Old mountain bike + Aliexpress e-bike conversion kit = best deal for electromobility.

0:00 introduction
1:00 choosing the bike for conversion
3:52 rear hub motor kit
5:06 batteries
5:46 rear wheel replacement
7:00 ISSUE Nr. 1
9:14 display
9:39 battery installation
10:47 controller installation
11:50 pedal assist sensor PAS
13:15 brake sensor
13:35 connecting cables
13:59 ISSUE Nr. 2
15:07 testing connection
15:34 ISSUE Nr. 3
16:32 sound and ride

The conversion kit I used in this video is 36 V 250 W:

[Truebluehendo]

I've watched countless instructional videos on this subject, and I must say Yours is right up there with the best of them, your footage is nice and clear and your instructions simple and to the point. I love how you've kept those simple little mistakes that we could all easily miss in the clip which I'm sure will help a lot of people not make the same mistakes. Congratulations!! It really is a great and very helpful video. All the best

[chellovlogs]

I really enjoyed the strategies to take out the pedals!

[shaunhall]

I have a Trek 800 steel frame that I'm planning to convert to electric. And here is the video I needed to see. Thank you!

[CARLOSSANCHEZROMERO_YOGIBEER]

Muchisimas gracias, compré ese mismo kit hace un mes pero de 500w el motor y bateria de 17, 5Ah y 48v, me he encontrado con tu mismo problema al momento de poner los piñones en la rueda, en mi caso se partió el conector del cable negro al sacar los pines para poder sacar la tuerca del eje, y me vino sin las abrazaderas la caja donde hay que meter el controlador, por lo que estoy buscando alternativas.
Me aclaraste por fin lo que ningun otro canal de youtube hizo, que es ni mas ni menos que el sensor de freno con iman tambien sirve para frenos normales y no solo hidraulicos de disco. Aunque en mi caso solo vino un sensor para el freno trasero. Aunque bueno suficiente.

[RastaOnABike]

i Just uploaded my build video inspired by yours. Thanks for the inspiration. In love with ebikes now

[dugldoo]

For you who are whining that "250 is useless!" go to Bike Calculator and put in the numbers: A 225 lb rider on a 60 lb bike up a 6% hill, using 250 watts from a battery and 150 watts of pedal power (quite modest effort) will get up the hill at about 10 mph. And he'll soon be in lots better shape than the frump who glides up the hill pulling 750 watts of battery power without pedaling.

[alvinwabasse]

Hello from Ontario. It’s nice to see u working on something that’s I could actually afford! Cheers!

[teflondave]

I have built something similar with a cheap rear motor + battery 10y ago and it is still a great commute bike. I had to replace the battery twice, but this was expected. People saying 250W electric pedal power are useless maybe live in a country where you can drive 1kW bikes to school at 60mph. This is not so in many European countries. Go build your own bike and have (legal) fun!👍

[juanacevedo]

Great video! You made it easy to understand how to convert a regular bike to an E-bike. Thank you very much!!!

[simonjohnhinton]

if you're going to buy an ebike kit go for one with a dual mode controller. if the hall sensors in the hub fail the motor will continue to work and work well. some actually remove the sensors and the wiring and put beefier cables to power the motor instead so they can shove more amps to it.

[VitoMazok]

Красава, уважение таким пацанам, которые снимают качественно

[Mclovinthedank]

I have wanted todo this with my old 26 inch for a long time.

[kriztyle]

great content, spread sustainable ideas!

[adiem]

Bought a rear hub kit in uk via Andy Kirby - costs over £750 so all you others saying €400 is a lot are lucky!

[acelectricalsecurity]

I installed a similar kit, but the controller was inside the battery so it was a cleaner install and neater, it was a yose power kit, and I can get 40 plus miles from it. The bike I used was a giant xtc from 2011

[michaelteale]

Excellent video. You show mistakes as well. That makes us all feel better about our own limitations lol

[grantweller]

Great video very helpful, can I ask you advice please. I've just brought a 2022 giant talon 10 x1 speed. What size rear cassette do I need to have in the ebike kit? They seem to come with 7 speed rear cassette as standard will that be too small? Some kits come with 8 or 9 speed but not 10, any help would be appreciated thanks👍

[SolRC]

Thanks for the cool video. I really like your bike workshop mat, can't find it on the interwebs, what's it called?

[lukaskaciasvili]

Hi Daniel. Is PAS installed correctly? I always see them on drive side (right) and when saw you to go on non-drive side, I thought that it is great hack and less pain. But then you installed that little ring with magnets facing out. Shouldn’t they face in, towards PAS sensor?

[wintermute]

Curious if you've had any problems with water intrusion into the control box since you've done this mod. You probably would have better off mounting it properly so that the wires would have had a drip loop at the bottom, which would help prevent that issue.