Originally Posted by
Sempervee
I agree with all you said and yes 48 Volt. Problem now is when including a battery it is * cheaper * to just buy a factory ebike with warranty I am finding. This build may have to be sidelined until the supply chain is more caught up.. Thank you for your insight. I now feel confident enough to make an ordering decision from the menu of options since getting so many answers here... Thanks again!
Seriously? You are looking at some ridiculously cheap factory e-bikes if they are coming out cheaper than kits. If they are doing it right, a factory e-bike will have seriously upgraded everything to handle the increased power. You can take your under $500 hybrid and add a 500W - 1000W hub motor for $1000 with battery. What factory e-bike costs $1500? An Aventon Pace perhaps. You could do worse I guess but I aimed much higher. The Raleigh Redux IE and Giant Quick E+ and Specialized Allant 8s were my benchmark factory e-bikes and if I wanted those refinements I HAD to build it myself. And did.