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Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
I would buy a bike that is from a known quantity and quality with an e-bike system that is well known and well supported. Bosch, Brose, Shimano STePS, Fazua, Specialized (they used Brose and Mahle but support their own stuff really well). Plus with those bikes I will get a bike designed to be an e-bike and designed to handle all the torque and stresses that an e-bike puts on a frame.