Thread: Bike Porn - Regardless of the motor, Show off your "two wheeled" beasties

Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin

Not quite up to what has been posted in this thread, but I added a motor to my trusty old MTB recently. I enjoy riding, and find lately that the hills are getting steeper...
My commute to work is easy being downhill and then flat. On the way home, the downhill becomes a 1:20 average climb that goes on for 6km straight. I conceded that it wasn't a hill I should subject my 51 year old legs to anymore, especially with a bagbloaded with laptop, so I hit the convert button. The Bafang 500 watt, 48v motor has made me feel 25 again!

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What did it set up back and was it easy to do? Im thinking mine could do with something along those lines too...