“Swytch kit was very easy to fit to our Dawes tandem. Works very well and helps massively on the hills especially when my stoker is taking a breather. My second 50mile kit is fitted to an old mountain bike and is now serving as my commuter bike for a daily 20 miles round trip on bridleways and backroads. Knocked 25% off my commute time and no need for a shower when I get to work. Great product and great after sales support based on my own experience.”
“I ordered 2 of the 50 mile kits in March 2018. The reason that I bought two was that I realised that the 250 WHr batteries claimed to give 50 miles would likely give me about half of this range in the hills of North Yorkshire. I realised after a few weeks that they might be delayed so I bought a Kalkhoff 600 WHr e-bike with hub gears and a belt drive costing £2600. This bike was good but had clicks almost right from the start. In the end I had to have the motor replaced. The Eco mode of the bike showed 118 miles but in the hills of North Yorkshire it was getting just less than half of this.
In February 2019 my two kits arrived at last. I fitted them to my two bikes. There was one fault with a battery unit which was fixed fast by the Swytch team. I fitted one kit on my Koga bike with 14 hub gears (same bike as Mark Beaumont cycled round the world on), and one kit on an old Genesys bike. When I go out I take the spare battery in a pannier and switch when the other battery is getting low - about 25 to 30 miles on the hills. This shows that the Kalkhoff bike and the Switch bikes get about the same fall-off in range.
The Kalkhoff bike gives a smoother increase in speed but I actually enjoy the Switch bikes a bit more as I feel more of a kick and the bikes are lighter. I have increased the maximum speed from 15.5mph to 17.5mph (illegal) and it is now even more fun. I like to cycle at the maximum mode (5 out of 5) which makes it really responsive. I have cycled in total about 1100 miles using the Swytch kits. Some of the rides around here have very steep hills and I then take the Kalkhoff bike as it has more torque, but the Swytch would also get up the hills but not just as fast.
I am very pleased with the Swytch kits so the wait was worthwhile.”
“A very simple kit that attaches to your current bike and converts it to an e bike! Yes some bikes might need a bit of a fiddle but its all worth it in the end. I ordered a complete E bike with the kit and I am very happy with it , the battery is on the handlebars so this does take a few minutes to get used to but soon your off. I do use mine with my wife for commuting and enjoying the countryside where I live in hilly Wales . Switch users are happy to pass on advice and knowledge if you do decide to become one of the many Swytchers!”
“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.”
“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!”
