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Just a note to encourage you. I turn 71 next month and have two eBikes. I put over 800 miles on my first one in the first year. My new bike is so much fun I’m riding more and longer than ever. Both are rear hub drives and both can go as slow as 12 mph and as fast as 28 mph. I tend to average 16...

I converted my Specialized Crosstrail Sport with a Dillenger Off-Road kit a few weeks ago. The Crosstrail has a 9-speed freewheel (11-32t) and 2-ring chainring (44/32T) up front. After a couple hundred miles using only the large chainring I decided to try the small ring on yesterday's ride...

Finished the Dillenger build today and took my first ride. It was 48 degrees outside so it was very chilly at the top speed of 28 mph. Climbing a short steep hill the bike was pretty effortless at 18+ mph. As previously mentioned to finish I needed to program the controller (which is located...

It will depend on how I feel it is before we leave. I'm putting on the final zip ties and the temp is up to 50 now so I'm about to go for my first ride. If today and tomorrow it seems ready to go I'll take it. I don't really take bike tools with me - so it depends on what I think still needs...

The Dillenger kit has been pretty complete. I had to source a 9-speed freewheel and a bolt on brake disc rotor but other than that everything has been included in the box and easy to install. The only parts that are not well documented in the instructions are the RPAS sensor install details and...

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All of my parts came in and I spent the day... well, about 6 or 7 hours installing everything and so far everything has worked as planned. As you would expect some things took longer than anticipated and the instructions were lacking in a few areas. Not so much that they did much but require...

I've started a build to convert my Specialized Crosstrail Sport Disc into an eBike with a Dillenger Premium Off-Road Bike Kit. I have owned a Bilx Vika+ folding eBike for the past year and enjoyed the powered rear hub. But when I decided to try this build I looked at both front hub kits and...

It will be a while before I get to the build. We leave a week from tomorrow in our RV for a 6-week trip to Tucson. We go every year for the great weather in Jan/Feb there. I haven't seen the delivery info yet, it's to be picked up by UPS today but since it's coming from Orange County, CA I...

No, they say it's their proprietary Dillenger branded motor (?) and that it is "Geared reduction hub drive" and nothing more. The kit seems nicely packaged with good spec parts and well engineered. The only extra thing I needed to purchase was a Freewheel. My Specialized had a 9-speed Cassette...

I decided to go with what I know and already like... the rear hub drive. I ordered a Dillenger Premium Off-Road kit with a 700C wheel, 500-1000w BLDC geared motor, 48v 13ah Lithium Battery. It's "Off-Road" because top speed is 28mph/45kpm. I'll start a new thread when I start my build. Thanks...

Actually I misspoke... I meant "Reading about MID-drives" when I posted hub drives. I have now edited that line and noted that it's an edit. Thanks

I'm have lots of questions about this. I find myself going back and forth over the two styles and I'm thinking I may be more of a "throttle Junkie" rider. I used to ride carbon road bikes not great distances but about 3,000 miles a year. I gave it up after one too many near misses with...

I'm looking at the same kit right now for a 2018 Specialized Crosstrail Sport Disc conversion. Should be a fun project for 2021. I already have a folding electric bike with a 500w rear hub drive. So, it will be interesting to see how the two bikes compare when this one is done. My Blix Vika+...

Thanks for the response. I hadn’t really considered a mid-drive before, but I’ll look into that now, as well. So far I’m having a bit of difficulty getting the actual specs on my Crosstrail. They’ve made it for a number of years and in various builds so the specific sizes are all over the...

@Browneye, thanks for the review on the SP Roll. I'm about to start a similar build on a Specialized Crosstrail Sport Disc. Last December I purchased a Blix Vika + electric bike. It's a 20" wheel, folding bike and I really enjoy it. I've put 800+ miles on it in this year and ride it most days...