Turn an old bike into an ebike - cheap & easy IMortor conversion kit
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Converting an old bike into an ebike with the IMortor conversion kit.
iMortor 26 inch Bicycle Wheel
Banggood www.banggood.c...
Aliexpress bit.ly/3g2xEmC
Aliexpress bit.ly/3yOMXGM
Spare battery www.banggood.c...
Ebike stuff www.banggood.c...
Imortor pedal assist:
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iMortor 26 inch Bicycle Wheel
Banggood www.banggood.com/custlink/v3vmUDVtPB
Aliexpress bit.ly/3g2xEmC
Aliexpress bit.ly/3yOMXGM
Spare battery www.banggood.com/custlink/3GKhVDtQB7
Other Ebike stuff www.banggood.com/custlink/mG3hdFfwTi
Is there ANY decently priced after-market E-bike wheel that will fit on a 24" wheel? I'm starting to really need one of these in TinyTown at my age.
500+dollars is not cheap. But I will say I found similar versions of the wheel and battery sold separately. All for about $245US dollars, but thanks for the idea.
Hey where can I find the stuff sold separately? What do I look up
You knocked this video out of the park! Clear, concise and well done ✔ . Thank appreciate it!
An extremely well done review! Thorough yet succinct. Illustrative yet not distracting nor boring. You are well spoken and you edited your video well. Well done and informative.
Didn't even know this existed! I lost my license due to my loss of vision 2 years ago and I bought a bike but never use it (I'm too out of shape) but this could be my new alternative to driving. Thanks for sharing!
Good luck chick
i just took a look to your channel. Everybody should take a look.
@@grindel80 Thank you :)
@@VisuallyVictoria
How are you..
From indonesia
I'm going to use this motor on my recumbent. I will examine the battery pack and seek guidance on how to add a back up motor so I get more mileage from my trike. I'm partially paralyzed all the way down my left side and I've had 4 heart attacks in 2019. I refuse to give up on not being able to taking care of myself if I can come up with ways to get around so I can do my own shopping. I grow a lot of my own vegetables and enjoy eating healthy salads and making great tasting soups. Live life to the fullest because we only get one life to live.
Thanks for this, and I hope things get better for you!
U actually get reincarnated. I've died twice just in this life and was sent back for whatever reason.
@@gein2287 - What did you think of being out of body?
@@gein2287 You didn't died, those was OBE (out of body experiences)
You had those for a good reason! Nothing to fear off...
@Made Right America: Hi dude, there's no reason to give up the things you've been interested in and making trips with your recumbent bike is reason enough to live. Add some batteries, because ten batteries are much too little. The recumbent is aerodynamically better and even better a velomobile would be, but they're expensive! There are videos of a crazy german guy going everywhere with his velomobile, like from Germany to Spain (2000 miles). You'll have to fill your recumbent with batteries or you'll be stuck on hills! Keep on riding!
I like videos of new products that cover all the relevant info and cost of the products. Makes it so much simpler to plan my retirement.
Robert Palmer Costs? I must have missed something.
I love the fact that you actually opened the battery
Had mine for over 5 years, still going strong.
This kit looks like the best way to go to build a quad-shopper. Two bikes welded side by side with side by seats for my old sweety and me...a bit of a basket in back for the grits. The grocery store is only one mile from where I live.
I bought one of these ebike kits a couple of years back,turns out it was one of the best gadgets I’ve bought. Simplicity is my favorite in gadgets like this ebike wheel hub.
How has the old bike handled it? Is there much more wear using the conversion?
@@knoppinator the bike is handling it well,I’m still riding it around the neighborhood a few days out of the week.
How long does it take for the battery to charge
@@trashsquad6863 2 hours to 3 that’s what it says on the website but I can’t find how long it lasts for if anyone knows plz let me knoe
Well everyone else has said it, but I'll say it anyway: this is how to make a demo vid. No fluff, disco music, self aggrandisement or padding. Good job. As for the product, you make it look easy to fit but just a 9 mile range is way too little for me.
Well I guess the battery pack is too small and that could be the limiting factor. Given the size and easy of installation I think this is not a bad, but I also think that it could be sold cheaper though.
I recently put one on my wife's bike. Easy install. Max speed on a flat without peddling is about 15mph.
Sorry for asking but how much does it cost?
That's fast! Thanks 😊
@@davidmiller9595 350
A brilliant idea, should and a dyno on it to top up the battery as you coast.
Good job. To the point without a lot of bulls··t.
💯well said👍🏾👍🏾
Agreed 💯
One of the many good videos I've seen in a long time 👍
Soo true.
@@cunninghamelcunninghamel9425 ppp0wz,x
that thumb push for speed control is crazy good solution for the hybridization of petrol bikes !!!
For anyone interested i have this motor for two years now over 3000km done. It used to have 17km autonomy with pedaling. Now the battery only gives 8km. Great value
wondering if you can just replace the inner batteries using batteries from the internet to get back to full strength...
@@erackauskas4941 i got a cheap electric hoover battery and it works just fine and double the mileage
Can it be used without an iPhone?
@@erackauskas4941 You can buy a separate battery and run a xt-30 connector to the wheel since the inner portion where the battery is connected doesn't spin.
Thank you for the highly informative yet unpretentious demo! Nicely done...
Thanks
Yes well presented, you give the info without behaving like a pompous wanna be documentary commentator. Thanks
Eric... Can we be friends? 👍🏆
@@nigelcarren yeah....he seems cool. No bs kinda guy.
I like the concept. The battery on the hub seems like alot of front end weight.
It's also a very small battery pack for this application. It's not a great design.
At least you selected a welded steel frame for the conversion. That's a good thing. Head set bearings are easy to change.
I rode 1200km in 1 month on this motor. I soldered an external xt 30 connector to the battery and added a fuse. Now i ride over 30km at 32kmph without voltage sag with full power from beginning till end of journey. I bought a pair of 4ah powertool batteries and made a series connector to get the voltage to 42 volts. I also added a small charging circuit so i can charge the bike with 12-36 volt batteries/output
Build quality is amazing for the price. The waterproof and reduced wiring is simply amazing
This motor is very efficient at top speed.
The phone holder at the bottom has to little "arms" that will fold upwards to secure the phone even better so it doesn't move back or forward.
I just finished mine, and it is awesome.
Gri Barry what's the approx cost
I spend €300
So many unanswered questions. How far is the range? Is there any kind of acceleration? What’s the cost? What’s it like on hills? Regenerative braking?
Techdiy: I'm going straight to the point
Others: beginning whit: Thanks to skillshare!
Great upload .
One of the most refreshing uploads I've seen in a long time 👍💯
Well done 👌
Could you please tell me,
Is this electric assisted?
Is it related to the pedals I mean
Thanks 👍
It only powers the front wheel and isn't connected to the pedals
*Taking it apart. I would have to say thats a great comprehensive review!*
Nice review, zero bullshit. Good job.
This is exactly what I am looking for......thank you!
I think Alibaba has this wheel kit at decent price tho I've not checked delivery costs..
Great review. Short and to the point 👍
Although I think a range of 9miles isn't that impressive
Could always have a reserve battery.
Try the rubee friction motor attachment
I'm definitely interested. Those freeway overpass bridges is killing me. I could use some uphill assistance.
that is a good design for easy installation. I dare say that is the very easiest ebike conversion I have seen (that makes sense)... MarkMannM2
Really interesting, dude!!!
Pretty cool, but the battery is quite wimpy.
But the simplicity and the freedom of no battery bar on a stock bicycle. That's not bad. Maybe it could be redeveloped to store a nicer Battery in the same space. Regardless I just need something to take me 3 miles to work and 3 miles back. It's uphill one way but that's why I need the motor 😂.
Also an extra 2 or 3 batteries on a back bracket would make it pretty legit also.
Got an ebike but this looks like a nice simple conversion. Great straightforward video. Thanks for the info.
The power connector on the battery is actually an XT30. I found that out after I needed to replace mine.
Bottom fork opening of your love car :-))
Great video,short and simple !!bravo
I had a bad leg injury this could help me build leg muscles again with a little power assistance.
To avoid further injury, make sure you have disc brakes. This model is in the same gear all the time, where a mid-mounted motor works through the gears and is more versatile. Good luck.
Excellent presentation - good job.
The battery located on the front hub is not going to last long in a wet country like the U.K. Water will eventually get into the battery particularly where it plugs into the motor terminals.
Worse: I hit the rain once with that thing and that destroyed it. It was a pretty heavy rain granted and I'm pretty sure I used it in light showers before. My battery is still fine, it's the electronics inside the wheel that gave up. I'm still tempted to buy another one and just not ride it in a storm. Worked great for a year or two here in the German climates.
Seems like a great idea.
I've got a neurological problem with my legs and at only 53 years old I feel very self conscious trundling along on a mobility scooter.
I reckon this could be the solution to my problems.
Simple, clear and easy. I like it
Thank you! 😊
So the link takes you to bang good and right now in dec. 2020 it’s priced at $360.00. Not bad I suppose. Definitely not as good as higher end models or purpose built e bikes but if your turning an old beach cruiser or old mtb. Not bad at all considering you do get everything including battery and charger. Other diy kits sell the wheel hub only with wiring kit for 300 US dollars but the battery and charger will cost another 300 to 400 or more depending on size of battery. I think this is great for what it is and turns your old bike to an ebike fairly quick and easy and not too expensive compared to other diy kits or purpose built or serious e bikes. If you can buy a second battery to take with you now that would be awesome!
today I rode mine 80KM with my own diy powertool battery pack and some RC plane lipo packs that I use to charge my bike while i ride.
I currently have 2300 clocked KM on this
Oh i love this e bike kit its amazing, i would say i love it because, at the same time i can pedallin without disturbing the motor infront because it is independently working the motor on the front wheel while the other one is on the rear. You can pedalling on the rear wheel. and the most of it you can off the motor while pedalling on the level road which you can save the power battery. Sir would you share the web site? ....to where this stuff to buy?
Sonny, the major downside with front motor hubs is that there's less weight on the front wheel. The majority of weight is centered on the rear wheel giving a lot more advantage when taking off and climbing hills. When climbing hills the majority of weight will of course fall on the rear wheel while the front motor hub will spin away leaving the bike almost stationery even worst should u want to climb a wet ground hill.
@@techydiy It's to do with physics
Fab video straight to the point and clear. Thanku
you should get torque arm or at least torque tabbed washers to motor does not fall out due to vibration
Rear wheel installed motor works better than front installed
Have used the same kit and loved it until I once hit the rain. Since then: just won't accelerate anymore
That's it. No responses?
@@frankcoble4052 pretty much. First few days it wouldn't load but still accelerate then loading worked again but acceleration never did. Disassembled the thumb throttle and fiddled with it to no avail. There wasn't much electronics in there so I imagine the main brains are in the wheel. I didn't look inside the wheel cause I have no confidence that I could understand what I d see there plus I m still riding on it (without power).
@@BeardedSkunk that's too bad. Hope you get it resolved. Write the manufacturer
@@BeardedSkunk You're correct about the "brain's" location. Unfortunately the hub motor/electronics module doesn't come sealed against weather. The "excuse" provided by distributors is that doing so would cause the "unit" to overheat.
Would you recommend to use in London every day ?
This video should become a template for other utubers . Thank you for not wasing my time and speaking clearly
So how do I get that kit to turn my regular bike into electric bike who do I get a hold of please let me know thank you I'm impressed with that ideal I would like to buy it purchase it and turn my bike into electric bike
Very great Ebike. Make it usable everyday transportation👍❤
good job! instructive and objective product presentation
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My buddy has this. The range is 8 to 10 miles using lowest level
looks like a great kit, one of the easiest to install. I am a bit concerned though that the battery capacity is a little low, my current batteries are both at least 10,000 mah and I would like them to be of larger capacity.Unless this thing is super efficient and 3200mah is enough. I would buy but I feel my next kit should be at least 1000watt.
Looks like you can buy an extra battery for as low as $100 if you search front wheel ebike battery
@@rlanesports Low? $250?
Damn, this is still about as expensive as my whole bike, but a steal for these conversion kits, i might have to save up some money and get this if its good
The price has gone up a lot since I made this video. But Banggood often discount this stuff by large amounts, so you can pick them up for quite a good price, you just have to watch out for sales promotion
Looks fantastic I’ve got to get one well done buddy well explained
Hav had one 4 a year nd hav ben very pleased,would like to buy another battery for it
Were you able to find a backup battery?
Excellent video. Very informative, thank you
Thanks for this review, it’s the only decent informative video. But you never mentioned hill climb how long battery last before needing a charge and if it can still be ridden with battery off.
But besides these a great informative video.
Also can you remove the tire around the spokes of the battery wheel and put your own tire on the spoke of battery wheel?
Some day it would be nice to integrate sturmey archer drum brake instead of disc.
Unless you have a plastic fork, or plan on stunt riding it I wouldn't worry about this weak motor breaking a bamboo fork. What I would worry about is the bike having a 5 mile range and frying the pathetic battery by drawing too many amps. If you want a cheap toy ebike shaped object than this is the kit for you. But if you want a nice ebike that has enough speed, power, range, durability, and reliability than you're going to have to pony up the money, or learn how to build your own battery packs.
Pro tips
1. Research UA-cam and endless sphere until your eyes nearly bleed.
2. Don't even consider anything under 48 volts unless you weigh less than 130 lbs or are using a mid drive set up.
3. The battery is the most important component to spend money on. Get the best you can afford. Em3ev makes the best packs in the industry.
4. Don't forget about brakes, you will burn through brake pads at a dizzying rate. Grin technology's sells a geared clutchless mac hub motor that has regen, highly recommended, very reliable, and will save on brake pads.
5. Upgrade tires, charger, and controller last after ironing out all the bugs in your build.
Follow these steps and you will have an ebike that will blow pass anything that is sold in stores, let alone this toy kit in this video.
Where can I order that?
Can you make & post videos showing what you described? Sound like you know the subject and could really help us dabblers.
@@sdnlawrence5640 I'm going to spend the winter learning how to make a UA-cam channel. Because next spring I plan on riding my improved build across the United States pulling a bicycle trailer with my dog riding on it. I'm not the most internet savvy person around. I have a lot to learn, but if I taught myself how to build an ebike then how hard can it be right. I plan on installing a second mac motor one of those clutchless motors I mentioned. I also still have to upgrade my connectors to xt60 water resistant ones and my controller. A lot can be learned about building ebikes on UA-cam and on a forum called endless sphere. It takes a lot of research, but it is critical to do otherwise you will be stumbling around in the dark and wasting a lot of money. Check back on me by April to see my UA-cam channel and if all goes well then I should have a few videos posted by then.
@@thedevilsadvocate5210 I don't know how to post links but Google grin technology's, also em3ev for batteries there's a long wait and about $200 in hidden fees ie transporting hazardous materials for shipping, customs fee, and about a 6 week delivery time. Barring that you can save on customs fee by ordering from luna cycle but they're kinda hit and miss about whether that the have the battery you want in stock. Hope that helps you.
I don't care, and I don't know about this stuff. But, I would trust your instincts and knowledge more than this sales pitch. Thanks
It should have kers and the rear wheel should have a dynamo hub.
I have an iMotor and it works fine except that I've had issues getting the app to work. I've not taken it on a long ride but was wondering if there would be a way to add more batteries to the system. Bring a wire out of the plug in battery case with a plug that would connect another battery that could be hung or mounted to the frame. It seems reasonable but I've got minimal electric knowledge.
yes that can be done, toughest part will be finding that connector.
@@rollandelliott If you want more info I have completed 5000KM on my Imortor and I have some experience.
For the price. These things need longer riding battery's
What is the price
@@andrewlambert4934 320
Do what I did . Stay off the drugs. Took me a few months to get the money. But for eleven hundred pounds . I've got a 30mph or 45kph depending where you live. Well made bike, and fast enough. Can be switched to road legal with a wire switch. Just set yourself a goal. Helped me.
First bit looks like he's on Endor!
Nice video! But the only issue I have is that, it is not a water proof. I live in UK and it rain s alot...
Best video on the subject
if there is a way to extend the batery capacity that would be fantastic ;)
Houman R there’s always a way
Cheaper is not a good idea. Graphene or carbon nanotube motor would be more efficient/lighter.
For who is asking:
Is the battery charging when I go downhill?
The answer is -NO- ,cause this is a DC engine,to do the "rechargeable thing" U need a AC engine connected to the battery and that AC engine connected to the DC engine in the wheel,(I'm not 100% sure).
This is a fast bike!
Cool lil kit
This is exactly what I need. Omg thank you God bless
6666 as a password, maybe they were thinking of the guy downstairs lol!
Pity they don't do one to replace a 26" x4" wheel for a fatbike, a point though, Banggood wont deliver the IMortor conversion kit to the UK at the moment for some reason best know to themselves.
You left one most important thing out. HOW MUCH IS IT?
You didn't pay attention. It was on the screen at $350ish
Yeah how much and where to buy, most of the vloggers they keep on talking but the most important they are always forgetting the price and where to buy. Anyway thanks to you sir may i know the price tag of that e bike kit?
Price has changed dramatically since this went up. Any price they might say will quickly become wrong. At which point you same dudes come back to say wrong price. Truly no pleasing some people.
@@anothersomebody8195 Thank you sweetie!!!
@@anothersomebody8195 I watched it again and still didn't see it and still have no clue "[(HOW MUCH DOES IT COST)]". But thanks anyway sugar.
front wheel must be light, should place rear motor always
maybe u can try modify it, add extra batteries for more miles??
Nice clip! Compared to an electric bike it is less expensive, but for something "home made" it is still high priced $$$ for me!
Would be great if you could connect an external battery to extend mileage.
Good price for what it is.
Xt 60 connector is pretty common
Alternatively, do what I've do, carry a spare battery. When the first one dies, just plug in the spare. Compared to the price of other batteries, they are realivly cheap.
Same here. XT60's enough here, seriously thinking about getting one, fixing issues like weatherproofing the electronics, and adding a nice beefy lipo pack for extra range. I don't care about high speed, I want something to replace my 2 stroke mopeds/ scooters. If the BMS circuit isn't part of the motor control, might just plug in a XT60, with properly shielded cabling. Interdasting.
@@Mediamarked ..that might be not possible as the connectors for the battery would be exposed and the weigh of the imotor 3 is 8kg adding a fullsize battery would just be too heavy. better of building your own hub powered bike.not to mention it will die first sign of rain. As reported by buyers who used these.
Charging rotor for the back wheel would be nice addition.
How much is the kit and where do I get it
How has it held up? Can you do a 9 month review?? With the unit off or drained of power, is there any resistance pedaling? Thanks
115.2 watt hour output so 31 mins runtime at full 240watts power
Cool, wonder if they sell extra batteries or a charger (generator) that could mount to the bike
How long is Battery 🔋 life for this kit and how fast to maintain good battery 🔋 life
They should make a mode of pedal charging.
That's smart
Im going to look into that along with solar charging
Lol, Only good part about this is the throttle extender, I wouldnt touch a hub motor my self, Would only bother wid mid motors, But for some people this is perfect, Battery aint very good tho, Little shop journeys an too keep fit aswell as having a motor yeah it could work, Still tho i would only bother with mid motors....
I couldn't imagine that battery lasting very long as small as it is.
I bought a few spare batts, always carry a fully charged one in my bag. You get about 2 hours on constant riding, if you're spending the day, making short trips, it can last you the day. The spare batt I carry is in case it runs out on the way home.
Can you convert a bike to an all wheel drive one, & make a video please? Thanks.
I can reach 18 mph without even needing the kit, but at least this is a lot cheaper than the other kits.
All e- motor should comact in wheels centre and a solar tube
Why not incorporate a DC dynamo motor generator/charger and controller on the wheel to charge the battery as you ride.
Imagine making a three wheel reverse trike with this.
Really slow? I averaged 28 mph during a 30 mile road race just on a pedal bike... A trike would be about like a children’s “power ride on” lawn toy. Go for some different motors!
I’ve have a 1200w rated motor on my road bicycle now (hoping to hit 50 mph at least, might go duel wheel drive). 3 of those would be a fun amount of power (pedal assist basically tries to kill you, remove it or you’ll end up trying to pedal a couple extra feet to a stop sign and the motor decides “nah, you want to do a wheelie!”, lol! I just use the thumb throttle after that...). That still didn’t mean later that day I didn’t modify the current measure shunts, haha, you can always use more power! (I believe it said around 1700w peak for takeoff, but with the soldering change I did it should allow around 40 amp continuous at “48v” and unknown for peak, the 12 power mosfets were rated for 100-120 amps each though I couldn’t find their voltage-current charts).
I also tested with some of my race quadcopter batteries (my miniquad uses 35 amps per motor on 5 inch props, so up to 140 amps at full throttle total from a 1.5 Ah battery, obviously anything but high end LiPo batteries will catch fire after a few seconds of that), so even though 1.5 Ah 12 cell LiPo at 48v doesn’t seem like it would deliver the power, it can long enough for testing and having it launch across the yard fast enough it only takes about 2 seconds to stop and go get your helmet, lol! So you could use those if you wanted to keep the weight down for doughnuts in the parking lot.
Most cheap $160 kits (without battery) will have 1000w motor, so one of those alone will push way more power than 3 of these (and speed, they are also higher voltage). They are cheaper, and extremely simple to connect just like this, the difference is the battery is mounted on the frame and allow customization options.
They still haven't made an e-bike that I can't out pedal on a human powered bike in a day. The tortoise still wins.
Is front wheel motor is safe for driving ?
I Think this is little risky ... What is your experience regarding this.. Please Share...
Strange they use reversed XT60 on the battery. It should be easy hack though to use a larger external auxiliary battery on this for longer rides. Is it possible to upgrade to twist throttle?
I can see that battery life is not the strong point of this kit
I was wondering where the battery pack was when he was showing the kit until he pointed out it was the little thing next to the charger. I chuckled a bit.
I'm sure it has at least 20 miles on it
@@riddikssaga i really doubt it
That 40 minute battery life isn't even worth putting the bike together
@@Incognito_90 is that full throttle 40 mins
The price was never mentioned!
170$ I just got one
@@nickolasvaughn265 Help me out with the details on how you got your hands on this.
Almost forgot, let me know when you install it how well things turned out! Thanks!
@@byjuu246 so you could find it on Amazon or eBay but the kit I ordered ended up not coming with a battery so make sure you find one that comes with the battery just look up electric bicycle wheel they got 36 and 48 volt don't know the price difference but the 36 volt does 23 mph and the 48 does like 35 but I think that's 2 fast for a bicycle lol sorry I took me so long to respond
Is there a way this could be used without a smart phone? Is there a way to piggyback an additional battery?
Is there a follow up video? I always wonder about longevity.