Thinking about ditching the Alien Ocean GS2 and swapping it for a mid-range MTB (or high end MTB in Ebike terms). As practical as it is for a commuter, the terrible ride experience has exhausted my patience, all the more so since my other bike is full suspension with RockShox forks and is a joy to ride. Is the 8FUN kit still the one to beat or has anything else appeared in the last couple of years since I last looked?
I'm talking 36V, 8-10AH, reasonably quiet front wheel drive, good freewheel (i.e. non direct dirve), with at least 30 miles on full throttle with no discernable voltage sag for around £400 i.e. decent battery, decent controller, and decent motor. I'm not looking for anything special, just a decent all-rounder.
I'm thinking about this as a donor with full length mudguards and rear rack. This bike is probably the best illustration of why you will never see anything like this quality ever offered on an ebike at a sane price. The sheer buying power of Decathlon dwarfs what an ebike manufacturer can ever achieve meaning the forks and brakes alone almost make up the full price of the bike.
As an aside, I'm assuming that hollow crank is a minor workaround for the square tapered BB sensor? It's just magnets and a sensor at the end of the day right? Glueing them to the small chain ring would work just as well for the sensor?
I'm talking 36V, 8-10AH, reasonably quiet front wheel drive, good freewheel (i.e. non direct dirve), with at least 30 miles on full throttle with no discernable voltage sag for around £400 i.e. decent battery, decent controller, and decent motor. I'm not looking for anything special, just a decent all-rounder.
I'm thinking about this as a donor with full length mudguards and rear rack. This bike is probably the best illustration of why you will never see anything like this quality ever offered on an ebike at a sane price. The sheer buying power of Decathlon dwarfs what an ebike manufacturer can ever achieve meaning the forks and brakes alone almost make up the full price of the bike.
As an aside, I'm assuming that hollow crank is a minor workaround for the square tapered BB sensor? It's just magnets and a sensor at the end of the day right? Glueing them to the small chain ring would work just as well for the sensor?