How To Build A Custom Electric Bike

Lastly mount the battery onto the bike either in a bag on the rear rack or in a custom mounting box that you can build yourself.

How to build a custom electric bike. Electric bicycle conversion kits are available that allow a cyclist to convert a standard pedal bike into an electric bicycle with the same performance as retail electric bicycles but at a. Before you can convert a bike to an electric bike you need the bike. My goal was simple. Then the next steps will go into detail about choosing parts and putting it all together.

Make your own battery with my book diy lithium batteries. Build an electric bike that everyone can replicate with minimal cost without electrical know how but be powerful and reliable at the same time. What kind of bike. Then connect the battery s positive and negative wires to the.

Time to build a bike. The electric bike below cost a total of 900 to build including the 350 cost of the btwin riverside 900 donor bike. This step will outline the design process and some options i considered before finalizing a design. Once you have your supplies start by putting the tire from the old bike wheel on the new wheel with the hub motor that came with your conversion kit.

The bike has hydraulic brakes decent suspension forks puncture resistant tyres and 1 x 10 speed gearing. While you won t need welding skills to make this project a reality you will need a good workspace filled with power tools. You ll also need a few specialized bike tools like a chain tool and chain whip and an allen key set. To build an inexpensive electric bicycle you ll need a bike with front disc brakes and wide handlebars an electric bicycle conversion kit and a 36 or 48 volt battery.

Another major goal was to decrease complexity over other builds which in turn would make maintenance easier over time. This ebike wasn t written up as a custom build but it s as custom as they come.