I'm looking to "build" a new bike to use to get two and from work which is about a 4 mile round trip with only hill but sadly its a pretty steep hill. Right now I'm getting by with a Amazon special bike but I seriously question how long this 400 dollar Chinese marvel of engineering will last lol.
The build I have spec'd out right now would be:
This Gravity Deadeye 27 Plus single speed bike would be the donor
And for the motor I would use this BBS02 kit from Luna and a battery from EM3ev
I have seen 2 similar build to, being they use a mid drive motor on this same frame but they don't have much discussion on them. I know the main perk of a mid drive is using the bikes gears but I much prefer the simplicity of not having to worry about shifting or dropping the beans on IGH or some type of automatic shifting. Is this worth doing for the simplicity and ease of maintenance or should I just go with something like the Roadster V2 which is slight cheaper but has a hub motor which has way less power?
Thanks
The build I have spec'd out right now would be:
This Gravity Deadeye 27 Plus single speed bike would be the donor
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And for the motor I would use this BBS02 kit from Luna and a battery from EM3ev
Bafang BBS02 Mid Drive eBike KIT
Get the Bafang BBS02 for only $525 and transform any bicycle into an electric beast. Do up to 30mph and use the gears of your bike to shift into low and climb big hills.
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EM3ev Super Shark 48V (13S4P) Ebike Battery | EM3ev
EM3ev Super Shark, 48V, 13S4P Frame Ebike Battery. Safe by design, with CNC cell holders, cell level fusing and an Advanced Smart Programmable BMS with Bluetooth. The Shark Pack that we are proud to offer!
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I have seen 2 similar build to, being they use a mid drive motor on this same frame but they don't have much discussion on them. I know the main perk of a mid drive is using the bikes gears but I much prefer the simplicity of not having to worry about shifting or dropping the beans on IGH or some type of automatic shifting. Is this worth doing for the simplicity and ease of maintenance or should I just go with something like the Roadster V2 which is slight cheaper but has a hub motor which has way less power?
Thanks