Most popular bike styles to avoid when converting into an Electric Bike

And 3rd..... Never try to convert a workout bike...!

I've had a fat tire ebike for 5 years and it handles great as long as you've got the tire pressure high. On road I run typically around 30 psi and it handles similar to a motorcycle, but once you get the pressure below 15 psi, which is great for trails and loose stuff, you can really start to feel the sidewall flex when turning and it's not fun to ride on asphalt, especially at high speed.

Thanks for this one. I also just commented in one of your video on doing bike conversions and said that my project bike is a 35 yr old Bridgestone hardtail MTB. I take it out on trails and load up with my camera gear so this power assist is just to help out my 70 yr old knees without breaking the bank. I’ll update when my project comes to fruition

I have a bosch gen 4 fatbike. I think it's great. On asphalt it's not the smoothest ride however since most tires have pretty aggressive tread patterns. Much smoother when riding offroad or on gravel roads. It's also awesome in the winter with studded tires. Riding on extremely slippery ice is like riding on gravel.

I love how short and to the point some of these videos are. I put a Curry Electric bike kit with a 24 volt lead acid on to my Schwinn hybrid 21 years ago. I think it is time to revisit my interest in this! Subscribed!

Greatest ebike channel for real information, for me. Cheers.

Ohh well, I just spend 2 hours looking for an ebike that fits in my trunk - foldable + fat tires ; ))) now you got me wondering ... I guess I ve to watch some of your videos to learn more about conversion and bafang motors. Thx a lot for your videos!!

I have both 3" tires 27.5" wheels for summer and 4" tires 26" wheels for winter snow riding. I love my fat bike!

I have a folding e-bike and I have almost 2000 miles on it It works great with no problems. There may be some folding bikes that would not work out as a home build however. The one I have was made to be electric.

Fat bikes with mid drives... They’re kicking on canal and river paths. Great in the woods and on mountains and hills too! I love the extra traction and confidence on rocky or shingly mountain and hill tracks (getting old... injuries don’t heal well). In my opinion, mid drive motors on fat bikes makes a lot of sense... a little help getting over the rolling resistance. 😊 also makes my Surly Pugsley towing a trailer a lot easier. Of my three bikes the ebike Pugsley is the most pleasurable to ride. Keep up with the good vids dude 👍

Been watching all your vlogs over the last 2 weeks since I was diagnosed with a second brain tumour after 15 years. I've bought 2 old skool mountain bike frames a Marin a Scott and a bdshd kit which would have been built today if the seller of the spacers hadn't used the cheapest post ! Hopefully this week I'll feel the power of the bdshd. Then it's in hospital on Friday for the big operation the bike will be priceless during my recovery you will have saved my life.

Excellent! I'm getting ready to do a diy ebike and have several old bikes I am currently restoring for a refugee center. Thanks for the help in navigating this new world of ebikes!

Even though the handling is a little worse on E fat bikes than normal mountain bikes, the stability at higher speeds is way better and I think it would serve perfect for an all season commuter, and that is worth it to me. I dont like feeling the shakiness on thinner tires when maintaining higher speeds.

i will say after riding my DIY fatbike for now 2 years as a commuter, after changing some things it has been great. im using thinner rims that make the tire profile more round so handling isnt too bad. thou i am 6'6" and 300lbs, so i feel better on it than most MTBs. its not for everyone but its not something that should be avoided completely. also u can do 3.5" tires (currently run 4in mammoths in back, and 3.5" vee speedsters in front). handles 35mph really well especially after swapping the front fork for a doublecrown rigid fork :D

I converted a free-to-me full aluminum, with shocks front and back. It was far too late to realize I should have gotten something with disc brakes and somewhere to actually put the battery and controller. It seemed a perfect coincidence until I actually started to try and get everything to fit well.

The electric motor kind of offsets the disadvantages of fat bike wheels and tires. Your totally right about folders and i feel that full sus has a lot of the same issues. Also 700c wheel bikes that don't have room for at least 32c tires and fenders are probably best for people who already really know what they are doing and don't need our help.

I find this short video amazingly helpful, though I'm planning to buy an ebike for my daily work commute. Just subbed to your channel. Great info you put out. Looking forward to more vids.

My favourite part about this video is when he says "unless you need it". These aren't hard and fast rules, if you need a bike for the snow or sand, get a fat tire bike, if you need a bike for your limited space camper, get a folder. Fantastic short video, and valid points.

I second both of your opinions , with all due respect I love my full size fat bike , because it gets attention of the drivers on the road just because its huge , secondly I love my folding rad runner because its got 3.3 inch wide tires and i have taken it everywhere in my cars trunk and it can go places.

this is a very important review since I am not familiar with all bike designs. I almost bought a used folding e-bike since it looked like a quality bike, it would be easy to store/transport in my car without a bike rack (a quality bike rack is expensive), and the price for the ebike I saw for sale was reasonable. But I will be riding on roads with potholes and even dirt/gravel trails. So I will exclude those types. The fat bike I might consider because I am not using an bike for commuting and I have tall and heavy.