austin2359
10 mW
- Joined
- Jan 30, 2021
- Messages
- 22
Bike Forums referred me to this forum and there I received answers suggesting that my raleigh mountain bike with road tires and an elevated seat would convert well to an e-bike. From that, I opinion, based on the fact that I want speed and don't mind a more bumpy ride that a rear hub is the way to go.
However, in terms of deciding which rear hub to get, everything just seems disorganized. There are 1000 different retailers, it's hard to get a clear comparison between different options and see the pros and cons of each. How would you start to organize all this so you can choose what is right for you? What brands have a good price structure for what I'm looking to do, where price is actually correlated to my priorities?
my priorities:
I'd say for me,
(1) the most important thing is battery life and easy charging followed closely by
(2) top speed as the 2nd most important thing.
(3) Low noise is a distant 3rd priority.
(not important) A "smooth ride" isn't that important to me.
I'm also looking to build my own motors and/or batteries, but that's more of a stretch goal, for now I want to buy one.
However, in terms of deciding which rear hub to get, everything just seems disorganized. There are 1000 different retailers, it's hard to get a clear comparison between different options and see the pros and cons of each. How would you start to organize all this so you can choose what is right for you? What brands have a good price structure for what I'm looking to do, where price is actually correlated to my priorities?
my priorities:
I'd say for me,
(1) the most important thing is battery life and easy charging followed closely by
(2) top speed as the 2nd most important thing.
(3) Low noise is a distant 3rd priority.
(not important) A "smooth ride" isn't that important to me.
I'm also looking to build my own motors and/or batteries, but that's more of a stretch goal, for now I want to buy one.