zombiess
10 MW
I'm in the process of building a second ebike based off a $20 yard sale full suspension 20" wheel kids mountain bike. I'm saving it from the trash pile and attempting to build it into a somewhat decent bike. I'm not using high end bike components but it looks like by the time I'm done I'll have about $1100 total into this bike which I don't think is too bad at all considering what the end result is.
Of that $1200:
$300 is six 6s5Ah Lipo cells, $400 for the motor and controller (I already own all these parts after changing my last build)
The rest is fixing up the bike, parts, new wheels, lacing the motor into a new wheel, etc. I basically paid $20 for the frame and am replacing everything else with parts I consider appropriate to a 30+ MPH ebike.
So how much have you spent on your ebikes? My first one ended up costing me around $2400 after a few small mistakes and then changes to go faster. $750 of that was just the bike. The knowledge I've gained from these builds is also excellent and something I feel is valuable as well.
It sure seems like the 2nd ebike is a lot cheaper than the first. Looks like for a total of less than $3500 (including all the gear I had to buy) I'll have two pretty nice full suspension ebikes.
Of that $1200:
$300 is six 6s5Ah Lipo cells, $400 for the motor and controller (I already own all these parts after changing my last build)
The rest is fixing up the bike, parts, new wheels, lacing the motor into a new wheel, etc. I basically paid $20 for the frame and am replacing everything else with parts I consider appropriate to a 30+ MPH ebike.
So how much have you spent on your ebikes? My first one ended up costing me around $2400 after a few small mistakes and then changes to go faster. $750 of that was just the bike. The knowledge I've gained from these builds is also excellent and something I feel is valuable as well.
It sure seems like the 2nd ebike is a lot cheaper than the first. Looks like for a total of less than $3500 (including all the gear I had to buy) I'll have two pretty nice full suspension ebikes.