Answered Whats the best top 5 hardtails out at the moment?

[dunneryak]

as above!

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Hi mate. Not too sure about hard tails, but I’ll start by listing what I’d look at:

Focus Raven2
Levo Comp Hard Tail
KTM Machina Force
Haibike SDuro Hard 7

 

[dunneryak]

Thanks!

 

[R120]

Surely the Vitus E-Sentier has got to be up there - their normal Sentier won hardtail of the year in MBR, and their hardtails seem to come out near the top in most tests.

Vitus

This Conway looks like a lot of fun too:

On Test: Conway eMT 627MX: Hard and fast – lots of fun to be had with this E-Hardtail – eMTB-News.de

 

[Kernow]

Surely the Vitus E-Sentier has got to be up there - their normal Sentier won hardtail of the year in MBR, and their hardtails seem to come out near the top in most tests.

Vitus

This Conway looks like a lot of fun too:

On Test: Conway eMT 627MX: Hard and fast – lots of fun to be had with this E-Hardtail – eMTB-News.de

I really like that , be nice to have the budget and young enough knees for a hardtail . The price doesn’t seem to be as good value as the full suss models they make , usually hardtail is quite a bit cheaper than equivalent full suss

 

[Doomanic]

Part of me really wants a fun hardtail, but it's clearly the part of me that doesn't do the pedally bit so the rest of me isn't listening.

 

[Catt]

Have a look at the Cube Or Haibike hardtails. I didn’t like/get on with the Levo as a hardtail, mainly cos I just got off its full sus brother. Which just felt better. I went for a Cube in the end, partly cos it was a lot better deal on that and partly cos it felt better.

 

[R120]

When looking at a hardtail e mtb's i would look more closely into the weight - the full suspension E-MTBS benefit from the rear end giving better grip to the motor and massively help with dealing with the extra weight of the bikes, whereas on a hardtail this down to you and ease of moving the bike around.

Focus Bold 2 is really nice, has the reduced range due to battery size but felt a lot/hid its weight very well compared to any other e - mob i have ridden

 

[EddieJ]

There is no best, as it simply comes down your own personal requirements and expectations.

I sold my full suspension eMTB in favour of a hardtail, as it was just sitting around not being used, and over the years have owned four hardtail eMTB's, as my requirements have changed over the years.

The KTM Fogo 271 is pretty much 'my' perfect hardtail, and does pretty much everything and more than I want from a bike.

If I could have one other hardtail of choice, whilst still keeping the Fogo, then it would be The Cube Elite Hybrid C:62 SLT500
https://www.cube.eu/cz/2018/e-bikes...e-elite-hybrid-c62-slt-500-29-zeroblack-2018/ It would never get the use that the Fogo does, but it would be my perfect bike for trips on the South Downs.

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[Donnie797]

Not sure about the availability, but have a look at the Ghost Asket, it's a fun machine!

GHOST ASKET Hardtail – Heul nicht, fahr!

 

[Doomanic]

Looks nice, but it's missing a couple of really important components...

 

[Donnie797]

oh... i see... i totally forgot about that little detail called "motor"... sorry, i'm stupid before i had my first coffee

 

[Kernow]

I looked at the commencal hardtail ,it’s good value , then I thought why do I ride a hardtail . My reason for using my normal hardtail is that it’s light fast and easier to pedal than my full suss bike , I didn’t see much point in an ebike as I only use the ebike off road

 

[Blackbird]

I use mine on and off road, on the roads i cannot imagine that a full sus would ride as well as a hard tail (maybe i need some seat time). I have the Haibike HardNine 7.0. Maybe one day i'll get a fully for off-road.
Advantages of this model:
Has an intergrated 500wh downtube battery
The MRS multi rail system, allows for bottlecages, locks, and most of all a range extender for the bosch dual battery system (still waiting for mine to arrive)
Boost spacing front and rear.

 

[emtbtakeover]

I was almost about to pull the trigger on the Commencal Meta HT Power Race 2017 when they ran out of my size. Size M is still in stock. Lyrik up front. Running on Rekon front and rear but that would need an obvious upgrade to minions. The rest of the bike is very good. Great bang for your buck.

 

[R120]

I have to say when out on the forum ride at the weekend we where all on FS except for Akkypac who was on a Focus Bold 2 HT, and it looked brutal some of the punishment the trail was handing out to him - He also had the mother of all blow outs on the rear ! Made me appreciate benefits of FS for sure.

 

[Northumbrian]

Vitus e Sentier VRX...... love it .....super slack angles , long wheelbase, ( front and rear wheels have different postcodes !)
Just wants to make me ride like a tw*t, jumping of anything available,, hammering berms.....need to keep reminding myself it ain’t a full Susser ! .... and cost less than £1800....?