You also need to take into account support and warranty when making any purchase decision, the Trek for me seemed the best of what’s available here in Aus at the moment.
‘these bikes really should have a 3 year warranty on the motor and electrical as a minimum, I have found Trek warranty to be...
Cool feature on the handle bar remote, if you press and hold the down button it disconnects the battery so when going downhill there is no drain.
Its a very well thought out bike, this is what i wanted my Levo SL to be but alas with the crap standard components and geometry it was not a keeper...
I thought I read on the Emtb Facebook page another guy was going to do the same thing but was not sure if it would work as the XT one has a different front cog
Managed to get an hour on the bike today on one of our local green trails.
As a background i had a Levo SL for the past 18 months and sold it earlier this year to get a Levo Pro. The bike i am comparing this one to is the SL.
What i did not like about the SL was the geometry and the motor...
‘that’s mountain bikes I also have 4 electric road bikes, I actually think I may have a problem. But for now based on your response we can call it an Aussie thing.
‘she has stopped complaining though just rolls her eyes.
‘Might need to get you to talk to my wife I also have a Levo and she can’t seem to understand why I need 3 ebikes.🤓 I actually have 4 but one is my loaner for when someone wants to come riding with us.
‘Agree it’s when you lift it up the weight is nicely balanced, was easy to put in the car.
The handlebars are bloody Wide at 840 not sure why am a bit nervous about cutting them as they are integrated with the stem.