I demoed a Race CX Wild at the Bosch booth at Sea Otter while they held my Voima that rode in on, so I was able to a clear comparison and contrast between the 2 bikes as well as differentiating between the race and non-race motors. The Wild felt like a better Orbea Rise, due to the superiority...
Pinkbike commenters will have a field day with that motor placement. A "ballsy" move to say the least.
Despite the product differences Leo layed out in the video, there's perhaps too much overlap in the bike's current pre-prod state and it may frustrate the existing customer base and may force...
All recommendation bets are off if you mullet a Voima. It changes the seat angle, COG and where you sit in the box. And that will affect its uphill ability.
There is a difference between stack and rise changes as to how they affect reach and where you are over the bars. One shortens the bike and...
I stand corrected - I guess there is enough room to put a motor. And it looks like Leo is pulling a Elon - I had early access to the Model 3 in 2017 because I was already a Model S owner.
Some thoughts on the Onni - folks, this bike is really light and it's a mullet. These were the main...
The Onni suspension, though also a four-bar is markedly different from Sensei and isn't setup in its current state for a CX motor, IMHO from what I saw when the bike was flipped for service. The rocker is right were the motor should be, and dropping the motor would compromise the 200mm+ rear...
Still going with this...
The other thing for us Voima folks is the suitability of Sensei to a gearbox motor setup. Specifically, the huge value-add of such a setup is to dump the chain for a Gates belt-drive. The essential question here is how much chain growth does Sensei suspension have? I...
I agree about SRAM. To be clear, I'm talking about the EMTB space, where the lion's share of the market goes to non-motor derailleur groups and in that area SRAM has been stealing the thunder from Shimano for years now.
This may be a breakthrough of the internally-geared transmission tech...
This drive has been getting some interesting airplay, and one can clearly understand why, especially for full power emtbs, where the potential added weight (+1 lb for this animal) is a manageable tradeoff for a sealed, automated, unified motor drivetrain. Thing is, this Isn't the first foray...
It was clear, fair weather Saturday at Sea Otter and the place was packed - Overheard somebody say that this an 'MTB version of Burning Man".
So the Pole booth was at good location a had a number of different bikes on display.
There was K2 ID that looked trick in gold. It was not as...
While this fresh off the CNC machine new beast from Pole is by no means an ebike, it strikes some interesting lines and design cues that could hint at what a full 200mm travel Voima could potentially look like. And it's a mullet!. No Sensei, and I would wager that that anti-rise would be...
IDs are brand new (I haven't seen one) and Voima's in general are a rare bird, versus say Levos which are as common as pigeons out here. More importantly, multiple sizes can be seen at once. Say you bought K2 and you wondered what a K1 would feel like or your considering a purchase and not sure...
I'll let others reply who have the bike without PPF. My Storm Grey bike came with it very professionally applied (no easy task). At first I liked the protection aspect of it - a berm gave way on one of my rides and took a spill that would have totally marred the swingarm. OTOH, the film does...
There is a good possibility the a few sizes will be available to check out. For those not sure about size or just want to fancy one in the CNC flesh and happen to be within travel distance of Monterey, CA for the next few days may, this could be a great opportunity. Bosch will also be there for...
I would definitely, definitely go to Sea Otter to check out the sizes - a pure luxury for many folks who can't. It would be interesting if the let you try riding each size. Just standing on the bike you would likely choose the larger size if you straggling between them. If they let on a demo...
I find applying ceramic coating on my other naked aluminum bike (good old Amp Research B4) works quite well at shedding dirt, mud, and debris. And yes, polish is the ultimate failsafe.
What is the process to do this in the USA? Do they generate unique software patch or do you ship the motor out to them or do you have to show them the bike?
When you push the riser bar height (which is a must for this bike), you are more upright, which makes long casual routes more enjoyable (think old fashioned risers when we were tykes), which does wonders for the smaller box aspect of the K1. I noticed early on that Rob moved quickly to the...