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Why does that bother you? Everybody I know with an eMTB - or any MTB for that matter drive cars, ride motorcycles, ride road or commuter cycles - heck, many all of that. They have a vested interest. Now if you were talking 180-200mm you might have an argument but I see 140/150mm travel bikes...

For sure. We have taxpayer funded Accident Compensation which covers medical costs in most accidents. Just in 1 city the cost of hired scooter accidents is in the tens of millions with Drs visits, x-rays, MRI scans, hospital time and physio treatments - there are other costs, but those are ones...

Bloody things are all over the place here. Can't wait for the hire ones to be banned - they are a frigging blight on cities.

I just turn the motor off and try to blitz them while making vroom vroom noises

No - just the base battery.

70% is good enough

I have a 45km (27sh miles) loop with 900M climbing (around 2900ft) with average speed of around 14km (about 8 1/2mph) Ride 80-85% in Eco about 5% in Turbo (3 short sharp climbs) and the rest in Trail. Don't quite make it on the Levo with 504Wh battery and with the 700Wh I have around 10-12%...

I'm 240lb and found the SL OK power-wise, but sucked the battery way too fast.

As 2020 is a leap year, 2021 will be 527,040‬ seconds after 00.00.1 of 2020.

Used to trail ride dirt bikes up north in the Indian Lake & Lake Placid area when visiting relatives. Was some good trails that I hope are available for MTB these days.

So late getting the 2020 models out they rebranded them huh?

Have shipped numerous bikes and motorcycles over the years - never had a freight company accept one without insurance. A few in the high dollar bracket $30K plus I have had to pay extra, but usually not too expensive. Exactly. Have refused acceptance of several bikes with damaged packaging and...

Is most certainly an eMX bike - not an eMTB. Huge difference and those things should only be on private land or closed circuits.

The Scott eGenius 900 Tuned I picked up recently IS that bike for me. Giant does not quite do it for me, Speshy is meh, tried a RM Altitude and did not like the rear suspension layout - I can look at all sorts of other brands but my reality is that I prefer to buy from a LBS.

THIS

I don't skid around corners on a motorcycle either - road or dirt. As I used to teach my students - brake with the bike upright to achieve maximum braking force, complete braking before the apex where you will be powering on .... spinning the wheel through and out of the corner is not skidding ;)

Yes/No/Maybe/Not really :p Dominant side is not really taken into account on a motorcycle and should not really be on a bicycle - sort of. The way it was explained to me by someone that researched motorcycles back to the Gottleib Daimler days, is that way back when hand clutches were starting...

Here is my take on it. 1 motor a year is a real issue. 2 motors a year and I am talking with whatever local agency looks after Consumer Protection. 3 motors I am looking for a refund .... 4 motors I want compensation for lost riding time AND mental duress.

I think people need to take @Gary with an open mind. Personally I think this song pretty much describes him ...

@kafkastan - check the post from @Gary. He has made some very intelligent suggestions based on DH kit that I have no experience with. Checked some out yesterday for when my 12sp setup needs replacing and the Zee derailleur does look a more stronger unit than the XC stuff.