wizardofozzz
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I have a few questions about the Bionx kits (specifically I'm looking at the 250 rear kit).
First, here's some background. I live in a very hilly neighborhood and can't ride around without having to walk my bike up all the hills. That's no fun so I end up not riding much. I'd like to put a electric kit on the bike so tried out the electric Trek at my local bike shop and loved the pedal assist feature. I understand that Trek uses the Bionx system and am happy that they sell it in a kit. However it's EXPENSIVE. I need some questions answered so that I can talk my husband into getting a BionX kit rather than one from ampedbikes or ebikekits.
Here are my questions:
1. I thought I could perhaps buy it without a battery and have my husband, who is an engineer, make a cheap yet light battery for me. But apparently BionX systems require that you use their battery. Why do you have to use the BionX battery? I need specifics that my husband will understand.
2. Do any other kits have this pedal assist feature? What about a hack? Can you turn an ampedbike or ebikekit into a pedal assist (not cruise control)? If so, how?
3. Is the BionX kit really worth paying so much extra for? Is it that much better than a simple throttle system? I don't care about the regenerative braking. I just really liked the pedal assist feature, but mabe it's almost the same to use a thumb throttle.
First, here's some background. I live in a very hilly neighborhood and can't ride around without having to walk my bike up all the hills. That's no fun so I end up not riding much. I'd like to put a electric kit on the bike so tried out the electric Trek at my local bike shop and loved the pedal assist feature. I understand that Trek uses the Bionx system and am happy that they sell it in a kit. However it's EXPENSIVE. I need some questions answered so that I can talk my husband into getting a BionX kit rather than one from ampedbikes or ebikekits.
Here are my questions:
1. I thought I could perhaps buy it without a battery and have my husband, who is an engineer, make a cheap yet light battery for me. But apparently BionX systems require that you use their battery. Why do you have to use the BionX battery? I need specifics that my husband will understand.
2. Do any other kits have this pedal assist feature? What about a hack? Can you turn an ampedbike or ebikekit into a pedal assist (not cruise control)? If so, how?
3. Is the BionX kit really worth paying so much extra for? Is it that much better than a simple throttle system? I don't care about the regenerative braking. I just really liked the pedal assist feature, but mabe it's almost the same to use a thumb throttle.