Hello KM
From the communications I've had so far, the bikes I've enquired about come in boxed up, and the shops aren't keen in fiddling about with them.
For instance, when I enquired with one dealer about getting the Triad chopper trike converted to an e-bike, the reply was:
Hello
I personally don’t fancy this, I’m not sure if you will also maybe void your warranty.
Not only that if the job is time consuming the labour maybe quite a lot on top of the cost of the kit to fit.
Most electric bikes at the cheaper end of the scale cause us a lot of problems.
The last thing I would want to do is sell you something that could cause you endless problems with batteries and electronics going wrong like we have had in the past.
Now I am concerned about buying any bike, because I don't know enough about motors etc - I could end up buying a nice trike with a really naff kit and not know it.
Sorry to sound defeatist, but I at the mo, I'd feel happier buying a car - at least I can read reviews and gen up on what I would be buying. This potential trike purchase feels like I am going into something blindly.
I know I could travel up to Bristol from South Devon and try out some trikes, but as said, its the kits that are the real unknown / concern.