E - bikes are heavy , but they ’re a batch more expensive than traditional cycle and often heavier , too . That ’s not to mention that they can require maintenance and suffer from technical issues . But what if you could turn your traditional bicycle into ane - bike ? That ’s the idea behind the Livall PikaBoost , now in its 2d contemporaries . It ’s fundamentally a small , motorized gimmick that can attach to your bicycle to give it e - bike power .
I got a fortune to check out the PikaBoost 2 on the show base at CES 2025 . Livall ’s PR business firm , WeBranding , flew me out to Las Vegas forCES 2025to check out the PikaBoost 2 , among its other brands ’ devices , for myself — and I have to say , it seems to be a muscular yet inexpensive way to get the power of an e - bike without have to substitute the bike you already have .
The PikaBoost 2 essentially attaches to the back of the underframe of your wheel , put out out toward your rear tyre , as long as the tire is between 23 mm and 32 millimeter in width . There ’s a rubber rack at the remainder of the equipment , which rotates your tire when you activate it , spinning the tire so you do n’t have to manually . It ’s all see through a wired remote that ’s a attached to the handlebar for easy admission .
Once you instal it using the included propriety tool ( for surety ) , you ’ll get access to solid electrical performance . To be readable , the PikaBoost 2 does n’t quite make the power of many e - bikes out there , which have much more powerful electric motors . But for such a little and cheap gadget , it does offer solid performance , reaching 500W of peak baron , or 100W of consistent top executive . The gadget can reach focal ratio of up to around 15 mph .
you could use it in a few different modes , including workout modality ( which adds opposition instead of taking it away ) , eco manner ( a foot pedal - aid mode that only kicking in on hills ) , or cruise modality ( a unbendable power mode that removes the pauperism to pedal ) .
Under the hood is a 158Wh battery that Lithall says offers a range of mountains of around 43 stat mi , though exactly how much range you get from the gimmick will reckon on how you use it . There ’s also an option for an upgraded battery , which has a range of 59 miles . And once it ’s out of juice , you do n’t have to remove the whole affair — just detach the electric battery and stop up it in to commit . The assault and battery supports USB - PD 3.1 andQuickCharge 3.0 , and Lithall enjoin that it can charge to full in three hours .
Of of course , the gimmick is n’t the first tocopherol - bike conversion kit that can turn your traditional wheel into an e - bike — but what set the PikaBoost 2 aside from the competition is the fact that it ’s so easy to install and relatively inexpensive . Lithall says the PikaBoost 2 will figure mass production in later August , with unit shipping starting in September . It will be available for $ 500 from the companionship ’s website , and will finally be sold on Amazon too , though it may be a little more expensive there .
