Frame only options other than specialized, crestline, nicolai???

[Dazzling1984]

What frame/motor only options are out there , please chaps ?

 

[Doomanic]

Plenty of Chinese carbon frames out there, mostly with Bafang motors but a few Shimano fitment.

As far as mainstream manufacturers (which is pushing it a bit with Crestline and Nicolai TBH) I think that's it. A common approach is to buy the cheapest version of the bike you want and build it up to your spec. It's long been known that you can build an S-Works beater for significantly less than the sicker price.

 

[Dazzling1984]

Plenty of Chinese carbon frames out there, mostly with Bafang motors but a few Shimano fitment.

As far as mainstream manufacturers (which is pushing it a bit with Crestline and Nicolai TBH) I think that's it. A common approach is to buy the cheapest version of the bike you want and build it up to your spec. It's long been known that you can build a S-Works beater for significantly less than the sicker price.

shimano and bafang as many are already aware are not the best way to go regarding motors. Chinese frame sets as we have seen many times are also not to be trusted imo...but id like to see AMflow do a frame/motor option, i think they wouold do very well on that and maybe change the way the market works?

 

[Doomanic]

I'd like to see the DJI motor in an enduro frame that doesn't cost me a kidney...

 

[Dazzling1984]

I'd like to see the DJI motor in an enduro frame that doesn't cost me a kidney...

and you will, im pretty sure they are on it already, man? the money is waiting!

 

[CarolinaCrawler]

Ari/Fezzari offers all of their bikes frame only but most of the time they are within $500 of the cheapest model.