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Cyclists blame "utterly ridiculous bike prices" for brands' ongoing struggles (road.cc)

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[-] JohnSwanFromTheLough@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I did one a few years back to my mountain bike..mid drive motor driving the rear wheel. It was a nice little project.

Bafang make the kits and it had lots of power..I could cruise with throttle only at 40kph!

I sold it to fund a motorbike in the end.

this post was submitted on 16 May 2024

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