Anyone tried a lightweight ebike conversion kit on the Scott Addict?

[Katrina92]

Hey everyone!

I have a Scott Addict, and I've been considering converting it to an ebike, but I don't really want to buy a whole new Scott Addict eRIDE.

I recently started commuting to work by bike—it's about a 25-mile round trip through a pretty hilly area. After a while, my legs started struggling a bit, so I began considering adding some e-assist to help out on the climbs.

I'm looking for something similar to the Mahle X20. Its 23Nm of torque seems enough for me, and I love how lightweight and stealthy it is.

I mostly ride under my own power, so I don’t want a heavy setup that feels like a drag when the motor isn’t running.

I've looked around but haven’t found many conversion kits that match what I’m looking for. Does anyone know if there's a lightweight, stealthy kit out there that could work for my needs?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Deacon Blues]

See my post on your other thread.

 

[Katrina92]

See my post on your other thread.

OK

 

[PCeBiker]

I'm looking for something similar to the Mahle X20. Its 23Nm of torque seems enough for me, and I love how lightweight and stealthy it is.

As you know, the motor can be installed as a 23Nm hub drive or a 55Nm mid-drive (if your rear sprocket is 2.39 times bigger than your chain wheel) but I'm not sure which approach is the easiest or the most workable?

As a hub motor, you could quite easily have it built into a front wheel hub motor.
Rear wheel hub motor is more complicated.

I'm pretty sure Installing it as a mid motor gets really complicated?
It looks like the kit has a Bottom Bracket Torque sensor?
But installing the motor in the bottom bracket could be tricky?

And it might look even more trashy than my ebike.


EDIT: Thinking about it some more, I'm sure that you're standing on the pedals and leaning forward when you're workin it up a hill, which puts weight over the front wheel where you'll need the extra traction to keep the front wheel from doing burn-outs from that Whopping 23Nm of torque.

My vote is for a front wheel hub motor kit.

 

[Deacon Blues]

A front carbon fork, with a front wheel hub motor, wouldn't be a good combo.

 

[peterecosse]

Hey everyone!

I have a Scott Addict, and I've been considering converting it to an ebike, but I don't really want to buy a whole new Scott Addict eRIDE.

I recently started commuting to work by bike—it's about a 25-mile round trip through a pretty hilly area. After a while, my legs started struggling a bit, so I began considering adding some e-assist to help out on the climbs.

I'm looking for something similar to the Mahle X20. Its 23Nm of torque seems enough for me, and I love how lightweight and stealthy it is.

I mostly ride under my own power, so I don’t want a heavy setup that feels like a drag when the motor isn’t running.

I've looked around but haven’t found many conversion kits that match what I’m looking for. Does anyone know if there's a lightweight, stealthy kit out there that could work for my needs?

Thanks in advance!

Hi, The Keyde stuff is a really good fit for this purpose. I used an S110 hub motor and made a couple of 180wh bottle batteries for it. Really lightweight and you can switch rear wheels to go from electric to full pedal power, as there is only one cable from battery to motor needed, and everything else is controlled via an app, or a Bluetooth display. It is very good. I have done it on a few bikes. Keyde also do some nice bottle batteries. I just like making my own and experimenting.

I have attached a pic of it on my lapierre bike. Although this also has an internal downtube battery I made for it. The Keyde motor is arguably better than the Mahle system, and it is a little faster.

 

[EMGX]

I had mentioned the Keyde in another of the OP posts, but they (OP and an engineer friend) decided to try to reinvent the wheel themselves rather than buy something off the shelf. Any further information that you can share might be helpful to someone with a real & practical interrest. If I didn't have too many bikes already I'd have liked to try one on an inexpensive carbon bike like this:


Keyde with 11-12sp cassette, wireless control, non-proprietary battery, torque sensing, single wire installation and thru axle compatibility sounds like a great solution if it performs well and proves durable. How long have you used yours and how many miles? Any issues with the phone app or wireless control?

 

[peterecosse]

I had mentioned the Keyde in another of the OP posts, but they (OP and an engineer friend) decided to try to reinvent the wheel themselves rather than buy something off the shelf. Any further information that you can share might be helpful to someone with a real & practical interrest. If I didn't have too many bikes already I'd have liked to try one on an inexpensive carbon bike like this:
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Keyde with 11-12sp cassette, wireless control, non-proprietary battery, torque sensing, single wire installation and thru axle compatibility sounds like a great solution if it performs well and proves durable. How long have you used yours and how many miles? Any issues with the phone app or wireless control?

I have done a through axle conversion on a carbon frame (pic attached with my prototype bottle battery. It has since improved). I have used these systems for around 3 years now, and love them. The motors work really well. The app is great, but I prefer the Bluetooth display. I think it is better than the Mahle system, and is a bit faster. I have experience with most conversion kits like Swytch Bafang, Dillinger, and various generic types. I have also worked on the Bosch, Pollini and Shimano stuff. I think the Keyde equipment outperforms most of it for my needs, and is significantly cheaper. The biggest draw for me is that it does not use proprietary software, so you can use any battery you want just about.