Rechargeable Electric Bikes

In my last blog post, I told you I had been looking at 2 different rechargeable electric bikes, but they were both a bit out of my price range. Well, actually, a bit out of my price range was putting it mildly.

When I mentioned it to a friend, he asked if I had considered converting my older, non-electric bicycle into an electric one. Actually, I remember my husband mentioning it in passing once, but I really hadn’t looked into the subject. “Why not?” I wondered. “If I didn’t like it after I gave it a try, I could always dis-electrify it, couldn’t I?”

Unfortunately, I found out that electric bike conversion kits aren’t cheap. They run from about $299 to $499, depending on how much power you want your converted bike to have, and what kind of battery you want to use in it.

For another hundred or so, you can have a regular electric bike delivered and ready to go. I guess it depends on how attached to your old pedal bike you are.

I headed to Amazon, one of my favorite online shopping sites to see what I could find.

Their Sparrow system included a lot of extras, but the price of $489.99 was almost as much as a ready-to-ride electric bike would cost so I culled this one and checked out Currie Stores. where I found bike conversion kits as well as a number of electric bikes at fairly reasonable prices. My husband rides a Currie Mongoose electric bike and loves it.

Click here if you’d like to check them out for yourself. Currie Stores.

I’m still debating. If anyone reading this ends up installing a conversion kit on their old bike, send me a comment as to how it worked out. I guess if all else fails, I could try converting my old pedal bike to steam power.

At least I wouldn’t have to worry about running out of steam when I tackle those hills around Diamond Lake.
(Photo by Norbert Schnitzler)