The best electric bike conversion kits 2025 and how to fit them

Add power to any bike at a fraction of the cost of a full machine with one of the best ebike conversion kits

Skarper DiskDrive converts regualr bikes into electric bikes though a dedicated disc rotor and clip on power unit
(Image credit: Skarper)

The best electric bike conversion kits are becoming increasingly popular among cyclists. Why, you ask, when there are now electric bike options for every type of rider? It is simple; so many people have a perfectly good bike in their garage or shed gathering dust, that only seeing the light on a nice sunny summer's day. It's also far more sustainable; why throw away something to buy something almost identical? The best electric bikes can increase the distances possible with commuter bikes and replace a car for running errands around town, but it is no secret that the electric bikes aren’t cheap.

Enter the best ebike conversion kits.

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Rob has been Content Director of Cycling Weekly - and stablemates Bikeperfect, Cyclingnews.com and MBR - since May 2021. Before that he spent two years in similar role at Bikeradar, which followed 12-years as Editor-in-chief of Cycling Plus magazine and eight years at Runner's World. In his time as a cycling journalist he's ridden from London to Paris at least twice, London to Bristol once, completed the Fred Whitton Challenge, L'Etape du Tour and Maratona dles Dolomites. He's also jumped into the broom-wagon at La Marmotte and Oetzaler Radmarathon.

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