First e-bike choice

[YAMMYKID636]

Hello, looking to buy my first e-bike and can’t decide what to order!
I have a budget of roughly £5k and live in North East England . Usually ride trail centres, steep techy off piste stuff with steep drops. Occasionally I’ll do jumps but never the bike jump lines and I’d like to be able to ride it on some longer days out but never anything more than around 40 miles ( I’m pretty fit in general but really just want the ebike to get more descending riding time in )
My current choice in the lineup with pros and cons are Orange Phase factory 27.5 - Strangely I like the looks and has an excellent spec list. Unsure about the shimano ep801 motor and I’d be ordering online with the bike being shipped out to me (winstanleys) so if I have any issues arise it’s more of a pain to sort.
Cube stereo 160 SLT - unreal spec list and has Bosch cx motor and large battery . Again from winstanleys and at the upper end of my budget . Unsure on the quality of cube carbon frames .
Haibike Nduro 8 free ride - Yamaha pwx3 motor, ohlins suspension and can buy at a local shop to myself . Might be abit overkill for a lot of my riding and approx 29/30kg in a size large which I think as around 5kg more than the other 2 bikes will be. However I’m getting a good deal on this and it’s approx £1000 cheaper than the other two! Any help much appreciated! Cheers

 

[Polar]

Hello, looking to buy my first e-bike and can’t decide what to order!
I have a budget of roughly £5k and live in North East England . Usually ride trail centres, steep techy off piste stuff with steep drops. Occasionally I’ll do jumps but never the bike jump lines and I’d like to be able to ride it on some longer days out but never anything more than around 40 miles ( I’m pretty fit in general but really just want the ebike to get more descending riding time in )
My current choice in the lineup with pros and cons are Orange Phase factory 27.5 - Strangely I like the looks and has an excellent spec list. Unsure about the shimano ep801 motor and I’d be ordering online with the bike being shipped out to me (winstanleys) so if I have any issues arise it’s more of a pain to sort.
Cube stereo 160 SLT - unreal spec list and has Bosch cx motor and large battery . Again from winstanleys and at the upper end of my budget . Unsure on the quality of cube carbon frames .
Haibike Nduro 8 free ride - Yamaha pwx3 motor, ohlins suspension and can buy at a local shop to myself . Might be abit overkill for a lot of my riding and approx 29/30kg in a size large which I think as around 5kg more than the other 2 bikes will be. However I’m getting a good deal on this and it’s approx £1000 cheaper than the other two! Any help much appreciated! Cheers

Surprised not Levo is among your considerations since many of their versions is on sale these days due to overstock.
Bosch CX is good but I would never buy a Shimano.
Just my personal opinion.

 

[Bummers]

Another vote for Bosch over Shimano. Look at the action team instead of the SLT, still very high spec.