Help with my first build!

[nippleripple2]

OK, so I’m trying to build my first E bike and I do not know a whole lot about this so please be gentle with me. My first initial thought was to get a nice sturdy, hard tail mountain bike ( 26 or 27 inch) and then I was going to buy some sort of kit that I see all over Amazon, Walmart, eBay, etc. I currently have a 20 inch Fat tire bike and it’s just way too heavy to get up and down the stairs it slow and even more difficult to maneuver on the road. There’s not a whole lot of information online about how fast some of these motors can go or what they’re able to except as far as continuous current amps, I would like to be able to go at least high 30s possibly 40s I don’t have many hills per say however, there are some slopes in my area plus I’m also about 200 pounds so I really would like a decent amount of torque. is it really necessary to get a 72 V battery? or could I use a 52 V or even 60 V to achieve what I’m looking for? Anyone that could help with a specific kit as well as battery that would be easy to connect with that kid I’d like to stay away from major wiring, understanding that some will be needed. I’ve looked online for hours and hours and I’m so stuck on where to go or what to get really would just like someone to help me out and give me specific information on what type of kit and battery I can get that would be best for my needs. I’m also trying to stay around a $500 budget not including the bike

 

[6zfshdb]

Welcome to the forum!
A good place to start is Grin Tech in Vancouver:

Start Here - Getting Started

This is a landing page for people who are relatively fresh to DIY ebikes and are thinking about doing a conversion. It outlines what the conversion process entails, and provides multiple links to different parts of our website that you really should read and understand before contacting Grin...

ebikes.ca

They also sell a variety of quality built kits & batteries. Once you get into it, you'll likely have many specific questions that can be answered by using the forum search function. If not, by all means, ask questions specific to the task at hand. Pictures are also a great help.

Good luck with your build!

 

[gromike]

If you're planning on building a high speed ebike the Endless Sphere forum would be a better site for that kind of build.