Petegee56
New Member
Hello All,
New convert to E bikes here, I have ridden mountain bikes for the last ten years, generally " Enduro" riding. What this actually means is a steep fire road climb to the top followed by a steep, rooty, rocky strip of mud to the bottom, rinse and repeat,. Generally around ladybower in the peaks, The wrekin in the midlands or the golfie whenever i can get up to scotland.
Usual reaction from my riding group to ebikes is as you can imagine but to me the make perfect sense for the type of riding i do, get me to the top so i can ride down again. More downs = more fun
However it is no easier to find the do it all bike in Ebike than it is non ebikes. I want something that is capable to eat up the steep technical descents but also not be as heavy as a oil tanker and be ok on more mellow stuff if i ride it,
I have test ridden the Santa cruz Heckler and the Merida E 160 2020 model, Im happy with a 504 Wh battery, like the idea of less weight and most of the time it will be more than enough range for me, my test rides got me 18 miles and 4000 - 4900 feet
I think prefer the Merida , which if i am honest surprised me, I would be happier if it was half a degree slacker and 10mm longer in reach but the numbers look about right, I guess what im looking for is comfort that people have used the E160 for similar riding to me and its fantastic before I bite the buillet and spend big money on one, I have watched more videos and read more reviews on bikes than i care to admit,
The extra advantage with the Merida is my local bike shop stocks it, they are giving me a hefty discount on an 2020 8000 model and i think its one of the best looking ebikes around.
Other bikes i an considering are the Focus Sam2 or YT Decoy Shred both slacker and a bit longer, but also heavier.
Anyway thanks for reading my rambles, im sure i will open my wallet and eventually and make a choice,
PS, can i wash my bike with a hose pipe or will i kill it !!
Pete
New convert to E bikes here, I have ridden mountain bikes for the last ten years, generally " Enduro" riding. What this actually means is a steep fire road climb to the top followed by a steep, rooty, rocky strip of mud to the bottom, rinse and repeat,. Generally around ladybower in the peaks, The wrekin in the midlands or the golfie whenever i can get up to scotland.
Usual reaction from my riding group to ebikes is as you can imagine but to me the make perfect sense for the type of riding i do, get me to the top so i can ride down again. More downs = more fun
However it is no easier to find the do it all bike in Ebike than it is non ebikes. I want something that is capable to eat up the steep technical descents but also not be as heavy as a oil tanker and be ok on more mellow stuff if i ride it,
I have test ridden the Santa cruz Heckler and the Merida E 160 2020 model, Im happy with a 504 Wh battery, like the idea of less weight and most of the time it will be more than enough range for me, my test rides got me 18 miles and 4000 - 4900 feet
I think prefer the Merida , which if i am honest surprised me, I would be happier if it was half a degree slacker and 10mm longer in reach but the numbers look about right, I guess what im looking for is comfort that people have used the E160 for similar riding to me and its fantastic before I bite the buillet and spend big money on one, I have watched more videos and read more reviews on bikes than i care to admit,
The extra advantage with the Merida is my local bike shop stocks it, they are giving me a hefty discount on an 2020 8000 model and i think its one of the best looking ebikes around.
Other bikes i an considering are the Focus Sam2 or YT Decoy Shred both slacker and a bit longer, but also heavier.
Anyway thanks for reading my rambles, im sure i will open my wallet and eventually and make a choice,
PS, can i wash my bike with a hose pipe or will i kill it !!
Pete