Congrats. Dealer ordered an Expert for me yesterday, my first eMTB. Currently on Ibis Ripmo and looking forward to new adventures.
I was considering Pivot Shuttle LT, Mondraker Crafty Carbon, Orbea Wild, ARI Timp Peak 2.0 but went with Turbo Levo since there's better local support for...
I'm not too crazy about that. Much of our local riding is in the mountains next to wilderness areas. No services, few people, in the backcountry. If I ran out of main battery, or there's a power system failure, not being able to shift while pedaling out would not be fun.
Admittedly a worst case...
I've been thinking the same thing. I used to be an engineer at a US auto maker and we always advised friends/family not to buy the first year of a new model car.
Not sure about revolutionary, but at the 2025 Taipei Cycle show, one of the booths was showing off a 2.3 Kg, 80nm motor that replaces all the planetary reduction gearing with "magnetic gearing". Advantages are lower friction losses so higher efficiency, fewer gears to wear, and much quieter...
Longevity ... All the Brose and Bosch tear-down/repair videos out there are pretty revealing. I hope the new motors from Brose (and Bosch) are sealed better than their very recent versions while still allowing for heat dissipation and maintainability - all in what looks to be a smaller housing...
When I asked if the extender would mount externally, I was told it also goes into the downtube. I was surprised/skeptical but have no reason to doubt my source. I assume he meant the main and extender batteries would be in there concurrently rather than one-at-a-time. But perhaps you'd be...
Since the motor is a new design, we'll see. That's one reason I'm still considering a Crafty Carbon since the Bosch gen5 CX is a bit more of a known quantity. Reliability is my main concern so the 2 year warranty and history of offering an extended warranty could help reduce risk of being a new...
I'm considering Mondraker's 2025 Crafty Carbon along with the Gen 4 Levo. My guess is side-load is better than Mondraker's bottom-load approach from a water intrusion viewpoint. On the Crafty Carbon, all four edges of the battery access panel (which is actualy attached to the Bosch battery) face...