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If bike shops only made $200-$300 on a 5k+ bike, then they'd be ruined every time there was a sale to shift old stock.

I have been more wondering how no brand has managed to seriously undercut the competition. These are bicycles, not cars, and yet a bargain e-mtb costs $5k?

Assuming it proves reliable, and assuming it proves to be repairable/replaceable, it's quite possible it wrecks the sales of every brand not using it. I can't imagine settling for a Bosch if a comparable bike is available with a DJI.

This would be sick. DJI's system with Specialized support? I choose to believe this.

Pretty sure DJI is planning to provide their system to bike makers. Open source is doubtful though.

I agree. It's the difference between the bike making you feel like a superman, and a bike making it feel like turning the pedals is an on-switch for a motor.

Yeah I'm not really sure why you wouldn't build higher voltage when building a new system. Presumably they have a reason.

The reviewers are all using boost mode because it's neat and exciting. I don't think you'd use it a lot as an average rider, but it'd be great to have for certain trail sections. It's always good to have more power, since you don't have to use it if you don't need it. If it was just powerful it...

I think people that complain about e-mtb speed are conflating e-motorcycles with class-1 e-bikes. An e-mtb can go uphill faster than an analogue bike, but you'll never hit the speed limit going uphill, and downhill any bike can go as fast as you dare.

That color scheme is so ugly it kind of loops back around to being cool. :P

But do you Ever need to put your foot down, but the ground slopes away and you can't do it without your crotch hitting the top tube? I have, and it means you topple downhill.

I'm assuming there are serious design compromises that come with step-through frames. If not, I think every bike would have one, as they're objectively superior ergonomically. I'd absolutely love a step-through enduro bike, if such a thing is possible.

Seems like there is a ton of diversity in how the motors are laid out and how they solve the various issues that need solving for the ebike application.

I don't think I'd want to "jump the gun" and get a 6+k bike from Alibaba before any ecosystem for support/maintenance has developed. I'd also need a rock solid guarantee as far as having an intact bike arrive on my doorstep before I'd risk that much money.

Is Amflow not selling mostly direct?

I removed, cleaned and reinstalled all my linkage bolts, and the creak is fixed.

So I got the new chain ring on, but how do I tighten the chain ring nut? I can hand tighten it, but it just spins the chainring. When removing it I could use the opposite crank arm to get leverage, but it doesn't work for tightening. Am I really supposed to hold the chain ring to get 50nm of...

Madness.

I dunno, but that downtube looks massive.

Christ that was hard to remove. When it finally broke loose I fell over. :P