E-Bike Frames

[JoshDwnHll]

Does anyone know whether bike brands will be selling just the frames soon?

 

[jsalas2]

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E-bike testing at Bonelli park last Friday. It's coming! We are finalizing geometry, travel, BB height, price, & name. Working towards a May possible June release date. Will be available in frame only and full build options, custom color options, mixed wheel design, with Shimano Steps drive. #ebike #aluminumwelding #madeintheusa #alloyisthefuture
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[JoshDwnHll]

Shame it's Shimano steps

 

[Doomanic]

So what motor do you want?

 

[Dirtnvert]

Be cool to see the boutique brands take on emtb’s. Break some moulds and fill some gaps in the market

 

[JoshDwnHll]

So what motor do you want?

Bosch so I can reuse the motor and display etc that I've got

 

[Doomanic]

Given that’s it probably in it’s death throes I can’t see anyone other than some random Chinese manufacturer offering anything for it. Which will be woefully out of date anyway.

 

[Welshman]

Theres a german company on ebay selling cube ebike frames and bosch cx motors......take a look

 

[Russell]

That's odd, I emailed orange and they said Shimano wouldn't let them sell just the frames.

 

[JoshDwnHll]

I meant companies like haibike, trek etc

 

[JoshDwnHll]

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That's odd, I emailed orange and they said Shimano wouldn't let them sell just the frames.

Yeah that is a bit weird

 

[Doomanic]

What sort of frame are you looking for? Enduro, downhill, trail?

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

Be cool to see the boutique brands take on emtb’s. Break some moulds and fill some gaps in the market

You mean like intense

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

Intense tazer.

 

[Russell]

That tazer is cool as

 

[Dirtnvert]

You mean like intense

Haaa no but it might be their only bike I’d ride. Chinese plastic bike with poor customer service. I’m thinking real boutique. In house fabrication. What’s funny is back in the day foes and intense mostly cracked trying to build too light. Banshee built heavy but contracted out to the orient and got misalignment issues without in house quality control. Somewhere in the middle and combine in house without going too light. Motor will drag an extra pound or two. Canfield should restructure and make emtb’s. In house, durable progressive geo w/o the trendy crazy long chainstays we’re now seeing from others(just need more SO)and good customer service from them. 140r/160f 29” toir emtb, 165r/170f 27.5 balance acoustic bike, and a 180r/180-200f 27.5/29 Jedi emtb.
Or Guerrilla gravity with their current wonder bike in an emtb. Fresh innovation from hungry builders

 

[2unfit2ride]

I emailed a lot of manufacturers that used the shimano system (which I know you don't want) when I was looking to move all the bits over from my Ideal Traxxer & all the big ones said no, a couple of the smaller ones would but as it has been said that shimano don't allow it then I don't think I should mention them on here just in case they get into trouble, but if anyone wants one for the steps system then PM me & I will pass on the details.
Cheers.

 

[Dirtnvert]

Boutique high pivot frames could use bolt on adapters to fit the motor of your choice

 

[JoshDwnHll]

I'm definitely chasing a longer travel frame, I just hate the idea of having to buy a new complete bike if I want to upgrade when I've spent alot upgrading the components on the current bike.

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

Frame only would've saved me a pretty penny. I'd like to see someone offer it with success so others follow.

 

[huxi]

You can buy some cube hybrid frames for bosch cx motors here: Cube Hybrid Rahmen

 

[StuE]

I would guess it would be frame and motor, so you could then build the bike with the parts you wanted

 

[R120]

Well you can but a Shimano motor mount and take it over to your local frame builder.

Electric Motor Mounts

 

[Tim29]

I have seen most the motor manufacturer deny the larger companies the right to sell motors.
I would speculate because there buying power.
I also have seen that both Bose and shimano have denied sales of drive units to those who don’t have approved battery packs.
You can buy the steps drive unit with there battery packs.
But they would not sell me just the drive unit without there battery packs unless i had an approved battery pack in USA.

 

[R120]

You can buy just the drive unit in Europe, and all the component parts separately - the appeal to me is to be able to swap over the drivetrain/motor/battery from existing bike to a new one.

 

[khorn]

Here is a frame option if you are brave

EMTB carbon HT frame

As a matter of fact I know Peter who owns XMCarbon and he has a very good reputation and the stuff I have bought from him has been ok.

Karsten

 

[JoshDwnHll]

You can buy just the drive unit in Europe, and all the component parts separately - the appeal to me is to be able to swap over the drivetrain/motor/battery from existing bike to a new one.

Thats exactly what I want to achieve

 

[Welshman]

You can buy just the drive unit in Europe, and all the component parts separately - the appeal to me is to be able to swap over the drivetrain/motor/battery from existing bike to a new one.

Were can you buy just the drive unit???

 

[R120]

Shimano STEPS Motor E8000 | eBay