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  1. The new Canyon Neuron:ON AL – introduction and test ride

    The new Canyon Neuron:ON AL – introduction and test ride

    The Neuron:ON is the less aggressive, shorter travel Canyon model. In under two years, we’ve seen the full-power Neuron:ON CF and mid-power Neuron:ONfly being introduced. Both are 29er bikes with 140 mm suspension travel. For the last couple of years, the Neuron:ON was almost exclusively...
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    • bosch canyon test
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    • Category: Bike Reviews
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    Comment by 'knut7' in article 'Whyte Kado – an existing design with a new price?'

    I assume one is the carbon frame and the other is the alloy frame. For some reason...
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  3. Whyte Kado – an existing design with a new price?

    Whyte Kado – an existing design with a new price?

    Don’t get me wrong, the Kado isn’t an old bike. It’s a brand-new model from Whyte, and it comes with the latest Bosch CX motor and batteries of either 600 or 800 Wh. This is a detachable battery, which seems to be less common these days. And you can of course add the 250 Wh range extender too...
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    Comment by 'knut7' in article 'Making sense of the Mondraker emtb line-up'

    I decided to change the article to include the Sly! Thx for pointing it out.
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    Comment by 'knut7' in article 'Making sense of the Mondraker emtb line-up'

    Ahh, you're right. I thought I managed to mention them all, but iit was too big of a challenge it seems :)
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  6. Making sense of the Mondraker emtb line-up

    Making sense of the Mondraker emtb line-up

    Mondraker was among the first traditional bike manufacturers to embrace ebikes. All the way back in 2016, they had three models. The full suspension 140 mm travel e-Crafty was probably the most popular one. But does anyone remember the e-Panzer fatbike or the e-Vantage hardtail? All bikes had a...
    • Knut Nes
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    • bosch mondraker shimano tq hpr50
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    • Category: News
  7. Ebike motor sensors - cadence vs torque sensor

    Ebike motor sensors - cadence vs torque sensor

    I received a question a few weeks ago, and I decided I wanted to answer it. It’s off-season after all. If you've got a question, send it to me and perhaps I'll make a video/article about it. Yeah, there is a bit of talk about these two types of sensors. In most cases, on a factory built ebike...
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    Comment by 'knut7' in article 'Shimano E6090 vs. KMC e10 – 10 speed chain test'

    When doing our first 12-speed chain test, wearing the chains down to 0.5%. We did several measurements to see how the chain wear developed. It was pretty much linear. Perhaps the chain needs to be more worn before we see any accellerated degradation.
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    Comment by 'knut7' in article 'Shimano E6090 vs. KMC e10 – 10 speed chain test'

    I could have made it more obvious I guess (: It's only mentioned in the picture text." "The lightly maintained Sram X1 chain was over 1 year old and was replaced by the KMC e10 EPT"
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  10. Shimano E6090 vs. KMC e10 – 10 speed chain test

    Shimano E6090 vs. KMC e10 – 10 speed chain test

    We’ve tested 12-speed Shimano chains before and that wasn’t too much work. With minimum maintenance and maximum motor assistance, we could finish the test in months. Not this time though. 10-speed chains last longer. And these are both ebike-specific chains, which usually means heavier and more...
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    Who needs a E-Fatbike??? (former Moose Manic 2 post ;) )

    The difference is huge. Previously, there was a short but noticeable shove. But it was a bit difficult accessing it as it would cancel if you backpedaled ever so slightly. Now, you're allowed to move the pedals back a bit. I try to illustrate the behavior in this video.
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    Who needs a E-Fatbike??? (former Moose Manic 2 post ;) )

    The EP801 vs the CX gen4 Smart System? The EP800 and EP6 are generous motors at lower cadence, meaning you get lots of power even though you're pedaling slowly with little force. But those motors drop off as you approach 100 rpm, so it feels weaker when going fast. The EP801 maintains the low...
  13. The most reliable motor brand (in Norway)

    The most reliable motor brand (in Norway)

    A poll was posted on a big Norwegian emtb facebook group. There are limitations to facebook surveys, but the guy posting it found a nice solution. People got to vote on the brand they own and if they ever had the motor replaced under warranty. The facebook group and poll are mainly about factory...
    • Knut Nes
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    • bafang bosch brose shimano yamaha
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  14. 2025 Canyon Spectral:ONfly CF Ltd review

    2025 Canyon Spectral:ONfly CF Ltd review

    We were quite surprised to read about the new lightweight Canyon Spectral:ONfly coming with the TQ HPR50 motor. Shouldn’t it come with the Bosch Performance SX 55 Nm motor that is found on the Neuron:ONfly? Wouldn’t it have made more sense the other way around, putting the lighter motor on the...
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    Ebike Battery Pack Energy Density Talk

    I don't think 36 vs 48 V makes much of a difference in this application. In most cases, the power wire is very short so increasing the gauge doesn't carry much of a weight penalty. Interesting graph, did they make one that shows Nm rather than percent of max output too? And it would be...
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    Ebike Battery Pack Energy Density Talk

    Yeah, that's what I meant by "the 48V pack will be asked to deliver a lower current" (: Using a 10A cell, the 13s3p pack would deliver 30 A max while the 10s4p would do 40A. A 600W motor would draw 13A at 48V and 17A at 36V (excluding loss). Pretty much 43% of max continous discharge current...
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    Ebike Battery Pack Energy Density Talk

    NIce. I've only been focusing on energy density the last few years. Either it was a typo or it's a measurement after different standard, but it seems the Samsung 50S is 25A continous discharge according to the spec sheet I read. Regardless, that's impressive. It should be enough to run a full...
  18. knut7

    Ebike Battery Pack Energy Density Talk

    Yeah, it's down to expectations I guess. The ~10% increase from 260 Wh/kg might not sound like much. But I've waited for years to have improved cell chemistry in ebikes, so I'm happy to see any progress. And if the FEB 6 Ah cell is legit, the 10s3p pack becomes 650 Wh, that sounds nice to me...
  19. knut7

    Ebike Battery Pack Energy Density Talk

    I'm using the nominal figures. Sure they're unrealistic and we aren'table to access the full nominal capacity of a battery cell. But it doesn't really matter as long as we're just comparing cells, it tells us the difference between cells. We are getting a certain range from a 500Wh battery, and...
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    Ebike Battery Pack Energy Density Talk

    When doing the article about the Giant 400 Wh battery, I just calculated backwards using 20 cells and 3,6 V to arrive at 5.56 Ah, and it was a number I saw mentioned elsewhere at the time. But now that I've seen the specs sheet... I'm still confused. It states weight and size without the...
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