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[–] Mango@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where are you buying this shit? I got a nice KHS like 5 years ago for $700 and it's not terribly expensive to get a motor, controller, and batteries.

[–] time_fo_that@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Building an ebike is way cheaper than buying one, but off the shelf mid drive stuff from Bafang, etc is generally not as high quality as Shimano, Bosch, TQ, etc. I've got a Bafang mid drive bike that's crazy powerful with 2300w, but it's heavy as hell and very loud/not super refined. My TQ bike is 25 pounds(!) lighter and while it only has 300w of power, the power delivery is incredibly natural and responsive, and the bike feels more like an actual mountain bike to ride on trails instead of like a motorcycle lol.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] time_fo_that@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah it's honestly too much lol it destroys cassettes really quickly πŸ˜‚ but it can almost go 40 mph on the street. This is an M620 with an Innotrace controller.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Any more than that and you'll want the extra weight for stability!