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Message: <blockquote data-quote="matt4x4" data-source="post: 9467" data-attributes="member: 437">3 lbs is nothing for an ebike. You should be paying more attention to how the store bought ebike feels when you take it for a test ride, and pay attention to the size (Wh) of the battery. Surely hate to drop all that coin and be stranded with a measly 400Wh battery instead of a 750Wh or a 1000Wh battery, proprietary and expensive as they are. Hopefully you can get a higher amp battery charger from whomever sells you the ebike, if they even have an option for that.Once you start putting batteries off the back rear rack on ebike kits then the weight is noticeable. Thats why people with ebike kits try to stuff the battery in the triangle for good weight distribution, and why bicycle manufacturers place the battery on the down tube, and behind the seat tube for some other models, including cruiser models.</blockquote>