I’m a 67kg male and when I moved from a non-electric enduro 27,5” bike to a 29” light ebike I’ve definitively become slower in turns.
I think that, if she’s fit enough, she should consider a light ebike (and maybe some specific gym workout + working on her technique).
That’s exactly what I meant with “hard bleeding” :)
The more things you have to do (i.e. remove the caliper, change the bike position in the stand, hit the cable, etc.) the more I consider the bleeding complicated. I think that MT7 are designed in a way that makes the complete elimination of...
I do NOT recommend MT7, for some reasons:
- impossible pads alignment
- noisy rotors (at least the Magura Storm)
- pistons became sticky in a very short time and I couldn’t find a solution
- bleeding is very, very hard
- lever feel is on the spongy side compared to other systems (i.e. Shimano)...
Stronger than Magura, much easier bleeding, less issues with pads alignment (MT7 are a nightmare for that) and even less fading on longer descents. Magura are a bit easier to modulate, tough.
You can, but you need an external beacon called HeartBeatz and an app called HeatBeatz Connect.
I use it to broadcast the HR from my Apple Watch to my Garmin 830 and it works well.
I tried my first e-bike in 2018; after that moment, I didn’t wanted to touch an e-bike again until the mid power, light models came out. Weight sucks.
Now I have a carbon Rise. Uphill it’s much better than an analogue bike of course, but in the downs I still miss the lightness of a traditional mtb…