. I ride it like it is as a pedal bike now.
