Is the Rail strong enough to ride without the battery?

Bike Gorilla

Member
Jul 2, 2020
49
14
Linslade
I know no one on here will have a definitive answer to this, but I'm wondering because I would happily use this bike for uplift days, but some places won't carry an ebike.
I'm holding on to my enduro bike for these days when they start up again, so wondered how much the battery addds to the structural integrity of the frame!?

I'm talking about an aluminium frame in my case.
 

Voluptua

Active member
Oct 4, 2020
103
65
United Kingdom
The battery won't add anything to the structure. But you might want to rig up something to fill the hole, and stop crud getting in. Perhaps a dead battery with the guts removed? Or cling film!
 

Bike Gorilla

Member
Jul 2, 2020
49
14
Linslade
The battery won't add anything to the structure. But you might want to rig up something to fill the hole, and stop crud getting in. Perhaps a dead battery with the guts removed? Or cling film!
You can buy the covers for about £50 and then figure a way to attach it without a battery.
 

Kernow

E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Patreon
Founding Member
Jan 18, 2018
1,436
1,149
Cornwall uk
Apparently Bipe Park Wales won’t. And I’ve heard that in some of the Alps resorts the lifties won’t load them up!
No problem in the alps or bike park wales with mine . I used so many ski lifts travelling from morzine into the Swiss alps and never had one issue there was about a dozen ebikes in out group
Bike park wales no problem iether , but it’s nicer to ride to the top on an ebike , cheaper and takes about the same time as the uplift depending on que times .
To be fair at both destinations an ebike was a bit pointless , if I had a decent enduro I would take that. There’s much better free places to ride in wales with an ebike , try cwm carn , brechfa etc in that area .
 

bluewater87

Active member
Jul 12, 2020
135
56
Canada

Bike Gorilla

Member
Jul 2, 2020
49
14
Linslade
No problem in the alps or bike park wales with mine . I used so many ski lifts travelling from morzine into the Swiss alps and never had one issue there was about a dozen ebikes in out group
Bike park wales no problem iether , but it’s nicer to ride to the top on an ebike , cheaper and takes about the same time as the uplift depending on que times .
To be fair at both destinations an ebike was a bit pointless , if I had a decent enduro I would take that. There’s much better free places to ride in wales with an ebike , try cwm carn , brechfa etc in that area .
Thanks for the info. That’s good news about the Alps. I’ve been both places a fair bit and I was more thinking about justifying keeping the enduro bike. I’m still paying off my Rail and trying to figure out what I need.
Thanks for the info everyone
 

Gyre

Well-known member
Jan 25, 2021
630
422
Pasadena, CA
Another possible option if Etsy doesn't work out - Bosch sells "dummy" Powertube battery shells, presumably for display purposes. The issue will be whether the shell is tapped with the right threads and so forth.
 

EMTB Forums

Since 2018

The World's largest electric mountain bike community.

555K
Messages
28,072
Members
Join Our Community

Latest articles


Top