Thanks for allowing me to Jack !
Having been on full suss MTB’s for a while now, before the advent of motors it’s a positive that most Ebike manufacturers that have a non Ebike background, such as Giant, Spesh, Mondraker, Intense etc tend to keep the kinematic design similar through to their...
In all my decades (yes I’m now well I to 50’s) I’ve rarely seen such pent up demand for a mountain bike.
where have the times gone that you could just visit a Mayhem, try loads of bikes out in various sizes chat to dealers to aid a decision on what bike best suits you and pull the trigger...
This highlights how eMtb and their use in bike parks will vary according to environment in which used.
Mr Simmo has some good home grown stats above. Showing how an eMtb can be a real asset in those location were vertical climb is less, in the region of 2-300m per climb (read Welsh valleys and...
Where there is sunken cost in infrastructure it won’t change the uplift model due to the marginal incremental increase in cost to run the infrastructure and extend the value of investment out of ski season. Widely the case in the Alps of Europe and most ski resorts.
However not all locations...
My thoughts are that the larger bikeparks with higher vertical climbs will keep uplift services. Of course in Alpine regions chairlifts can be utilised outside the ski season to take bikes, paragliders etc to the top of the hill so they will stay.
Those bike parks that have less verticality to...
Fair point although who knows how far legislation will go ? Maybe uplift vans will need to be electric in the future ?
I’m looking beyond next year or that after out 10 years when I’d guess a fair few on this forum will be dependent on assistance;-)
Having seen sports live and decline in my...
That’s a good point, the environment in which you bike could too have an impact…apart from me being insanely jealous of anyone biking around Queenstown
Of interest saw quite a percentage of ebikes at BPW yesterday hence my post.
I‘m not advocating either way.
You could live with a bike park near however BPW uplift is fully booked months in advance. Living near doesn’t get you to jump the queue.
If you lived near, had a capable Ebike, could...
Will the rapid growth of eMtb see the progressive decline of uplift demand at bike parks ?
Factors Supporting a Decline:
Environment: Electric vs diesel burners
Availability: Much easier to book in on an Ebike than a limited supply uplift
Technology: Ebikes are getting lighter, batteries...
That’s What’s great about ebikes; they (possibly…no statists to back this up here) just encourage one to get out more and engage in aerobic activity. Any form of such is good for you from walking to jogging running rowing ….etc etc…
Why we buy an Ebike is pretty individual but if it enables...
Yep Gen 4 didn’t do a punchy tek climb but on fire road very similar. I have fettled with ST to deliver specific power/assist in each mode that makes it feel very different to the stock tune options though. Again customising makes its personal to the user.
Also the geometry of a bike matters in...
Rode a Trek Rail with Gen 4 a bit today and tbh the biggest difference is the ability to decouple the gear above assist speed. That’s miles ahead of the gloop I have to ride with the e8000.
however in terms of how natural the feel is in Shimano eco/trail vs Bosch tour/eMtb there isn’t much in...
To me the STUnlocker was to the e8000 what the new Shimano app is to the EP8. It’s a brilliant piece of 3rd party software that helps you preset modes according to desired outcome. I’m sure Shimano saw it and took heed.
I’m off to BPW today so have designed my own eco mode I can upload in...
I do wonder how the Pw X3 will play out. Little said about the X2 and not sure if it has a clutch, how it delivers power and the big question…reliability. Although little said about the Yam units reliabilit; perhaps as not as universally used as Bosch, Brose and Shimano ? I’d just avoid Brose...
Yiu do t need a motor to run an average Joe Enduro; plenty are run for the average Joe already. Or were until covid hit.
I think the message coming out is that E Enduro racing needs to take into account the pedal assist element more in the competing. E.g More technical uphill sections...