The Easiest DIY Electric Bike Kit I've Ever Used! (Rubbee X)

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[bob-nykn]

IKEA need to produce an ebike kit, use just one 5mm hex to assemble the whole thing, and call it the e-BJÖRkFAHRT... or something.

[MrAntimationStudios]

Wow that's so neat! I feel like these should be more popular, a lot of people have old bikes lying around, and this is really all most people need in terms of assist IMO.

[markdavieswilliams]

I liked the swift brief clear execution of information, lovely to be in the open air with a good geographical route for the demo. Friendly man, I would watch him again and will look out for one of his ebike books. All the best, Mark

[wellyrc]

Reminds me of the Sinclair friction assist in the 80's!
I like the idea you could throw in on various bikes, I like the idea for my partner's bike and take it off and put on the tandem when we use that 🙂

[JacobAnawalt]

Impressive for a friction based system. The amount of force to disengage is a good thing in my book, it should help limit slip and wear.

[joewoodchuck]

Too many other conversion kit companies have missed the boat by building them with overly complex mechanisms. This one impressed me for it's simplicity.

[bagster]

Just a couple of points not covered. Rubbee does have an app that allows you to select the power modes directly from your phone as you ride via blue tooth. It also shows speed and distance. The app also allows you to download firmware updates. Secondly, the little bit of effort in disengaging the unit is because of the pressure of the gas cylinder as you say, but it's needed for the unit to maintain pressure on the wheel. I bought one recently and it's a great piece of kit. It works well and you don't have wires everywhere.

[sweatshopjesus]

The pack comes with one battery at €579, extra batteries are €99 each. €777 all in.
1 battery:
Top Speed 25kph
Weight 2.8kg
Distance 16km
Power 250w

3 batteries:
32kph
4kg (?)
48km
350w

(Edit: oh, and the batteries are good for 1, 000 cycles.
Also, seems to me this info could've been added to the video pretty easily, or included in the description, I mean it Is a review.)

[reyes]

This kit is perfect for traveling where you want to an ebike but don't want to travel with yours. Like renting a regular bike in Hawaii and slapping this on it.

[erichannes]

I wanted one of these but had a hard time actually getting one. Instead, I bought a RideKick in great shape for $500. It came with two extra batteries that will let this push you on electric only for twenty miles! 500 watt motor has lots of power!

[EbikeSchool]

I know everyone is asking about my new electric truck I bought a few videos back... It has arrived and will make its youtube debut in the next week or so!

[JohnJohnson-fmpo]

Interesting, I've always seen friction drives as homemade builds. I didn't know any were available as kits.

[robertmaxwell]

Love the simplicity and the features it has.

[durrellmartin]

The simplicity of the friction drives is what makes it nice . Biking is meant to be a physical event, but with the assist, it allows for longer rides and for hilly terrain. I see all the videos on ebikes, looks like all flat land I live in area were you dont have more than a mile flat in any direction you choose to go. So the simple assist will allow for ease of riding and longer ones.

[OM-sbbd]

This is such a cool and simple concept. So much growth potential here it’s incredible.

[MyronDYoder]

My friend sent this link to me and I am impressed with the product and how it is presented!!! Looks like a great easy add on to an existing ride!! Thanks!

[mcbutch]

So I started following you because I got into bike riding as a way to lose weight. I am now 150 lb down and I'm considering getting some sort of e-bike conversion kit so that I can turn my way of exercise into more of an entertainment. Something like this would be great because I could disengage it most of the time. I have found that sometimes my brain is stronger than my legs, and I end up 50 miles from my car with possibly not enough endurance to get all the way back. It would be awesome to be able to engage this when my muscles decide I should have taken a shorter ride

[terry]

Thanks for this review. I've been intrigued by the Rubbee for ages since it seems like they've solved a lot of the problems with older friction-drive options. They seem to be in a good price position to compete with other 'all in one' (battery, motor, controller) options like GeoOrbital, Swytch, or Hilltopper.

What are your thoughts on their (as far as I know) unique setup of using multiple batteries to increase not only capacity but to also increase/unlock higher wattage?

[dodgeguyz]

So I looked it up, it’s from Lithuania 579 LTL comes to $610 US! While it’s nice to have a kit that is as simple to bolt on as it is, it’s very limited in power and distance. I think I would just stick to a dedicated Ebike. Now if it were $300 it would be doable!

[cwl]

That is a great little kit. I've never seen anything like that before.