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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.
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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. |
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This looks to be a decent deal, good motor system
https://www.diamondback.com/bikes/ro...s/current-4661 |
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