Looking for an eBike installer in the Greater Toronto area..

[Bill Best]

I now have all the parts for my friend's eBike, but I don't know if I feel completely confident installing it. I haven't ridden a bike for 20 years and I've never serviced one. I also don't have any tools for doing the work, so I'm thinking I should see a bike mechanic for help.

Has anyone dealt with a bike shop in the GTA that is accustomed to doing eBike installs?

If I do decided to give it a go myself, what tools are essential for the install? It's a Crystalyte 407 rear hub motor, but I didn't get it with a free wheel since I figured there must be one on the bike already. Zev @ ebikes.ca said I can pick it up at any bike shop if need be.

The weather is finally getting good here in Toronto, so I'm anxious to get this party started.

 

[disndat]

Hey Bill although they have not installed an ebike kit, cycle solutions in the beaches has helped me with everything else to do with bikes.They know about my bike so if you asked them for help I'm sure they could help you.

Chris

 

[Ypedal]

http://www.acclivity.ca/

Check with J.W, he might have a suggestion.

 

[Bill Best]

I gave the bike along with the eBike parts to a local fix-it shop called "Dave, Fix my bike!". I showed him the how to install a rear hub motor video from ITSELECTRIC.CA so we'll see what happens.

 

[ebkr]

I hope the job was done properly at those early days of e-biking. For all the rest Torontonians e-cycling even novadays isn't much easier. That's why I've decided 2 years ago to step in and turn from a regular e-biker into an e-bike mechanic. Last year I've worked at Daymak, this year I work for Electrowheels and now I'm seriously considering becoming an independent e-bike mechanic to help my fellow e-bikers cope with their problems at least here in Toronto and GTA. Let's see if there is enough job for me here :wink: Actually, that would be nice to have some thread where e-bike mechanics could meet up and discuss all kinds of issues in our newly created trade and share their experiences. Maybe that is right place right here? Let's see...

 

[dnmun]

i agree. people should see this as a useful and important future skill set.

i think there will be a decent demand for EV support in general since the public and the current ICE mechanics don't have a clue.

if charge stations finally start being built out at a decent level, there will be a need for people to maintain them, repair the charger and the damage from vandals.

i can even see the need for a mobile, ICE based, charging support vehicle. for the case where someone runs totally outa juice on the highway somewhere and need a charge on the side of the road.

already i can see a small car with a powerful DC generator capable of 355V and 40-50A driven off the engine of the ICE sag wagon.

the generator would need 20hp to rapidly recharge the dead vehicle. that is a lotta power, maybe it would need some type of power take off, or huge rubber power belt to be driven off the engine of the ICE support vehicle.

we are gonna need all this stuff created almost in advance to support the world as it moves to EVs.

also construction crews to build the charging spots like i did in my driveway. they could already be doing this, like with the CCC, putting all the unemployed people to work. i doubt if most casual labor would aspire to the level of repairing broken switch mode supplies to keep the charging stations alive, but it would be good work for someone.

 

[ET4041]

I'm in Don Mills. I have used the local Skiis and Biikes. They're pretty good. I got them to help me with the non electric bike parts of my bike and lacing the hub motor to a wheel. I did the rest of the "install" as far as the electric components go myself. There isn't that much to do - find a way to secure the battery and controller, put on the throttle, and secure all the wiring.

 

[ET4041]

Forgot to mention . . . They supply and install Bionx kits.