Hi I'm new here.

[Mat R]

Hi my names MattyIce, I'm new here, I just recently bought a occ stingray that is in pretty good condition to commute around downtown Denver. I didn't realize how out of shape i got from not riding a bike for 15+ years lol. So I decided I want to convert my bike into an ebike .. I'm trying to do this as cheap as possible .. I know there's only so much I can do without breaking bread... I'll post a picture of the bike and if anyone has any advice please lmk I'm learning

 

[Wildcat]

First of all, Welcome Aboard!

I'm not a fan of electric yet. There's a lot involved and batteries need to last longer for my liking. For your stingray, you'll have to invest some bucks for it to be a decent electric bike. A motor in the hub, most probably the front would be efficient, but you would need to relace the wheel if you wanted to keep it the same size, or use a wheel already with a hub motor that would fit the bike. You could mount the battery box in a few different places on that bike.

I would keep it like it is and just ride it to get in shape. That'll come in handy as you get older. I'm almost 68 and still am able to ride a bike like I did 20 years ago. An electric bike from the factory might be about the same cost as a conversion of a regular bike, and be better engineered. Just my opinion.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

there are so many inexpensive e-bikes available, maybe not as cool as your OCC, but I'd go that route and leave the OCC as is. If you decided to tackle this project, I look forward to seeing it progress.

 

[Da Gas Man]

Welcome. I think that OCC electrified would be pretty cool. Do it you must!
Wait, did I just speak Yoda?

 

[Mat R]

I understand there's cheaper ebikes and all that but I want to convert my bike. I'm aware of everything it's going to take. I'm just looking for someone that has experience with this exact build someone that has already done exactly what I want to do. Thats who I want to talk to

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

there are vids on YouTube of conversions. Perhaps you can start there and get ideas.

 

[Pondo]

Great bike and welcome to the forum! When I was doing a lot of ebike conversion research for my brother's bike (project never happened) I really liked Johnny Nerd Out on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@JohnnyNerdOut/videos

He has done hundreds of conversions and has lots of great tutorial videos and great advice. I'd probably start there. Also search "stingray chopper bicycle ebike conversion" on Youtube. There's a number of videos of bikes that have been converted. Have fun with it and post a build thread so we can follow along.

 

[Mat R]

So i ask for help and you tell me go watch youtube

I'm asking to talk to someone because I already watched YouTube

 

[Captain Awesome]

So i ask for help and you tell me go watch youtube

I'm asking to talk to someone because I already watched YouTube

Well then…….nothing but gratitude I see


30 seconds with the search function shows me that you may want to see what guidance @bruised could give. He was planning to electrify one of these awhile back

https://ratrodbikes.com/threads/occ-stingray-chopper-build-😎.115085/page-2#post-1204216


Good luck

 

[Pondo]

People are trying to point you in the right direction to the best of our knowledge. The vast majority of the builds here are bicycles, not e-bikes. You might have better luck seeking e-bike specific info on an e-bike forum.

https://forums.electricbikereview.com/