Before You Buy...
TWO BASIC CHOICES TO START WITH...
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2. Purpose Built: |
- Start with your own bike and add a conversion kit to it yourself or have a local bike shop install it.
- Less expensive
- Possibly less stylish
- Requires **installation: takes approx 3 hrs. (Depending on installer).
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- Buy the bike* with the kit already installed.
*Choices see below
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**We provide you with complete detailed and E-Z to understand instructions (including pictures) plus handy tips and to make the installation go really smooth.
FACTS TO CONSIDER IN CHOOSING KIT NEEDED:
How e-bikes perform depends on many factors.
The most important factors are listed here with the (generally speaking) most important at the top:
- Terrain (number and incline of hills)
- E-bike speed: The faster you go the faster the drain on the battery. (Range at 10 mph is 8 times as far as at 20 mph)
- Wind conditions: The stronger the head wind, the more resistance and the greater the negative effect on battery range. Example: (going 10 mph against a 10 mph headwind feels like 20 to the bike which puts item #2 (above) into play.
- Correct tire inflation (under-inflated tires slow you down , create more drag resulting in less miles per charge)
- Battery size (measured in volt-amp-hours)
- Weight of rider and baggage
- Stop and go episodes
- Amount of pedal assist given
- Need more info go to our FAQ page.
What SIZE WHEEL do I need?
How to determine wheel size:
To find the correct size wheel needed for your bicycle, DO NOT measure your wheel. Instead check the TIRE on your bicycle for the correct size. It should be molded or printed along the tire itself, and should read something like: 26 X 1.75 this means that your bike has 26-inch wheels, and that the tire is 1.75 inches wide.
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16 inch tire
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20 inch tire
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24 inch tire
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26 inch tire
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Kids Mountian Bikes, Not many others
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Sun EZ - recumbent bike
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Many folding bikes, many recumbent: Sun EZ-Sport
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Kids MTB's
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MTB's and typical comfort bikes
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16 inch tire
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20 inch tire
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700 cc
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EZ-3 SX recumbent trike
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Sun EZ-3 AX
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Hybrid bikes, 29" comfort bikes
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