Aldi have some decent bikes in that would make for good conversions

MontyPAS

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MontyPAS

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A super shark on the mountain bike would "probably" fit!
I would make a cardboard template before buying the battery, make sure you can get it in and out of the frame easily. I have several EM3ev Super Sharks, great batteries but long in length
 

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The MTB has the stupid modern tiny chain wheel in one of the photos, so might not be suitable for either hub or crank motor. It looks like a different one in the close-up.
 

andrewgardner

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The MTB has the stupid modern tiny chain wheel in one of the photos, so might not be suitable for either hub or crank motor. It looks like a different one in the close-up.
Mountain bike at £310

folding bike at £260

They will sell quickly but a new bike with a bafang or a tongsheng for ~£800 sounds good!
Can you fit a hub motor when the forks have no dropouts , I think the Barracuda has through axels.
 

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Can you fit a hub motor when the forks have no dropouts , I think the Barracuda has through axels.
 

richtea99

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One size fits all. Woot.
It does claim the 'Frame design lends itself to being adjustable to a wide height range from 5'6" up to over 6'.
As someone in the over 6' category, I can definitely say it's not going to fit me in any sort of comfort - battery-powered or otherwise.

"Race into the unknown with the Barracuda Mountain Bike. "
I think that's a fair summary. ;)
 

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Those sort of bikes look just the thing to put off those who buy them from ever wanting to cycle again.

Something that looks like a bike but in all practical senses can turn out to be a dog to ride - what one might describe as a Bicycle Like Object.

Having said that, buyers may be inspired to move on to other more rideable machines, so not a bad thing.
 
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Croxden

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Many years ago, when I returned to biking, I to was taken with an Aldi bike.
It looked better than it was, most troublesome, so I had a refund and bought a Gary Fischer. At twice the price but I ran that for years, and it's still going by the guy I sold it to.
 
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Bicycle Like Object.
I've heard it as Bicycle Shaped Object (BSO). Maybe depends where you live or what sort of cycling you do?
 
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Those bikes are OK for what they are, but not very good for conversion. If you want to convert something, older bikes are better.
 
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