Dropbar ebike for commuting?

[Alistair]

Originally Posted by Mark Davison

Another possibility is to take a traditional drop bar bike that would serve well for commuting and have it converted to e-assist with a kit. I just did that with my Davidson touring bike, using components from Grin Technology in Canada.

I've checked prices on conversion kits a few times over the past 3 years or so and the prices never make much sense to me. Minimal kits from Grin are $2000+. And a new complete can be had for about the same or just a bit more (Cannondale Compact Neo, Turbo Vado SL, etc). It costs what it costs, and if you have a bike you love, I guess it makes some senes, but I always just come back around to wanting a new bike instead of converting.

[mstateglfr]

When I started the thread I wasn't really looking for options with an intent to buy.
I was just hoping to hear why others thought there are so few drop bar ebike for commuting.
A lot of responses included carbon road bikes, not really what I would figure for a commuter.

I am admittedly uneducated in the ebike world and figured this type of bike would be more in demand for commuting than it is- aluminum frame with fender and rack mounts, drop bars for comfort and hand positions, motor for hill assist.
After reading more, I still don't understand why this isn't a popular option for commuting, but I accept that it's likely something I just can't get past due to bias.

My commute bike has drop bars and I love it- its still pretty relaxed/upright, it offers multiple hand positions, and drop brake levers are just nice.
So I probably just think more would like this style(I do see a lot of commuters on drop bars too).


Anyways, here are a couple of drop bar ebike with aluminum frames that could work for commuting. Listing em in case anyone googles this in the coming months.
- Trek Domane + AL5. $3500, only 30#, rack and fender mounts. https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/b...-al-5/p/36145/
- Salsa Confluence. $3000 or 3500, depending on if you get 1x or 2x. The hta is super slack. https://www.salsacycles.com/bikes/eb...hoCPZAQAvD_BwE
- Momentum Voya E+1. $1500 or $2240, depending on of you get the 1x10 or 1x11. Momentum is owned by Giant. Pretty good geometry, rack and fender mounts, GRX drivetrain. QR dropouts though. https://www.momentum-biking.com/ca/voya-eplus-1-2022



$1500 for the GRX 1x10 Momentum would be pretty enticing, if I wanted to buy a commuter drop bar ebike. The battery range isn't great, but my commute is 8mi each way with 350' of climb and the battery is fine for that.

[Derosid]

Originally Posted by mstateglfr

When I started the thread I wasn't really looking for options with an intent to buy.
I was just hoping to hear why others thought there are so few drop bar ebike for commuting.
A lot of responses included carbon road bikes, not really what I would figure for a commuter.

I am admittedly uneducated in the ebike world and figured this type of bike would be more in demand for commuting than it is- aluminum frame with fender and rack mounts, drop bars for comfort and hand positions, motor for hill assist.
After reading more, I still don't understand why this isn't a popular option for commuting, but I accept that it's likely something I just can't get past due to bias.

My commute bike has drop bars and I love it- its still pretty relaxed/upright, it offers multiple hand positions, and drop brake levers are just nice.
So I probably just think more would like this style(I do see a lot of commuters on drop bars too).


Anyways, here are a couple of drop bar ebike with aluminum frames that could work for commuting. Listing em in case anyone googles this in the coming months.
- Trek Domane + AL5. $3500, only 30#, rack and fender mounts. https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/b...-al-5/p/36145/
- Salsa Confluence. $3000 or 3500, depending on if you get 1x or 2x. The hta is super slack. https://www.salsacycles.com/bikes/eb...hoCPZAQAvD_BwE
- Momentum Voya E+1. $1500 or $2240, depending on of you get the 1x10 or 1x11. Momentum is owned by Giant. Pretty good geometry, rack and fender mounts, GRX drivetrain. QR dropouts though. https://www.momentum-biking.com/ca/voya-eplus-1-2022

$1500 for the GRX 1x10 Momentum would be pretty enticing, if I wanted to buy a commuter drop bar ebike. The battery range isn't great, but my commute is 8mi each way with 350' of climb and the battery is fine for that.

Specialized Turbo Creo SL E5: Aluminum, drop bars, fenders, torque-assist motor, about 35 lb

[buddybikes]

This looks to be a decent deal, good motor system

https://www.diamondback.com/bikes/ro...s/current-4661