@ascentale @wesley @bikenite A7.

Advantages of conversion:

You can choose the cycle that you already ride and love. You can choose the kit you like regardless of whatever partnerships an e-bike maker is fond of.

Disadvantages of conversion:

Kit parts can be janky (although this has improved VASTLY since I converted mine in the 2010s).

Advantage of purpose-built:

The motor and parts tend to fit better with the frame because the frame should be designed around them. You often have the choice of powering other things off the battery as well.

Disadvantage of purpose-built:

They build out of aluminum to save weight, but it's not as tough (I think) and its built bigger and bulkier to make up for things, which negates the point. A purpose-built long e-bike is heavier than my converted Bridgestone with Xtracycle Free Radical was.

You can be locked into their choice of e-system, which can include DRM, app use.

#BikeNite #Cycling

@meganL @ascentale @wesley @bikenite
DRM and app reliance are the work of the (religion non-specific) devil.

Have people learnt nothing from Van Moof?

Although I notice the Wikipedia page doesn't mention the bricking of the bikes when they went bankrupt, so possibly an attempt to clean up their image?