Making My Own eMTB - Installing the CYC Motor Photon Mid-Drive eBIKE Conversion on my Mountain Bike

CYC Motor designed the Photon to be a DIY eBIKE conversion kit for your exising mountain bike or city cruiser bike. I've been researching ways to continue riding despite my disability/chronic illness, and I believe an eBIKE will be in my future. My research led me to CYC Motor's Photon, a bolt-on motor and battery solution for bikes. In all my research, it seemed the highest quality and most "serious" conversion kit for modern MTBs. In today's video we install it on the bike to see what it's like. Overall, I'm extremely impressed, despite finding a couple things that could be improved. If you're interested in converting a commuter, ebike, or emtb, use coupon code "BBP5OFF" at https://cycmotor.com for your discount.

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