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Oh, so you're just North of Albany. When I lived in Tifton (1963 - 1968) Albany was the "Big City" to us. Enjoy the Trek!

The battery is a 52v/48v 14 amp hour battery so it will be fine for this. All of this talk is building my confidence that I can figure this out. I ride every day - I'm 71 it's good for me - and I want to get everything purchased and figured out ahead of time so that there is not more than a...

Thanks @EMGX, The reason is not based in solid facts, but I like the idea of a mid-drive working WITH the gears in the drivetrain. Rather than the rear drive motor going X speed and me finding gears to match or exceed that speed. I was set on doing a mid-drive DIY project from the start and...

Thanks for that info. Yes, my battery is 48v. The controller is built into the bottom of the battery cradle. I guess a new cradle without a controller would remedy that issue. Here's a photo of my battery cradle with the built in controller AND the connector from the motor to the controller. I...

In Dec 2020, I converted an acoustic hybrid Specialized Crosstrail with a Rear Hub Kit from Dillenger. The project was fun and easy and I have over 450 miles on the build bike now. I love it. BUT! I want to remove the Hub drive and get a BFang BBS02 Mid-Drive motor. It would be ideal if I could...

Where abouts in SW GA? I went to High School in Tifton... 50+ years ago.

I just purchased this one from Vibrelli on Amazon. It's $399 but holds 130 lbs. is folding, tilting, locking and uses frame holders which works good for bikes with fenders. It even accommodates Fat Tire bikes. It is for a 2" hitch though - to use with a smaller size receiver you'd have to use...

I'm 71 and I have trouble throwing my leg over my bike - well, it's not the bike it's the saddle bag I've put on the back to hold my chain, lock, water bottle and a ball cap. It has tire repair stuff in one side pocket and a light rain jacket in the other side pocket. I put a hand on one brake...

My 20" wheel folding bike weighs over 50 lbs. You don't really save much weight, if any, by going the folding small wheel route. And once folded they are difficult to lift-maybe even more difficult.

I bought a folder at the end of 2019 and rode it 800 miles in the year. I was happy enough with it, but it was more like a toy. Because I wanted more of a bike riding experience in January I completed a DIY project on a pretty newish "hybrid" bike (part road, part mountain). They both have hub...

I do remove the battery always when racking the bike. My wife's bike is not electric but it's a beach cruiser. So it's not light. The only thing telling me to get a new bike rack are forum posts on eBike forums. I never thought of it before. But know of course, it's a concern.

I have an inexpensive ($150) tray hitch. It's rated for 35 lbs per bike. We have two bikes, one 45 lbs and one 30 lbs. I have towed our bikes about 2500 miles on the back of this hitch. So, today I cleaned it, lubed it, and checked it over well. There are no problems or cracks or any indications...

Sounds like a good list to me.

Anti-theft? Pick it up and throw it in the back of a pickup. Boom. It's gone. Then software hacks to break into the software lock and it's ready for resale the same day.. Looks good overall. Of course, we'll be calling it Val-Leo here not Va-lou.

I doubt you have to spend $6K per bike. You should find a number of very good options in the $3,500 to 4,000 range. But buying quality is always a good idea. I've had two rear hub driven eBikes and even though I love my bikes I'd recommend a mid-drive with an integrated battery in the frame...

The real question is who is making this for them? They aren't likely to make them on their own. Oh, a little searching and I found out who, "these things are built in Dieburg by the German manufacturer Rotwild" https://www.rotwild.com/

Have you got an not so old older bike in the garage that you can electrify it with a DIY kit? It's a fun project and you end up with a $1,800 bike for $800.

I converted a Specialized hybrid bike - it's got a lot more MTB genes than Road bike jeans and this includes the bike's frame. On a MTB the lower chainstays are heftier and not as accepting of larger chain rings. Road bikes have spindling little chainstays and it's quite common to have 50T or...

I'm a youngster at 71 (today in fact) and got my first eBike 18 months ago. It really got me back into riding. I bought one of the small folding eBikes with 20" wheels. It was good fun. In my mid-60's I rode a carbon road bike and usually rode 3k to 4k per year. I quit that after one too many...

He said, "But if more tell me". So, I did.