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Reminds me of a Haibike, that one with the built-in headlight.

I have a Kryptonite New York Noose, plus other stuff. See pic. It is 1.3m long and the chain links are made from 12mm hardened hexagonal bar (you can get bigger). Crucially, at one end of the chain is the "noose" - a ring made from the same hex bar. It enables you to loop the other end of the...

Brave man! (y) I look forward to hearing of your exploits. :) PS: Welcome to the Forum. :)

Maybe they freed off the brakes? :giggle:

I do! I've had two and so far, and during the last five and a half years they have been flawless. :) I love the natural feel to the power delivery. When I was doing test rides in late 2018, it is that ride feel that was the significant feature that first attracted me to a Shimano-powered bike...

It sounds like you really want the Haibike. Go with it, it will be a very good intro for your first emtb.

Ah, you got me there! I didn't look up the spec of the bikes, I had assumed that they were similar enough for you to judge them as fit for your purpose. For my purposes, I would want the 150mm minimum. You may be very happy indeed with the lower travel. Many very good riders make lower travel...

You need to know why they went bust. in the case of Wiggle and CRC, they were both owned by the same company who decided to withdraw a financial guarantee to the bank. Without that guarantee, they could not continue to trade legally. Why did the parent company do this? I read on here this week...

The winning argument! It's newer and less likely to have age-related problems with the motor and/ or battery. And if you do, you have an expert close by.

It could be the motors, but I believe that it is much more likely to be rider weight (rider+kit+bike), differences in fitness, or wider and/or stickier tyres. And don't forget the impact of tyre pressures and the tread pattern on rolling resistance.

Not me, nor anyone I know that has a Shimano motor.

What do you mean by "small power reserve"?

I don't know how many runs I have done on my Merida eOne-Sixty. But as at 13th May'24, I have done 2886 miles (4635 km) since 22nd Jul'21. I have had zero problems with the Shimano 630Whr battery and zero problems with the Shimano EP8 motor. When I first got it, I could just about hear the...

@NO-emtb Find someone with a similar bike in your size and who lives in Catalonia and wants to visit Norway near where you live and do a bike swap. Sounds impossible, but people do it with houses. Think of it as AirBNB for ebikes! Put some effort in and this time next year you could be a...

I have found my way around the devastated area I mentioned earlier. It is rideable if I really wanted to but absolutely no fun at all! At least it's not preventing access to other aeras any more. Here are a couple of pics to illustrate. At least when Forestry England have a clearance, they...

@the202 That black & gold colour scheme never seems to get old. It always looks good to me. One of my mates had an Orange Five done out in black & gold. It was the top of the range at the time and it looked absolutely fantastic! The Fox Factory Kashima stanchions just added to the overall look.

I wonder if the bike manufacturers have, ever so subtly of course, been threatened by the legislators?

@the202 Thanks for the 😂. You must be nearly as old as me then to know what the hell I was referring to.

It's your "John Player Special"

Ha Ha!! :ROFLMAO: May I steal that? :love: