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Flash Git
Hey team,
As you can see in a couple of my first posts on this forum I'm interested in a Pole Voima which is 190/190mm travel. Before I hit send on ordering one of these i'd like to explore if I missed any other bikes on the market that I should look it.
To begin with I am a carbon slut and a weight weenie. I prefer a lighter bike and will go to reasonable lengths to make a bike as light as practical. However I will not compromise performance for weight savings.
My perfect wish list would be a a mullet set up 180/200mm travel e-bike appropriately slack in the 20-23kg range with carbon frame with removable battery with battery options 600-750wh.
I do a lot of hikeabike and lift over many fences. So lighter is better. My daughter has an Orbea Rise and at 20kg which is easily chuckable over a fence. 25kg bikes are just that much heavier. That said have decided than I want full power and the option to replace batteries midway through the day and I see little point having a 20+kg bike that has less descending ability than my 14kg slayer.
I typically ride super steep tight natural tech as a preference. I'm also chasing my 14yo boy on jumps and drops on flow trails. some of that stuff is getting BIG. Like crankworks DH track big.
The bike I get in the perfect world can run down a world class dh track and hit super tight steep tech.
What I have discovered is that most of the carbon options sit in the 160mm range and are Typically full 29er with a bb too low to then mullet it.
These are the bikes I have considered thus far.
YT Decoy. Almost ideal. It is mullet and carbon, Battery to small however. I'd like more travel. Pricing is competitive.
Uno Mith, Wont ship to nz. I really like this bike, but it is a bit light on rear travel, Its also getting into dentist pricing to import.
Orbea wild 2023 was at the top of the pile for a while. But the non removable battery, high price and its only 160 rear kind of kill it for me. I'd want to 180 the front and mullet the back which which make the geo go out of kilter.
Yeti, santacruz, pivot are dentist prices $20+k nzd for decent build so they our.
A bullet really appeals. But it's just too pricey.
Whyte is too heavy and alloy. I was interested in a Scott Ransom Eride. Reviews are good. But they are discontinued and not available in NZ. Plus its a bit heavy.
The closest option I have found is the Specialized Kenevo and then slap a 29er fork and wheel on the front. These are still pricey in NZ and made more so by the time i slap an extra fork/wheel on. But i've been, by several people, advices against specialized e-bikes because of repeated motor failures. Plus I really don't like the yoke style suspension design.
So I come back to the Pole Voima, 190/190 with a dh rating.
It's alloy which isn't my preference. But reviews are good and the funky looks , CNC machined 2 piece construction appeal to the engineer in me.
I must admit, I'm watching the failed switch arm warrantee claim closely. If I do purchase the Voima I will be riding it full pace down downhill tracks. It wont be getting a sedate life of trail riding. One of the reasons I like carbon is that I can repair carbon frames if I break them. Glued 7075-T6 frames.... no so much.
Your thoughts and ideas appreciated
As you can see in a couple of my first posts on this forum I'm interested in a Pole Voima which is 190/190mm travel. Before I hit send on ordering one of these i'd like to explore if I missed any other bikes on the market that I should look it.
To begin with I am a carbon slut and a weight weenie. I prefer a lighter bike and will go to reasonable lengths to make a bike as light as practical. However I will not compromise performance for weight savings.
My perfect wish list would be a a mullet set up 180/200mm travel e-bike appropriately slack in the 20-23kg range with carbon frame with removable battery with battery options 600-750wh.
I do a lot of hikeabike and lift over many fences. So lighter is better. My daughter has an Orbea Rise and at 20kg which is easily chuckable over a fence. 25kg bikes are just that much heavier. That said have decided than I want full power and the option to replace batteries midway through the day and I see little point having a 20+kg bike that has less descending ability than my 14kg slayer.
I typically ride super steep tight natural tech as a preference. I'm also chasing my 14yo boy on jumps and drops on flow trails. some of that stuff is getting BIG. Like crankworks DH track big.
The bike I get in the perfect world can run down a world class dh track and hit super tight steep tech.
What I have discovered is that most of the carbon options sit in the 160mm range and are Typically full 29er with a bb too low to then mullet it.
These are the bikes I have considered thus far.
YT Decoy. Almost ideal. It is mullet and carbon, Battery to small however. I'd like more travel. Pricing is competitive.
Uno Mith, Wont ship to nz. I really like this bike, but it is a bit light on rear travel, Its also getting into dentist pricing to import.
Orbea wild 2023 was at the top of the pile for a while. But the non removable battery, high price and its only 160 rear kind of kill it for me. I'd want to 180 the front and mullet the back which which make the geo go out of kilter.
Yeti, santacruz, pivot are dentist prices $20+k nzd for decent build so they our.
A bullet really appeals. But it's just too pricey.
Whyte is too heavy and alloy. I was interested in a Scott Ransom Eride. Reviews are good. But they are discontinued and not available in NZ. Plus its a bit heavy.
The closest option I have found is the Specialized Kenevo and then slap a 29er fork and wheel on the front. These are still pricey in NZ and made more so by the time i slap an extra fork/wheel on. But i've been, by several people, advices against specialized e-bikes because of repeated motor failures. Plus I really don't like the yoke style suspension design.
So I come back to the Pole Voima, 190/190 with a dh rating.
It's alloy which isn't my preference. But reviews are good and the funky looks , CNC machined 2 piece construction appeal to the engineer in me.
I must admit, I'm watching the failed switch arm warrantee claim closely. If I do purchase the Voima I will be riding it full pace down downhill tracks. It wont be getting a sedate life of trail riding. One of the reasons I like carbon is that I can repair carbon frames if I break them. Glued 7075-T6 frames.... no so much.
Your thoughts and ideas appreciated
