The e-RAD BBS HD-1000 Mid Drive Electric Bike Conversion Kit is one of the most powerful electric bike motors available, ideal for heavy duty cargo hauling, blurs the line on legality shipping with 20 mph top speed limit but unlockable to ~40 mph for off-road use. Offers physical shift detection compatible with cassettes, internally geared hubs and CVT systems like NuVinci, this reduces drivetrain wear on the chain, sprockets and derailleur significantly. Three battery size options (all run at 48 volts) with premium Samsung, Panasonic or Sanyo Lithium-ion cells, solid one year comprehensive warranty on all parts. Choose from trigger throttle or twist throttle (for left or right bar), you can wire in lights, the system lets you override pedal assist with the throttle and the display looks great but doesn’t swivel and isn’t removable, as with most aftermarket kits the wires use zip ties to attach and may add clutter to the frame.
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e-RAD 1000 Watt Mid Drive Conversion Kit Video Review
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If you get one of these or a BBS02 the most important thing to do is to keep your drive train clean and lubricated
Woo 40 mph is so fast not lol. Mabey it was in 1910.
1000 watts = 1 kilo watt = killer watts if you dont take care
another thieving company, charging 2000 $ for a product that can be bought for 650 (bafang, very known very reliable). You worry about parts (stuff gets shipped in 20 days anyway)? Buy 2 full kits, you got 1:1 spares and still got $$ left 😀 and by the way i had my 750W with samsung cells for over 1500km now , only thing that fail is my ass for the to much riding:) ppl dont get fooled by fancy websites, bs warranty and lot of words..
This seems a good varient, a refinement of the Bafang kit. Well worth the extra cost and I am not so sure the total cost is any more than its competition. Thanks for the video.
7:50 well you don't have to leave excess length of the cables zip tied to the frame like that. you can shorten the cables to give it a cleaner look. hell you could even route them internally if you're willing to do some real work.
Great video, Was thinking about this for a cargo bike.
Man this company will not be in business for to long. Don't take it personal but e-bikes are priced to high. Your trying to sell a electric bike for the price of a used car. Plus in the neighborhood of Cheyenne and rancho blvd, people can't afford the pricing. Anyway out in Vegas people do not know how to drive and will run your ass off the road or kill you riding a electric bike. North Las Vegas is not a bike friendly place fellas. Sorry….
Breaking system could be hydraulic? or should be mechanical, in order to kill throttle when breaking? Thanks
I really like the mid drive kits but, the right crank being offset on the bafang and cyclone put me off from getting one.
You should get a couple more GoPro's and mount them on handlebar and some other place to get better angles for a better review
it's nice to go 25mph up hills on a bbs02
is there any kits like this for BMX bikes
why is the motor moving so much when you let off the power?
thats Bafang not E-rad…
again with the hands in view…. what is with you and that. Great reviews but loose the hands, just cut them off or something.
How do you unlock it to hit the higher top speeds?
2:32 "The kit comes in two different flavors."
i kinda like this setup "function wise – though looks messy". coz incase in the near future when ebike dies i still have a badass bike, unlike those oem midrive frames.
I got the 1000w kit from lectric cycles. IT IS FREAKIN BEASTLY! i put it on my new specialized fatboy. if you do put it on specialized fatboy, the tail has a wider geometry compared to most fatbikes, so althought bb width is 100mm, you have to a motor with a spindle that is 110mm long and ask for extra extra spacers. you can see pictures of my new bike on instagram @spindle.x
link in description is broke but here it is https://electricbikereview.com/e-rad/1000-watt-mid-drive-conversion-kit/
Luna sells the same BBSHD with shift sensor for about $400 less…..
unlockable to ~40 can you do it at home yourself, or do the guys at lectric cycles do it for you?
For the most part are double wall rims stronger and won't bend out of true as easy as single wall rims? If I'm building an electric or motorized bike should I use double wall rims because of the extra motor, engine, battery weight or are some cheap rip off double wall rims actually weaker single wall rims??
Christ ebr talks bullshit ! I'm sorry but u should try a different field
Regarding mid-drive, could you go up a 25 degree hill if you used 36T chainring in front and 36T in rear?
how much range can be expected when throttling at 30mph?
Hey what is the top speed on flatland no pedaling, no wind?
How do you unlock it to go faster that 20 mph? Thanks for your reviews…big help!
Great review. Thanks. Thinking of ordering one.
A lot of money for Bicycle! Why not just buy a real bike for the same price and not have to end up with just a bicycle and a over priced electric motor on it.
On the first pictures of HD motor is written 750W and 30A. Hope there will be version with 35A.
Great video, Court! Very informative and well-produced. I love the Mandalay Bay Convention Center parking lot making a cameo in the background!
Thanks for the review, looks good but i don't get why it's so expensive with the battery, for that kind of money plus a bit more i would rather get a purpose built ebike.
Give it a year to shake out the problems.. Then it seems like a real bargain considering the top end.
HOW DID THIS TAKE YOU A MONTH TO POST? this was the most interesting thing from all of interbike 2015!!!! awesome!
Merci beaucoup !
Would this work on a trike! And is possible to use 2 battery together for better range
I literally heard about this 1000 watt kit like half an hour ago. A friend just told me about it so I had a look on lectric cycles website, wouldn't mind this kit for my mountain bike.
So 8fun 1000w or erad?
Next year you have got to go to the Eurobike meeting in Germany. I heard it was over 50% ebikes!