- Front G311 Kit - Front wheel pre-laced with geared hub motor - $300
- Motor controller, C4820-GR_Higo - $100
- Thumb throttle, attached to handlebars - $15
- G311 Torque Arm, attached to front dropouts - $20
- 36V LiGo Battery 🔋 (2.7 amp hours) - $120 - $360
- 36V Luna Cycles -🔌 Mini Charger (4 amps) - $59.96
Total: $615.95 - $854.95 *Price of 1 battery vs. Price of 3 batteries
- Front light, connected to battery
- Rear light, connected to battery
- Small Bluetooth speaker, for fun and moral support
- Odometer, so I can see how many miles I've biked total and how many miles I've biked that day. Maybe a bike computer screen so I can see battery health better, too.
- All the parts were bought from https://ebikes.ca, except for the charger, which is from Luna Cycles.
- You can buy pre-built kits, too: Hilltopper Electric Bike Company https://hilltopperbikes.com/
- The longest I've ridden it round trip is 15+ miles.
- Extending the range: The charger is pretty light, so I can ride with my charger and charge the batteries at the destination.
- No battery life display: There's a battery life display on the batteries themselves, which I keep in my rear pannier. Otherwise, there's no display so I have to remember to check the levels before I ride.
- The batteries are heavy! I used to have them on my front basket, but the weight affected my handling too much. The bike rides a lot better with the batteries in the panniers.
- The batteries are easily removable. When leaving the bike parked outside, I can take simply unplug the batteries and take them with me.
- The charger is light and uses a regular wall outlet. I can bring my charger with me on rides, so I can charge my batteries at my destination.
- I charge the batteries up to the 80% level, for optimal battery health. The Luna Cycles charger makes it possible to charge up to 80, 90 or 100. It takes roughly an hour or so to charge all 3 batteries up.
- I have bar-end shifters. As my e-bike throttle is a thumb throttle on the right-hand side, this means I cannot shift my rear gears while I'm also throttling the bike. You might want to put your e-bike throttle on the left-hand side so you can shift gears more easily.