I bought a Dahon conversion from CH White & Son four years ago which has been faultless apart from the NIMH battery which needed replacing a while ago. Found that I really like the 20" Dahons & am thinking of doing a conversion. The idea is to buy a used or new Dahon Speed/Vitesse and fit a conversion kit myself. Thinking that I would get my NIMH battery re-celled (£134.00) and use with my existing bike - the other LifePo4 10amp can go the rack on the new bike. So... what I am looking for is a 24v kit without battery suitable for a 20" folding bike from the UK if possible. The aim is to keep costs down to around £700-£800 max including cost of bike.
The kit must be relatively straight forward to fit as I'm not known for being mechanically minded. I would also prefer a pedelec function as the bike would be used by my wife who dislikes the throttle on my present Dahon. I don't really want to buy an off the shelf electric folder. I have trawled the internet but can only find 36v kits with battery which I don't want. Eclipse do a crank system (looks like the Cyclone one) which maybe could work - but comes with twist grip or thumb throttle & no pedelec as far as I can see. Even so, I maybe would maybe consider this - does anyone have experience of these?
Any suggestions welcome. I can't believe this is an impossible ask but who knows....
The kit must be relatively straight forward to fit as I'm not known for being mechanically minded. I would also prefer a pedelec function as the bike would be used by my wife who dislikes the throttle on my present Dahon. I don't really want to buy an off the shelf electric folder. I have trawled the internet but can only find 36v kits with battery which I don't want. Eclipse do a crank system (looks like the Cyclone one) which maybe could work - but comes with twist grip or thumb throttle & no pedelec as far as I can see. Even so, I maybe would maybe consider this - does anyone have experience of these?
Any suggestions welcome. I can't believe this is an impossible ask but who knows....