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Universal Swytch eBike Kit Reviews

4.8 Rating 348 Reviews
Louise Cook-Tonkin
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I love my Swytch eBike kit. It is super lightweight, I can take the battery on or off and it works like a dream. I have been inspired by people doing long rides in the mountains to do a trek of my own somewhere. Mostly I use it for commuting a 10km roundtrip in my hilly small town to work and trains.
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Posted 5 years ago
Simon Lawson
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I wondered whether the kit would be easy to fit. As it turned out it was pretty straightforward.
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Posted 5 years ago
Carol Macallister
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I LOVE my Swytch kit and it has made a world of difference to my biking adventures. At age 75, I am very fit but when you have only a 7 speed lady's cruiser, having the electric assist is like magic. AND, while the rear wheel is a bit heavy for me to hoist my bike up on my car rack, I back up to raised curbs when available (at my residence) and use stepping stools to rest the bike on as a halfway measure and then I can get it up and over the arms of the rack. (my rack is portable and fits over the back window and tail gait of my Subaru Outback Wagon.) I have not found the battery on the handle bars to be too heavy to balance and in fact it seems to even out the weight on the bike overall. Some electric bikes have everything in the rear of the bike, making it impossible to lift. Everywhere I go, I get comments and inquiries. Of course the price is right as well. Thanks Swytch, I love clever designs and thinkers and you are certainly that!
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Posted 5 years ago
Its a great piece of kit, and the swytch team have been very supportive with producing solutions to sizing issues with my big chopper handlebars.
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Posted 5 years ago
Ver good indeed. Easy to fit. Well made and by using as sit only when needed I easily get 50 miles and we live in hilly country.
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Posted 5 years ago
Javier Sampedro
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Excellent
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Posted 5 years ago
Nicholas McGregory
Verified Reviewer
The Swytch kit has been fantastic. I have a mid-range hybrid bike that I use to commute to work and back. Since putting the Swytch kit on, the five mile ride has been a dream. The added speed and extra power on hills has made my ride fast and easy. The kit adds a fair bit of weight, but I appreciate the sturdiness and power of the motor wheel. I really enjoy the fact that everything is weather-proof and that the battery pops off easily to charge it indoors. After a fresh charge, the battery pack always has enough charge for my round trip to work. I have also had great experiences with the Swytch customer service team. They are very responsive, friendly, and helpful. They were kind enough to send me a spare part free-of-charge when I accidentally lost a piece. Overall, great value for money.
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Posted 5 years ago
Peter Mueller
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I would like to give different aspects of the Swytch wheel different stars. Overall it gets a 5 star with me. The wait time of getting the wheel is a 3 star because it took almost a year to get it. However, it's a start up company so I understand there are issues. They did a pretty good job communicating the set backs and wait time. 4.5 stars for their customer service. I had to communicate with them several times at the time of purchase and after receiving my wheel. My first communications were extremely fast. It was really impressive. The latest communications were a little slower but for a start up that had just sent out a huge batch of product, they did a pretty good job and took care of my issue accurately and to my satisfaction. The price, I would give 4 stars for the current price because buying a good new ebike is well over a $1000 everywhere I looked, but 6 stars for what I paid for, since I jumped onboard early on, I got a great price. I really like my bike so I really like that I could keep my bike and just convert it to an ebike. Wish I could do the same thing to my car. ;-) The wheel itself I would give a 7 star rating. I love this thing. It was fairly easy to install. I had a few issues cause my bike has a few places that are not the size they designed for. I couldn't use the brake sensors but I found they don't really matter. Once I got it all working, it was like a breath of fresh air. My bike is over 11 years old with thousands of miles on it. It just isn't as fast as it used to be. The Swytch wheel has changed everything. I love this thing. I like to commute to work, about 10.5 miles, and the last two miles are up hill. I used to get to work exhausted. Now, I get to work almost ten minutes faster, still feel I got a great work out, and feel great! I don't feel like laying down under my desk all morning. It really has changed my biking commute in ways I didn't think possible. So glad I didn't have to spend a thousand plus dollars to get a new bike. Thank you Swytch team! You made my tired old bike awesome again!
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Posted 5 years ago