Pole Voima 190mm Travel EMTB

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Just arrived with me, what an impact this has as soon as you see it!

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Voima Sizing Questions/Views/Opinions

Hello everyone! I had a couple of good demo rides on the Voima last week and, as the people here are eager to hear how she rides, I thought I’d give a little review based on my first experiences on the bike. First of all I’m 177 cm and weigh 72kg and I mainly rode the K2 but I had a quick go...

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[Zimmerframe]

Wow ! It looks incredible !

 

[Tubby G]

Is it raw aluminium finish ?

 

[Pacific Ryder]

OMG!! You are one lucky guy Rob! Can't wait to hear your review/opinions on this Super Enduro monster.

 

[dobbyhasfriends]

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Is it raw aluminium finish ?

No, it’s the Storm Grey. Different shades of grey depending on angle! Beautiful finish

 

[Alexbn921]

Sweet!!!!

 

[steve_sordy]

@dobbyhasfriends has a boner!

 

[steve_sordy]

No, it’s the Storm Grey. Different shades of grey depending on angle! Beautiful finish

Do you have a paint code for that?

 

[Doomanic]

How fat is it?

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

How fat is it?

Not sure yet. I’ll weigh mine when it’s built.

The way they ship them is smart, in 2 boxes. The first box, a real small footprint box, which contains the frame and all other parts, and a second box containing the wheels and tyres.

frame, fork, motor, battery, bars, grips, charger etc etc in this single small box:

 

[dobbyhasfriends]

Not sure yet. I’ll weigh mine when it’s built.

The way they ship them is smart, in 2 boxes. The first box, a real small footprint box, which contains the frame and all other parts, and a second box containing the wheels and tyres.

frame, fork, motor, battery, bars, grips, charger etc etc in this single small box:
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you are not bloody helping..
that shits giving me a boner !

 

[Another One]

you are not bloody helping..
that shits giving me a boner !

You need help.

 

[dobbyhasfriends]

You need help.

no, I need a Voima
wanted one since they first appeared with a brose motor.. want one more now

 

[Another One]

no, I need a Voima
wanted one since they first appeared with a brose motor.. want one more now

Cool I think you need the Voima but also some help.

 

[Bomble]

Stunning bike

 

[Doomanic]

Not sure yet. I’ll weigh mine when it’s built.

The way they ship them is smart, in 2 boxes. The first box, a real small footprint box, which contains the frame and all other parts, and a second box containing the wheels and tyres.

frame, fork, motor, battery, bars, grips, charger etc etc in this single small box:
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How many bikes have they sent?

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

How many bikes have they sent?

One. The other pre built bike was Chris’ from Pole’s bike (he delivered it and wanted to show me a fully built one too )

 

[ilostmypassword]

The amount of travel and top tube length on trail bikes is getting silly

 

[2WheelsNot4]

Very nice, but at 190mm, maybe a triple would be better suited.

 

[Mteam]

nice paintjob, but the frame itself is really ugly (IMO!).

website says the weight is between 23-25kg depending on build spec.

Just had a look on the website, and they are selling it as frame only (inc motor and battery) as well as a complete build, which is pretty good, I think they're the only 'mainstream' e bike vendor to do this?

 

[jbrown15]

After looking more into the specs Pole says you have to run a 190mm or 200mm fork with this frame. I can’t help but feel like they missed the mark a little bit designing the frame to not have a 180mm rear travel option letting people run a 180mm front fork.

saying that the frame will only work with a 190mm or 200mm travel front fork really limits your options for forks.

Of course I could be off on my thinking.

 

[militantmandy]

I am sure it's a good bike to ride. However, I would never buy a Pole:

There is basically an entire facebook page dedicated to how bad their customer service is and there seems to be a disproportionate number of failures
It's mind-bendingly ugly (subjective I appreciate)
I would not want to put my money in Leo's pocket

 

[Tankboy]

Here's mine - had it for about 5 weeks - best bike I've ever owned without a doubt!!

 

[dobbyhasfriends]

Here's mine - had it for about 5 weeks - best bike I've ever owned without a doubt!!

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for me the prettiest bike I've ever seen.. a thing of beauty. fork and shock really set it off as well

 

[ilostmypassword]

Here's mine - had it for about 5 weeks - best bike I've ever owned without a doubt!!

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Looks like a bike Donald Trump rides

 

[militantmandy]

They certainly seem to divide opinion.

 

[James_MTB]

Here's mine - had it for about 5 weeks - best bike I've ever owned without a doubt!!

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What sensor is that on the rear wheel?

 

[Tankboy]

What sensor is that on the rear wheel?

Its a valve mounted magnet which motor reads as the wheel rotates - no need for a disk magnet and cable sensor

 

[Tankboy]

They certainly seem to divide opinion.

It looks different in real life - I thought if I'm getting gold, I'm going all the way with it - its the first time I've ever searched for components on CRC using 'Gold' as the search term