For people who already own a beloved normal pedal cycle, but perhaps want to extend its use or need to travel longer distances, one option is to purchase a conversion kit which will turn an ordinary push bike into an electric one. Adding a motor, battery and controller to a bicycle can provide a new lease of life for both owner and bike.
For many of us, the Raleigh Chopper is high on the list of 1970s childhood memories, with the iconic design also symbolising the early taste of freedom a bike provides. Perhaps a fitting model then to demonstrate the freedom an electric bike now also brings to many in the 21st century.
Eddie Kehoe, from Electric Bike Sales, talks to Pedelecs about their Chopper conversion project, currently turning heads in the Cambridge branch, and how easy it is to convert a normal pedal cycle into an electric bike.
Full story: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/news/raleigh-chopper-nostalgia-electrified/
