We purchased two Specialized Hybrid bikes (one for me and one for my wife from the local bike shop here in CA) Retail ~$400.00.
Purchased 2 BionX 350 kits from NYCeWheels via the Internet, cost ~$1700.00 complete
Converted the two bikes with purchased kits. Total ~$2K each and we got bikes that are very comfortable and fit us well. What we found, was most 'already sold as electric bikes' were too big in the frame for my wife and I. The method of retrofitting, allowed us to select bikes that we really like and then converted them using electric bike motor kits.
I did not want to advertise for BionX (I thought it looked cheesy for a $2K retro-kit), so I removed all of the labels on the battery housing, lightly sanded and painted flat black to match the bike frames. Looks bitchen, huh?
Most people have no idea that these are electric bikes, they think that the rear hub is some kind of shifter or something.
I purchased a Yakima Hold-Up rack system for the rear of my Jeep and now we can take our bikes anywhere.
I live along the North Central Coast of CA and are beginning to see more and more electric bike conversions out and about. I have to say, the set-up in the attached photos are probably the nicest ones that I have seen (no bias.)
The folks at NYCeWheels were great to work with and I definitely recommend them, their high integrity and extremely high level of customer support.
Regards,
Syd W.
Thanks Syd!
