Boost has an alternative: 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 ... good – the battery bit looks like ...

Even some of the best cheap electric bikes are over $1,000. So when I had the opportunity to test the $499 CLIP Commuter e-bike conversion kit ... It’s battery-powered, with torque boost ...

E-bike conversion kits vary widely in terms of power and quality, but all contain essentially the same components: An ...

EBC ships the Model R as a Class 2 e-bike, which means it has a maximum speed of 20 mph using five levels of powered pedal assistance or the bike’s throttle. With the unlocking codes from EBC, you can ...

but the conversion kits are not." E-bikes and scooters are becoming an increasingly familiar sight in the capital. But a cheap, poorly made or damaged battery, or using the wrong charger can lead ...

Now, before we look at the details of the Skarper kit, let’s talk about why you’d want to consider an e-bike conversion kit in the first place, instead of buying a ready-made electric bicycle.