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Just in case you're interested where I ended up...was all set to do a conversion project, but living out in remote West Wales was struggling to find locally a suitable (and cheap enough) donor bike. Then another post on here pointed me to some excellent deals on new ebikes. So I've just aquired...

Thanks FastFreddy2... more food for thought. It's only front-wheel I'll want to remove to get bike to fit in the car (important dimension is back of rear-tyre to front fork, which most likely means a 26" wheel bike). I think I've been convinced now that RWD is the answer. And want a biggish...

Struggling to find a second-hand bargain as a donor for a rear hub kit. So if I need to buy new... any thoughts on a Schwinn Surge...26" wheels (anything bigger won't fit in the boot), alloy-frame (steel would be too heavy to man-handle with the added hub motor), and disc brakes. Currently...

Is there a particular reason why that bike might not be upt to standard? I'm used to an all-steel ancient pseudo mountain-bike and I'm just looking for something a bit lighter, but that wont break if I fit a kit to it.

Thanks... something like that might fit the bill, but I think that a conversion is the way to go for me. I might even just convert my old steel boneshaker and run that for a season or two and see how it goes. Will certainly save me a few ££, and maybe I'll learn something along the way.

I'm starting to think that way too...thanks

Thanks again folks. Although I might be happy with FWD for my light usage, without doubt RWD would perform better in certain circumstances... and the RWD kit isn't any more expensive (just a bit more messing about with cassette etc to install). As long as the donor bike is light enough then the...

...having said that, I'm used to heaving an 18kg steel bike in and out of the car at the moment, so maybe an alloy-bike plus rear-hub-motor might not be any heavier?

Sure it's a budget bike. My thoughts are it's light, small enough and cheap enough. And I won't be doing any serious mountain-biking , just pootling along country-lanes and forest trails... so don't need a proper MTB. But I'm open minded if there's anything better out there that fits for the money?

5'10" and about 11.5 stone. Don't really want to spend more than £300 on donor bike. Will be taking front wheel off the bike anyway to get it in the boot (so it's shorter and lighter to manhandle). Understand what you say about potentially strange handling (since push-bikes are fundamentally...

ah... didn't know what torque-arms were until you tipped me off! Now I'm better educated, but it appears that 250W motors are so puny that they shouldn't cause a problem with Not doubting your advice Az, but wondering what are the specific problems with FWD that you've experienced?

Thanks... I was assuming that to remove the front wheel I'll just need to release the V-brakes, and then undo the nuts on the axle (I'm used to doing this with my old MTB today) and then just disconnect the cable to the motor. But I'll have a good look at the fitting instructions to see if I've...

36V kit (so 720WH battery). Will not be using it for commuting but for days out leisure cycling around the hilly lanes and forest tracks of Wales. Agree, battery is probably more than I'll ever need but my thought is that's better than worrying about running out of juice?

OK folks, thanks very much for all the tips and advice. Here's what I'm thinking of doing... Get a new lightweight alloy-framed 26" MTB-style of reasonable quality: e.g. Claud Butler Edge HT (14kg) Electrify with a Woosh conversion kit: front wheel drive, 20AH downtube battery. So, with...

Sounds promising... do you have a link? When I Google "EcoRider City Cruiser" I just get quad-bikes and scooters. Thanks!

Bore da nigelbb...I'm not too far away: near Narberth.

... and if I did a conversion I'll finally retire the Apollo and get a suitable donor-bike!

Many thanks Az. .... will have a look at Woosh

Yes... but I haven't discounted doing a conversion. Any advice on kit suppliers for reliable parts and good after-sales support?

So, does that mean a 2-gallon jerry-can goes further than 2x 1-gallon jerry-cans?