January , 2026

For the first time ever, Grin now has the space, bandwidth, and staffing resources to offer ebike installation services.  This is a deviation from past policy that we're happy to now offer, and it makes sense at a time when bicycle stores are more interested in selling factory ebikes than getting dirty with retrofits.

We managed to acquire a several fully kitted out workstations a motorized bike stands from the fallout of other ebike shops going out of business, and are setting up space and process to take this on. 

If you're a local who has been interested in converting your cherished bike with Grin hardware, but just wasn't feeling up to the job, now is your chance!

See our kit installations page for more details and send us an email if you'd like a consult. Winter is the perfect time to get that ride of yours tuned up and electrified so that you are ready to hit the roads as soon as sun turns up. 

We're also kicking off 2026 with a new All-Axle hub motor launch, meet the Max45 Single Speed!  

This brings the torque and hill climbing power of a 45mm stator to bicycles with normal dropout spacings instead of only being the domain of fatbikes.   It's a natural motor fit for chopper / cruiser bikes with single speed drivetrains, but really gets you the best of all worlds when paired with a Pinion gearbox upfront.  Unlimited hill climbing power, useable pedal gearing at all speeds, and insane regenerative braking. What more could you want on a low maintenance machine? 

 

As with our other All-Axle hubs, this motor is produced in Canada making it CUSMA compliant for free trade shipping to the US. We assembled a limited number of these motors over the holidays which are in stock and available either by themselves or as a full conversion kit. After that proper mass production should being in early March! We can't wait to see the creative builds emerging with this hub.  

Check out both the user manual and dimensional drawings,  as well as full 3D CAD models for those wanting to play with a full mechanical modeling of their vehicle builds.. 

Magnet Supply

Happy 2026 to all our customers and general ebike fans.  Last week was a cause for great celebration at Grin as we FINALLY received a large magnet shipment that lets us keep making motors again.  We won't comment on the rare earth geopolitics that disrupted the global magnet supply last year, other than to say we'll do our best to better navigate this to avoid future disruptions.  

We'll be hard at work making and fulfilling all the back-ordered All-Axle motors from the past few months, thanks for everyone's patience with that, and have removed the out-of-stock notice for new orders.  

Santana Tandem Kit

This also makes a great time to release the video showing an All-Axle hub motor installation on a Santana Tandem bicycle that we purchased.  Santana make some of the finest tandem bikes you can buy, and electrified with a Grin kit and LiGo batteries you get a travel touring package like nothing else out there. 

To simplify the process for other Santana owners doing the same build, we've made a dedicated Santana Kit Bundle that has all the itens in the video.

Website Improvements

Frequent visitors to ebikes.ca will have noticed changes to our website over the holidays, with a new menu organization and much faster page loads while browsing. We've also substantially changed how the conversion kits are listed in a way that we hope makes it simplier to find what you want, with more enhancements on the way.