About This Site
This new site has two primary purposes. First, it’s an exercise designed to help others develop their own WordPress websites. And second, it’s to communicate to aspiring DIY e-bike builders my best practices and resources that can help them successfully build an e-bike without spending a fortune.
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Doylestown, PAContact
ratelectricbike@gmail.com- Single-speed for Red Rocket
- Velotric Fold 1 – small but mighty
- Fatty III is ready for electrification, finally!
- Calculate time to charge
- Tools for the ebike builder/assembler
- A word about Torque – ’cause it’s important!
- A bike rack to consider for your Velotric Fold 1
- Aventon Ramblas knocks it out of the park!
- An almost perfect step-thru e-bike
- There’s a NEW E-Bike Shop in Town
- Why did I buy a Himiway Cruiser?
- E-Bike Presentations
- A Quest to find a perfect 4″ Street Tire
- Where to get your Aventon E-Bike Serviced?
- TAP versus TOD, should you care?
- An E-Bike for My Wife
- Fatty III-ish – Northrock XC00 Unboxing
- The E-Bike Rack I DID Buy!
- Slides for ‘Biking Trails in Bucks, Montgomery Counties & Surrounding Areas’ – CLR Spring 2023
- Fatty II
- Build #2 Gets a New Frame
- Build #1 Gets a New Motor
- The E-Bike Rack I Would Buy!
- Local Support for Your E-Bike?
- Build #4 – A ‘Fat Tire’ E-bike
- E-Bike Battery Tech – What’s Next?
- E-Bike Tech – Introducing Skarper
- Electrify my trike!
- My job is done here!
- Some display and battery advice
- I’m done with front derailleurs
- Give Me A Brake
- Wheels, Tires, and Tubes, Oh My
- Securing Your E-Bike
- Bicycle Racks (for e-bikes)
- PAS & Throttles – What you need to know
- Going Places
- Emergency Repair Kits
- E-Bike Presentation
- Build #3, Test Drive 2
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Best Intro to E-bikes Video
If you’re looking to buy versus build, this video from Logan Moy at c|net is a great place to start. Electric bikes: The ultimate buying guide 2022 There are many types of e-bikes for a variety of riders. CNET’s Logan … Continue reading
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Don’t want to build your own e-bike?
No problem! Building isn’t for everyone. There are plenty of e-bikes on the market to choose from, but you must choose carefully. Below are a number of YouTube videos that will help you select the e-bike that’s right for you, … Continue reading
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Programming Your LCD Panel
For builds 1 and 2, I’m using SW900 LCD panel to customize settings for the Voilamart controller. It’s a black and white panel with 15 screens to go through to get your system dialed in. Here are couple videos that … Continue reading
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Build #3 – Additional Parts
One would think that when you spend a couple hundred bucks for a used bicycle, you wouldn’t have to put a lot more money into it to make it yours. But the reality is you should expect to put another … Continue reading
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Build #3 – Bafang Mid-Drive
It’s January 14, 2022. The temperature in my garage isn’t terrible (though it will be tomorrow), so I’m going to start working on my mid-drive DIY project. Here’s a picture of my donor bike: And here’s my starting parts list … Continue reading
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The Perfect DIY E-Bike
Having just watched JohnnyNerdOut’s ‘Norco Scene‘ video, I can’t help but think that the e-bikes he built for his mother- and father-in-law are perfect for casual and aging bicycle riders. The light-weight (relative to other e-bikes on the market), step-thru … Continue reading
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Binge Watch JohnnyNerdOut
As you know, my first two e-bike builds used the Voilamart rear-hub 48v 1000w motor. However, after watching several YouTube videos posted by JohnnyNerdOut, I became convinced that I really needed build a mid-drive e-bike, primarily to compare the build … Continue reading
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Build #2 Parts
Below is an exhaustive list of parts, not all of which were used in build #2, but which I can recommend and will probably use on future builds. Parts not used on build #2 weren’t used because I came up … Continue reading
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Useful Resources
I found a wealth of useful (and some not-so-useful) information about DIY e-bike building on YouTube. Below, I’ll share several links those videos I found most helpful: Electric Bike Conversion Kit Options from Electric Mountain Bike Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg4Ht0Z6BDU A budget … Continue reading
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E-Bikes and the Law
The weather’s great (well not really, it’s 20F outside today) and you’re ready to hit the bike trails with your shinny new e-bike! What could possibly go wrong? So, you might wonder, “can I actually ride my e-bike on these … Continue reading
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