British company Swytch Bike has built a solid reputation for its innovative conversion kits, which allow riders to easily ...

But, buying a brand-new e-bike isn't the only option. With a conversion kit and a little DIY magic, you can turn your existing peddler into a motorized workhorse. "The idea of retrofitting a kit to ...

As much as I love e-bikes ... take your existing bike and make it electric. As you can see from the photo above, you're looking at £645 for the whole kit. The kit has been available for some ...

The Max+ setup adds a claimed 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) to the bike, 2.1 kg (4.6 lb) of which is the removable power pack. Those figures climb to 3.7 and 2.2 kg (8.2 and 4.9 lb) for the Max++. Both versions ...

The rear driving wheels are from a 20″ e-bike conversion kit, with the disk brake assembly from the cannibalized bikes. The solar part of this build comes in the form of three 175W flexible ...

Back in June 2022, we talked about the interesting Skarper e-bike conversion kit. The unique setup of the Skarper kit makes use of a two-in-one rotor that not only acts as the bike’s rear brake ...

Now, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has revealed that almost 40% of e-bike fires are caused by conversion kits. BBC London takes a look at the issue. "At the moment it is still a bit of a wild west ...

The National Fire Chiefs' Council said it wants to see "enhanced product safety rules" on conversion kits and greater regulation of sales. More than 235 e-bike fires were reported in the UK over ...