Peter Collard

In April 2018, Peter Collard started the world’s first dedicated eBike motor repair business. Based in the heart of New Forest, Performance Line Bearings was born, later to become “eBike Motor Centre.” Peter’s idea was to help other electric bike users get their bikes back on the road or trail after his eBike motor failed and was no longer in warranty with the manufacturer. As a qualified mechanic with a technical engineering background, Peter soon disassembled and analysed the motor and components necessary to repair it. After an extensive search, it became apparent that no mechanical parts were available to repair or service these eBike motors, and some bearings and seals were bespoke to the manufacturers. It seemed that eBike owners simply had to buy a new motor, even though (in most cases) there was nothing seriously wrong with the motor they had! Now, a motor can be repaired to last for many more miles instead of heading to landfills. Peter also identified what could be called the Achilles heels or weak points of various eBike motors on the market and came up with solutions to repair or refurbish them. In some motors, he was even able to enhance the original design. This progressed into the creation of repair and upgrade kits, seals, and stronger parts more suited for the work these motors have to do. eBike Motor Centre (formally, Performance Line Bearings) has become the “go-to place” for your motor repairs and internal parts and is now serving many of the UK’s leading bike shops with their service and repair needs, as well as supplying countries all over the world through eBike Motor Centre’s partner network. By prolonging the life of the eBike motors we hope to contribute to a more sustainable future.