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Thanks. I am pretty sold on mid-drive at the moment. Just gotta take my time and make sure to understand what the heck I'm doing.

Thank you. No, my back isn't so bad that I can't lift bikes. I just need to be careful about not stressing my back too often and going into weird positions. As for the garage option, I am an apartment dweller, so no go on that. As I get older, the only reason I want to own a house is to have a...

Thank you. For me. I have some back problems, so I think it's going to be important for me to get a stand where I can work on my bike without constantly bending over or sitting on the floor.

It's currently locked outside and I am having trouble getting a good look, but yes, I believe that's basically how it looks. Why do you ask?

Great. I do have a lot of hills I would like to conquer but I am willing to pedal. I was thinking of the 500 watt Bafang

I am definitely thinking that mid-drive motor is the way to go. I found a video on YouTube where someone had put a mid-drive on the same model of bike that I got and it seemed great. I also love your thoughts on getting a good stand and a good battery! I will do that. Thanks so much

Thanks! I guess I meant I am confident that I can learn how to do this. :)

Good question I want to be confident I can do it before spending the money on the conversion kit. I also want to learn about the entire bike, not just the parts I would need to change for the ebike conversion. I decided I want to be someone who understands my bike in all facets, and I figured...

Thanks to everyone who has helped me so far on another thread I started Today I bought a used Trek Marlin 5 in great condition and I am planning to take it apart and put it back together again, without any changes, to learn the bike inside out, since I am not experienced with bike mechanical...

Ok, cool. Good point! I do think that I'm at a point where I want to build my own bike. It could go poorly, but I want to try it. :)

Cool. Thanks for the endorsement of non-hydraulic disc brakes. Makes sense to me.

That all makes a lot of sense. One issue of me is that I normally will want to keep the bike inside and I don't have a garage. I'd need to lift it in and out of my apartment, which is first floor, but there are a few steps up to it. I think that would get old real quick if I had a 70 pound bike!

Thank you. I guess I should look for at least V Brakes, and hopefully Hydraulic brakes?

I'm in the Mid-Hudson Valley. There's plenty of flat, and plenty of steep hills and mountains, so I'd love to be able to tackle it all. Based on the great feedback on this thread, I am thinking of getting this 500W option from Ebikeling, with Rear mount...

Thank you, Grover. What brand and model conversion kits did you use?

Thank you. I don't know if there are any eBike specific group rides, but I know enough people around here who are into bikes in general that I should be able to find out. I will see if anyone has a converted bike. Great idea.

Thank you, Dewey. I would imagine any bike that originally retailed at $500 or more that was built in the past 2 decades has a frame that can handle this, as long as the fork is compatible. Would that sound right?

Hi, I am sorry if this has been discussed ad nauseam, but I wanted to start my own discussion based on my recent experiences. I live in upstate NY and I want an ebike soon. I have visited 3 shops in the past 2 days, none of them particularly focusing on ebikes, and have spent countless hours...

Thank you!

Thanks so much! This makes sense. I don't even imagine ever doing it, but I want to be prepared for the possibility.