Philly G
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I would have liked one of those too, but the irony is they're a lot more expensiveMaybe wish I'd got one of those which give less assistance but are much lighter.
I would have liked one of those too, but the irony is they're a lot more expensiveMaybe wish I'd got one of those which give less assistance but are much lighter.
Not at all. Got old, fatter and the mountains stayed steep. I couldn't enjoy it any more. Now, I'm having a blast riding again.As the title says. I’ve not heard anyone ever say they regretted going to an emtb and made the switch back so I’m just wondering, is there anyone on here that are still on the fence or regretted their decision to get an emtb?
You could try the Liv Intrigue e+ Pro? It will still be heavy but Liv are Giant's female-specific bikes, with geometry designed to suit women. Sizes go down to extra small, and have 27.5" wheels. You might feel a lot more at home on a Liv. Shame to spend all that money on a Levo and not be able to fully enjoy itI'm not crazy about my Levo Turbo. It's a very nice bike, and fun as can be on fireroads and double track. But I find the weight and sluggish handling to be problematic on more technical riding. I am a senior lady, 5'4" and 115 lbs ready to ride. The Small frame has quite a bit longer reach than my Small regular bikes and it is quite noticeable to me (with the shortest possible stem on it). I can't lift the bike onto a bike rack without risking a back injury. I tore a meniscus in my knee lifting it off the rack. I can't work on the brakes or drivetrain because I sure can't hang it on a bikestand. It scares me to death on off camber exposed trails, partly due to the 29er wheels making it feel top heavy compared to my 27.5s on my Pivot Mach 4 and Mach 6. Sooooooo...I have decided to limit my rides on it to terrain that is manageable for me, and stick to my other bikes on the rest. I don't exactly regret buying it as I now know what the hoopla is all about, but it isn't the slam dunk winner for me like it is for a lot of other people.
Exact same here, my E160 900e has been faultless, just charge and ride charge and ride. I sold my very expensive hardly ever ridden Intense Carbine Pro Build just last week because it just wasn't getting ride time.No regrets. Sold my conventional MTB when I realised I hadn't ridden it for a year; always chose the EMTB when going out for a ride.
This is why I keep my modes set pretty low, so I have to push it to keep up with mates on ebikes. I also always ride at my max ability, and keep my mode in eco as much as i can, and only rare trail mode. Pretty much never use boost except if I'm trying to climb something utterly pointless for fun.Yes, because I do not ride my pedal bike as often. I feel I have lost some overall fitness because it is much easier to blast the hills then
to work up them. I ride the Levo at 50 assist and 50 percent. E- mountain bikes are addicting. So I'm on the fence.
No regrets at all. It took me longer than I'd like to have afforded the eMTB though.
I still have a HT, full sus, dirt jumper and the eMTB. I still ride the HT and full sus more, and that comes more down more to the people I regularly ride with. I use the HT for longer more XC fireroad and basic trail rides, the endro for hitting big jumps and rough downhill segments (endro is really my gig), and the eMTB when travelling further or with others on eMTB. Some times I'll ride the commute to and from the trails on my eMTB and ride around with the others with the motor off or the occassional bit of eco. Even when only riding with the motor on, I still think I push myself harder and am getting fitter, not the reverse.
There still are the stupid comments from naysayers - though they still ride modern bikes with modern geo, quality suspension and drive trains, oneday they will accept that eMTB is just another progression and everything has it's place. Though even the few that have tried the bike still feel like it's cheating (even in eco), but my opinion is only if you go easy and let the motor do all the work. I usually stick to the lowest mode I can, and I still ride as hard as I can up those climbs and during my rides. I mostly ride Eco. I have a Merida e160 9000 with the Shimano e8000, and I have eco on med (40% 30nm), trail on med (90% and reduced to 50nm from 70nm via stunlocker), boost on low (150nm 70nm). I sometimes do a whole ride in trail, othertimes mixing between modes and motor off and have great fun.
I am trying to make more eMTB friends, and get on more bigger and fun rides. It floats so well on jumps and feels great on rough terrain. Still need to get the suspension dialled a bit more, mainly on the lowspeed sensitivity, it's still a little rough when going slow, but amazing faster. Still waiting to get a tougher quality bash guard made up for it, so I have not hit some of the gnarlier stuff I would on my endro, but I want to give it a try.
You should have bought a Focus Jam2. 378Whr frame battery, with an option to add another 378Whr onto the downtube for the big days out. My size Large Jam2 weighs 20.4kg, 22.6kg with the TEC pack.No regrets here, been riding mountain bikes for 20 odd years, but recently (400miles ago) bought an e bike.
It's brilliant, but I won't sell the old bike just yet, it'll still get used on uplift days, foreign biking trips.
It'd be great if the ebike were lighter, but I don't want to compromise on power, I would compromise on range though. I am toying with getting a smaller 500wh battery for day to day use to save a kilo of weight, and then use both batteries on those massive days out where one battery isn't enough. If there was a significantly smaller /lighter battery available I'd probably go as small as 400wh if it were significantly lighter than the 625wh battery I have.
You should have bought a Focus Jam2. 378Whr frame battery, with an option to add another 378Whr onto the downtube for the big days out. My size Large Jam2 weighs 20.4kg, 22.6kg with the TEC pack.
When I frist got my eMTB, I figured it would be a 50/50 split eMTB/aMTB. But after a year it became 90/10 eMTB/aMTB and now I have sold the aMTB. It's all eMTB now, and not going back to a aMTB looking at buying my 2nd eMTBAs the title says. I’ve not heard anyone ever say they regretted going to an emtb and made the switch back so I’m just wondering, is there anyone on here that are still on the fence or regretted their decision to get an emtb?
Yea, I have both. eMTB in the dirt and Moto on the street30 years mtb, 1 year emtb. Emtb was the best thing ever and was the pivot point I needed to go full moto. Sold the emtb and don’t ride the acoustic bike barely at all. Dirtbike gets ridden 5 days a week. No regrets!!!!? View attachment 47825 View attachment 47826
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