I'm new to the ebike world and looking to purchase a donor bike to combine with a BBSHD kit. The bike would be used for my 5 mile on-road commute.
My budget is ~$2,100 for the whole thing, which leaves me about $650 for the donor bike. I'm looking at purchasing one of these three hybrid bikes:
Specialized Crosstrail Disc
Trek Dual Sport 2
Giant Roam 2
Any thoughts between these choices? I have test ridden the Specialized and Trek at my local bike shops, and gotten the (expected?) advice from the guys there that I shouldn't do a conversion on these bikes because they're not durable enough, will fall apart under the extra weight/power of the motor, etc.
Would be interested in any insight you all have on this, thanks.
My budget is ~$2,100 for the whole thing, which leaves me about $650 for the donor bike. I'm looking at purchasing one of these three hybrid bikes:
Specialized Crosstrail Disc
Trek Dual Sport 2
Giant Roam 2
Any thoughts between these choices? I have test ridden the Specialized and Trek at my local bike shops, and gotten the (expected?) advice from the guys there that I shouldn't do a conversion on these bikes because they're not durable enough, will fall apart under the extra weight/power of the motor, etc.
Would be interested in any insight you all have on this, thanks.