Turn your current bike into an e-bike for just $349

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Swytch is offering its Go e-bike conversion kit at a huge discount for those willing to wait a little longer to buy it, with potential savings of up to 50%. Turning a spare bike or favorite bike into an e-bike with this kit is perhaps the most affordable path to electric micromobility, and the one with the lowest carbon footprint, as it requires far less new materials and energy than buying a new goal. built electric bicycle.

Converting a petrol car to an electric bicycle can be quite an expensive and complex project, but converting a standard bicycle to an e-bike is much easier. E-bike conversions can range from mild to wild depending on the desired specifications and available budget for parts, and there is a robust retail market for all the different conversion parts these days, so it is well within the reach of the average person with a little mechanical background. However, not everyone is inclined to go the full DIY route, in which case a drop-in conversion kit is the way to go, which is often much easier to install and can also have the added benefit of being easily reversible are.

A few years ago, Kyle Field reviewed one of Swytch's e-bike conversion kits, which cost well over $1,000 at the time, and said it was a high-quality e-bike conversion kit “that will certainly give buyers confidence that they won't just get a jumble of parts. Instead, the Swytch kit makes it relatively painless to convert virtually any bicycle to electric power.”

Swytch has come a long way since the launch of its first conversion kit on Indiegogo in 2017, and sells its kits for around $800, which includes the battery pack and controller, a front wheel with a 250W electric motor, a pedal sensor, and all the various connections needed to get started. However, the company is offering its new Go conversion kit, which is listed for around $799 for immediate purchase on eBay, down to just $349 for those on the waiting list to pre-order the kit. That's a great deal for e-mobility, assuming you don't need the conversion kit right away but can instead wait and wait to save some money. View the details at Swytch.