The Shed

GET ON YER BIKE!

The days are getting longer and the temperature is rising. You look at your bike in the shed which has been gathering dust all winter and contemplate getting fit for the summer and enjoying some of the great trails that New Zealand has to offer.

Your neighbours have just bought electric bikes and have been telling you how much fun they are and how they can now ride up any hill and reach that popular café in only half an hour as well as get home again with energy to spare.

The thought of having an electric bike is very tempting and makes the idea of reaching that café far more appealing, but the cost of replacing your bike has you thinking twice about making the jump.

Besides being a bit dusty, you have a good bike that cost a few dollars in its day and it seems a shame to banish it to the corner of the shed forever.

But what if you could turn your bike into an electric bike without breaking the bank?

It’s a project most can tackle

Well you can, and as you are a magazine reader, you probably already have

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