Heybike is well-known as an entry-level electric bike brand, so what is this company doing building a mid-drive e-bike ...

Conversion kits — a compact electric motor and battery for ... a wheel hub or a mid-drive, common to all e-bikes. Hub drives are motors on the front wheel: cheap, simple and easy to install.

the more subtle kits that are generally used still stand out when compared to a non-assisted bike. The motors tend to be hub- or mid-drive systems with visible wires leading to a bulky battery ...

Thus around the start of the pandemic I splashed out again and bought a Swytch electric upgrade kit for it ... as the bike is now an all-wheel-drive vehicle. How does it change the riding experience?

Each ALPHA comes with a powerful, mid-drive motor that efficiently directs power through the chainwheel to the rear wheel and derailleur, ensuring efficient power transmission and balanced force ...