The Ultimate Do It Yourself Ebike Guide: Learn How To Build Your Own Electric Bicycle
Do you want an electric bicycle, but you don’t want to spend thousands of dollars? Do you want a 1,000+ watt ebike for the price of a 250-500 watt ebike? Would you rather convert your own bicycle into an electric bicycle instead of buying a one-size-fits-all retail ebike? Then this book is for you! Micah teaches you everything you need to know about electric bicycles, including how to convert your bike into an electric bicycle. From design and planning to parts selection and ordering all the way up to installation and maintenance, this book has it all! Updated in 2017 with the latest ebike info and trends!
Very Solid on the Nuts and Bolts There is a lot of really solid information in this book. Iâve built three bikes, and I tended to go for the simplest build possible. This book would have given me a couple of options I didnât think about. For example, on the first build, a MAC motor, front, and hybrid donor. The bike had disk brakes. The MAC would not clear the disk. I figured I needed a spacer for the disk (rotor), and that took a while. Toll points out that you can use several small washers for all the screws, which didnât…
If you’re on the fence, just buy it. It’s worth it and will probably save you money.