It takes a while to get the technique for 29” after being on 26” for so long. I too had been on 26” for decades. Then went 29er in more XC stuff and finally 29 in more technical. 27.5 is actually nearer 27 so it’s more like 26 wheels with a bit of plus.
29 is definitely much bigger. I tried...
I have both as came to EMtb kind of by mistake; bought a pre covid cheap eMtb for my wife who needed a new hip and then struggled to keep up with her on climbs so took plunge too. eMtb were half the price then of now. Oh. And acoustic bikes too.
I like my eMtb for winter crud riding here in the...
I know this is an old post but to let you know it fixed mine (e8000) for the same reason...
I set my chainring to 32 (which it is now) in ST and "E10" came up ...cleaned all the battery terminals etc. Went out on the analogue (still like it) gutted thinking "new battery time, new motor time...
Thanks. I did and still do ride my non ebike in crud. However I can pull and press bearings myself and replace fork seals etc, however can’t touch my e800. But being now into 50’s riding in crud isn’t as much fun as in 20’s.
The e8000 sounds like is has a “component lock” like ‘intelligent‘...
What a fantastic video and engineering; clear solution to a common problem.
My biggest bugbear about EMtb motors is their suitability for wet, muddy and generally crud conditions typical for 8 months of the year in the UK.
The whole point of EMtb is how they make crud riding much more fun...
Seems most comments are about some form of credit even if short term but over. 60% on survey say cash.
My bike was £2.5k (the good old pre covid days) and cash. No credit card cash. Bank transfer cash.
Being older skool ...like my dad said the only debt you should consider is a mortgage. But...
Just how eMtb can transform someone’s riding....top stuff. Good wide line choice btw...and did that single brake work well enough to stop you flying through the tape ?
24/24er then fella.....
I was racing (badly) XC in the Quantocks and around Bracknell back in the early 1990s on 26” quite happily. I’d cack myself on one now as don’t ride fast enough to overcome the inertia of objects on smaller wheels.
Big wheels tolerate slower riding in technical terrain...
I’m really enjoying where this “limited” initial survey has gone.
What it shows is we have choice. And an increasingly good choice at that (apart from bike scarcity).
I was a very early adopter of 29” wheels on MTB. Always rated then even from an early frame geo more akin to road bikes...
Well the collective additional weight of eMtb is quite near the BB. The weight adds momentum for sure....remember how much your old DH bikes weighed ? Or is that too distant a memory ;-) 70 degree HA 400 CS and fell off all the time ...I know I did on my early Spesh M2 with RS Judies and road...
Check out Enduro Bikes 2020 speed shootout:
https://enduro-mtb.com/en/enduro-race-bike-mtb-review/#toc_ueberblick
A good review of bikes with varying chainstays, geometry and reach etc. This does transpose to EMtb also so may give you a good benchmark of what may suit.
Many have gone 29 at least up front as found to be fast, once rolling, they wouldn’t go 29 if it was slower. Take Martin Maes for example....
if you want short front end and short CS get a 26/26 ;-)
27.5 is actually nearer 27.0 than 27.5. When I had a 27.5 meta AM found it not hugely...
I agree and as you say sometimes it’s the psychology that gives impressions however being positive on a bike is as important as wheel size for sure.
I too run a Spesh 2015 and mullet it when steeper stuff beckons ( not at moment ref full hospitals) as have a choice of technicality riding from...
An age old debate.
It’s really down to personal preference, your style of riding, what you get used to and perhaps type of terrain.
ive run 29 for around 10 years now. Before eMtb. And found 29 to roll better. I’ve had 26 and 27.5 bikes too. The 27.5 felt positively similar to a 26 but 29 was...
Seems that having adequate back protection to spread a potential impact is key along with spreading weight 70/30 ish to hips.
The momentum of a spare battery at 15mph onto a spine would be quite an impact hence spending wisely on a pack with protection would be top of my list.
Hospitals in...