{"id":7343,"date":"2021-03-13T16:42:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T16:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/?p=7343"},"modified":"2021-03-14T12:44:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T12:44:06","slug":"e-bike-conversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/","title":{"rendered":"E Bike conversion \/ Converting a bicycle to electric"},"content":{"rendered":"

E Bike Conversion<\/h4>\n

E Bike conversion – do you have a bike that you love, but it’s getting to be hard work climbing those hills? If you don’t want to spend thousands on an electric bike, have you thought about converting your existing bike to electric? Mid drive conversion kits can be fitted for as little as \u00a3750 for the base kit (provided your bike is suitable, not all bikes are). You can then add extras like mudguards, rear pannier racks, lights that work from the display taking power from the bike battery and a few other things.<\/p>\n

Due to the extra weight it is advisable to convert a bike that has disc brakes, or is suitable to convert to disc brakes (extra fees will apply).<\/p>\n

You will then have a bike which has an assistance level of 80nm torque on the highest setting. To put that in context, the average person can probably manage to pedal at about 20nm if they are fit. Hills become a doddle \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Is my bike suitable to convert?<\/h5>\n

To be suitable for conversion, a frame will have to meet certain criteria. The mid mount motor fits in the bottom bracket, which means that no cables can run under the bottom bracket. Because of this, frames with top tube (crossbar) cable routing are preferable, but not essential, as cables could be re-routed. There must be a clear space directly behind the bottom bracket, between the chain stays. This is where the motor bracket is secured and the cables that run from the motor have to pass through here. The lower bottle cage mount on the down tube should be at least 180mm from the bottom of the down tube where it meets the seat tube. This gives room to fit the battery, but you will also need sufficient clearance between the top tube and down tube. Some smaller framed or trapezoidal type frames may not have sufficient space here. This could be overcome by fitting a rack type battery on the rear however. Ideally, your frame should be compatible with disc brakes due to the extra weight when the conversion is added.<\/p>\n

Parts and Accessories<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

We stock a wide range of selected parts and accessories for your bike, to enhance your cycling experience or add more comfort and practicality to your bike. All items can be fitted if required, but there may be additional charges for this depending on what is involved.<\/p>\n

Location distances (check how far we are from you\u00a0on <\/strong>AA AutoRoute<\/strong><\/a>)\u2026..postcode LD8 2SA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Including Powys, Wales, Herefordshire and Shropshire:\u00a0 Presteigne 4.1 miles;\u00a0 Knighton 7 miles;\u00a0 Kington 6.1 miles;\u00a0 Hay-on-Wye 16.7 miles;\u00a0 Llandrindod Wells 18.6 miles;\u00a0 Newtown 37.3 miles;\u00a0 Craven Arms 21.3 miles;\u00a0 Ludlow 25 miles;\u00a0 Leominster 19.4 miles;\u00a0 Hereford 26.4 miles;\u00a0 Builth Wells 18.7 miles;\u00a0 Brecon 32.3 miles;\u00a0 Tenbury Wells 25.6 miles;\u00a0 Shrewsbury 42.5 miles;\u00a0 Bromyard 31.6 miles;\u00a0 Eardisley 11.1 miles;\u00a0 Wigmore 16.4 miles;\u00a0 Kingsland 14.2 miles;\u00a0 Crossgates 15.4 miles;\u00a0 Clun 14.3 miles;\u00a0 Bishop\u2019s Castle 19.9 miles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

E Bike Conversion E Bike conversion – do you have a bike that you love, but it’s getting to be hard work climbing those hills? If you don’t want to spend thousands on an electric bike, have you thought about … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[409,408],"tags":[914,915,925,916,917,874,875,918,873,919,920,565,566,564,563,921,402,922,923,924,1149,947,943,945,946,944,942,941,1150,1151],"class_list":["post-7343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-electric-bikes","category-second-hand-bikes","tag-2nd-hand-bike","tag-aluminium-bike","tag-bargain-bikes","tag-bicycle","tag-bike","tag-bike-repairs-kington","tag-bike-repairs-knighton","tag-bike-repairs-powys","tag-bike-repairs-presteigne","tag-bike-repairs-shropshire","tag-bike-shop","tag-bike-shop-kington","tag-bike-shop-knighton","tag-bike-shop-powys","tag-bike-shop-presteigne","tag-bike-shop-shropshire","tag-bikes-for-sale","tag-boys","tag-childs-bike","tag-cycle-shop","tag-ebike-conversion","tag-electric-bikes-bishops-castle","tag-electric-bikes-kington","tag-electric-bikes-knighton","tag-electric-bikes-ludlow","tag-electric-bikes-presteigne","tag-electric-bikes-shropshire","tag-electric-bikes-wales","tag-electric-conversion-on-a-bicycle","tag-mid-mount-conversion-kits"],"yoast_head":"\nE Bike Conversion on your existing bike may be possible<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"E Bike Conversion on an existing bike may be a cheaper option than buying a new electric bike. Kits available at Chris's Cycles Evenjobb\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"E Bike Conversion on your existing bike may be possible\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"E Bike Conversion on an existing bike may be a cheaper option than buying a new electric bike. Kits available at Chris's Cycles Evenjobb\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Chris's Cycles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-13T16:42:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-03-14T12:44:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/af5473919a58205b3f1978bb00722d64\"},\"headline\":\"E Bike conversion \/ Converting a bicycle to electric\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-13T16:42:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-14T12:44:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/\"},\"wordCount\":485,\"commentCount\":0,\"keywords\":[\"2nd Hand Bike\",\"aluminium bike\",\"bargain bikes\",\"Bicycle\",\"Bike\",\"bike repairs kington\",\"bike repairs knighton\",\"bike repairs Powys\",\"bike repairs presteigne\",\"bike repairs Shropshire\",\"Bike Shop\",\"bike shop kington\",\"bike shop knighton\",\"bike shop powys\",\"bike shop presteigne\",\"bike shop Shropshire\",\"bikes for sale\",\"Boys\",\"Child's bike\",\"cycle shop\",\"ebike conversion\",\"electric bikes bishops castle\",\"electric bikes Kington\",\"electric bikes Knighton\",\"electric bikes Ludlow\",\"electric bikes Presteigne\",\"electric bikes Shropshire\",\"electric bikes wales\",\"electric conversion on a bicycle\",\"mid mount conversion kits\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Electric Bikes\",\"Second Hand Bikes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/\",\"name\":\"E Bike Conversion on your existing bike may be possible\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-13T16:42:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-14T12:44:06+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/af5473919a58205b3f1978bb00722d64\"},\"description\":\"E Bike Conversion on an existing bike may be a cheaper option than buying a new electric bike. Kits available at Chris's Cycles Evenjobb\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"E Bike conversion \/ Converting a bicycle to electric\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/\",\"name\":\"Chris's Cycles\",\"description\":\"Bicycle Sales, Electric Bikes, Service & Repairs\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/af5473919a58205b3f1978bb00722d64\",\"name\":\"Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/02846f9f4382a426499ec335cfee00744f0596136f192023a87fa6d203a3355e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/02846f9f4382a426499ec335cfee00744f0596136f192023a87fa6d203a3355e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/author\/j-goodwin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"E Bike Conversion on your existing bike may be possible","description":"E Bike Conversion on an existing bike may be a cheaper option than buying a new electric bike. Kits available at Chris's Cycles Evenjobb","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"E Bike Conversion on your existing bike may be possible","og_description":"E Bike Conversion on an existing bike may be a cheaper option than buying a new electric bike. Kits available at Chris's Cycles Evenjobb","og_url":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/","og_site_name":"Chris's Cycles","article_published_time":"2021-03-13T16:42:40+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-03-14T12:44:06+00:00","author":"Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Admin","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/"},"author":{"name":"Admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/af5473919a58205b3f1978bb00722d64"},"headline":"E Bike conversion \/ Converting a bicycle to electric","datePublished":"2021-03-13T16:42:40+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-14T12:44:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/"},"wordCount":485,"commentCount":0,"keywords":["2nd Hand Bike","aluminium bike","bargain bikes","Bicycle","Bike","bike repairs kington","bike repairs knighton","bike repairs Powys","bike repairs presteigne","bike repairs Shropshire","Bike Shop","bike shop kington","bike shop knighton","bike shop powys","bike shop presteigne","bike shop Shropshire","bikes for sale","Boys","Child's bike","cycle shop","ebike conversion","electric bikes bishops castle","electric bikes Kington","electric bikes Knighton","electric bikes Ludlow","electric bikes Presteigne","electric bikes Shropshire","electric bikes wales","electric conversion on a bicycle","mid mount conversion kits"],"articleSection":["Electric Bikes","Second Hand Bikes"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/","url":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/","name":"E Bike Conversion on your existing bike may be possible","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-03-13T16:42:40+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-14T12:44:06+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/af5473919a58205b3f1978bb00722d64"},"description":"E Bike Conversion on an existing bike may be a cheaper option than buying a new electric bike. Kits available at Chris's Cycles Evenjobb","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/e-bike-conversion\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"E Bike conversion \/ Converting a bicycle to electric"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/","name":"Chris's Cycles","description":"Bicycle Sales, Electric Bikes, Service & Repairs","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/af5473919a58205b3f1978bb00722d64","name":"Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/02846f9f4382a426499ec335cfee00744f0596136f192023a87fa6d203a3355e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/02846f9f4382a426499ec335cfee00744f0596136f192023a87fa6d203a3355e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/author\/j-goodwin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7343"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7359,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7343\/revisions\/7359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrisscycles.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}