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02-16-25 | 01:10 PM

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I'd like to see if they have something for one of my bikes that I'd like to do a conversion on...

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02-18-25 | 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 2old

FME, encapsulating the motor or battery has caused them to overheat, but if e-switchy accomplishes this, great.

In the example the battery is mounted in the "water bottle cage" (picture was before I "hid" the wires).

Well I haven’t had any issues with overheating on any of my bikes. The casing is solid and made from heat resistant material, so it doesn’t trap heat. I did asked a similar question actually before buying. They explained that if the system detects overheating, any off currents (over or under), or any fault that affects performance, it will display a fault code. Each code is apparently linked to a specific issue, and if that ever happens, they recommend contacting them for diagnosis and, if needed, a replacement part under warranty. That hasn’t happened to any of my bikes. Plus, you don’t have a bunch of exposed wires, on the E-Switchy, it’s just one clean cable running from the motor to the battery controller.

02-18-25 | 12:42 AM

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cycleman1

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I think this is it guys! I have graduated my 10 comments Here are a few pics of my cruiser

E-Switchy battery looks like a water bottle

hard casing heat resistant

wireless lcd display

02-18-25 | 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Doc_Wui

If that's the case, keep posting short comments about each bike and you will quickly get to the minimum. For example, what was the first conversion?

Did you buy all six kits with batteries?

using E-Switchy Switch Three model

Already posted the cruiser in the thread, check it out! this is the tandem I put the Switch Three model by E-Switchy because that's the biggest battery they have and you can see the battery is actually placed under the front seat of the bike. I got a recument that I also converted, I am pretty familiar with conversion kits and I pretty confident that E-Switchy's products are the easiest to hook up to any kind, shape or form of a bike.

03-22-25 | 02:40 AM

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jeffpoulin

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IMO, a rigid mountain bike is perfect for a conversion. I converted one of my old mountain bikes to a mid-drive e-bike and it works great. It's got 26x2.35 Big Apple tires for comfort.

04-24-25 | 02:40 AM

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Giant revive conversion to e-bike

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Originally Posted by chvid

I think a recumbent is the way to go, if you could only choose one. I have six ebikes, one 16" folder, one 20" Giant Revive, one Walmart Mongoose MTB, one beach cruiser Nexus, a 20/16 recumbent and and a 26/20 EZ sport CX recumbent. For comfort and range and efficiency the big recumbent wins hands down. The others are better in town. The nice thing with the recumbent is that I can put dual Ping batteries 48/15Ahr directly under the seat, very low down on the bike, and still use my rear rack and basket combo for two panniers and a basket on top. The aero definitely makes a meaningful efficiency difference. With a big Apple tire on the back it is very comfortable as well. I'm good now for 70 miles of range averaging 20mph with moderate pedalling in moderately hilly terrain, in total comfort. The MTB is nice with dual suspension as well and front disk brake. I have an assortment of Crystalyte and Nine continent motors. The Nine C is more waterproof which is thus better with Halls - start immediate is better on recumbents to get help moving when they are a bit wobbly - otherwise I would go sensorless/pedal-first for better reliability/no Halls. I have a geared brushed on the Revive - it is my best urban shopper bike I would say. The small folder is good when I go to Arizona in my van. So each bike has a niche. I am awed by the big recumbent though, and can load up dual pings and 40 pounds of gear on to the chromolly frame and head out of town. Or attach a Bob trailer to it and haul the batteries on there. I love my lithium iron phosphate Pings running in parallel through a diode. At one C on them each, with 48 volts, I can pull about 1100 watts and go easy on them.

I have built four giant revive bikes conversions using the buffet mid-drive and they are wonderful comfortable etc. I strongly suggest though if you're considering converting one to get the one with the HP cassette and the state of v brakes because the roller break and the internal hub are one pain in the neck to have to do out on the road. I've overall I've built about 50 e-bikes for myself and friends and usually I use the bafang mid drive. it's my favorite and gives me all kinds of options as well as some challenges it seems that no two revives are alike as far as the mounting of the drive unit itself sometimes it takes a little grind in here and there but overall it is so comfortable and quick. I also have a titanium road bike a canago steel road bike a foods you steal cyclocross bike and a giant aluminum cyclocross bike and a couple others but that revive converted to an e-bike is my favorite overall