NBPowers or Sailimotor?

Posted by Specialist-Bite-6378@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 8 comments

Hey, so I am interested in buying a 2000W e-bike conversion kit, but I found 2 well reputated brands : Sailimotor and NBPowers. Which one do you guys recommend ? Which one has better, more efficient kits ?

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United-Shallot4064@reddit

I wish I could help but I’m considering sailimotor. Haven’t chosen anything yet… but they have good customer service and their prices are really good. They also look like they use genuine Samsung cells for batteries and there’s a ton of stuff included in their kit

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Specialist-Bite-6378@reddit (OP)

I was looking at their website and noticed that their kits have lower top speeds than NBPowers. And apparently NB offers some extra features like a temperature sensor inside the motor, and optional Bluetooth app compatibility for the battery, and an optional USB interface for the controller.

But as you said, customer service at Saili is insanely good and professional. I was asking a lot of questions to one of their customer service teams before buying, and I admit that I made things difficult for her, but she was very nice and polite and very responsive, that's why I really want to go with Saili, and they are a tiny bit cheaper, especially for the optional things like the UKC1 display.

By the way, which kit are you considering to buy ?

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United-Shallot4064@reddit

I’m probably switching to NB… saili seems sketchy. Not sure, I have time to decide while I paint and disassemble. I’m looking at 5kw, but might switch to 3kw.

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Specialist-Bite-6378@reddit (OP)

I think that I'll go with Saili's 2000W kit with a UKC1 display and a 52V 30Ah battery. Initially I wanted a 3000-5000W kit and I started saving up and had a summer job for it, and I successfully collected the 3000W price. But for safety issues, I want to go with 2000W. If I go for 2000W, I'll have around 230USD left that I can use for some accessories like some DIY headlights, tail lights and maybe some under glow since I really like robotics. I may also make a custom display that has a nicer UI with Google Maps and integrated control of everything (lights, power output, regen braking...) instead of that UKC1 display. 230USD will enable me to make a cleaner and more finished E-Bike, instead of just putting the battery and the motor and just stop there with a 500Lumens headlight that I already have, which won't be sufficient to cover a bigger area in front of me when I'm going at high speeds.

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United-Shallot4064@reddit

Nice! I was going to go with 8kw, but was told it would brake my bike. They said 5kw is overkill as well. I’m going with 3kw, 72v 30ah, ukc1, and some upgrades. Painting mine midnight blue, hope to see yours soon!