Electric Bike Thread

[Dantheman]

I believe that was sarcasm. Kinda pricy, right?

Yeah, I got the sarcasm. Regardless, there doesn't seem to be any logical reason for that bike to exist.

[buttahflake]

No, I don’t think ya did, Dan. But anyhoo, carry on.

[Peruvian]

No, I don’t think ya did, Dan. But anyhoo, carry on.

Me too, neither.

[Dantheman]

If I thought he was serious I just would have called him an idiot and left it at that.

[babybear]

i thought he was serious for a sec until I saw the wheels- so heinous I knew he would never do that

[grinch]

Yup
Wheels
Price
Travel
In that order. No no no
Maybe vt sold the maybach though

[jm2e]

I want:
170-180mm front & back
Under 40#
Easily swapable under $200 batteries
Accessible warranty service.
Under $7k

Meanwhile, has it not occurred to anyone else that a heavy, over priced, motor assisted bike is probably the best application for gearbox the world has ever known?


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[grinch]

I want:
170-180mm front & back
Under 40#
Easily swapable under $200 batteries
Accessible warranty service.
Under $7k

Meanwhile, has it not occurred to anyone else that a heavy, over priced, motor assisted bike is probably the best application for gearbox the world has ever known?


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Nailed it. Hadn’t thought a bought the gear box but ya, perfect application
I’m not sure but I think the lapierre frames are the same for 140 and 160mm (different stroke shocks)and have fazau motor option. I know their regular trail/ enduro frame is the same but I haven’t confirmed on the e bike . No need for altered geo with the fazua motor as it’s all in front of the B.B. A 180 fork on it would tick your overall travel requirement and weight. I think the 7k budget might get blown but maybe the aluminium one is under 7. Not sure on battery cost. Still preliminary info on the fazua trickling out. Not sure how lapierre distribution is in North America after restructuring. I think I’d want support in country until all this new tech gets the shake down. That lapierre without the fazua motor installed is a normal 30lb enduro rig with normal geo(short chain stay), almost two kikes in one, or 3 if you have both stroke shocks

[mtngirl79]

I think you're thinking about this all wrong. Think of the day when everybody has an ebikes and parents buy non motorized bikes to slow themselves down so their kids can keep up. :-)

In all seriousness, though, do you have kids? A lot of people have really strong ideas about how people should parent that make a lot of sense when they don't have any kids of their own. The fact of the matter is that every kid is different and different things will get them excited about riding. Are you fundamentally against a kid riding an ebike but okay with a kid riding a chairlift and riding their bike down?

Nearby in Whitefish, my wife and I rode a trail and ran across a bunch of families going the other direction. They weren't on ebikes, but they DID just ride the bus up to the local ski resort with their bikes and were riding down the trail on some really great singletrack all the way to town. Those kids, because of their time spent riding down, had better singletrack skills than my 6yo who doesn't enjoy climbing very much.

If a bus, a chairlift or an ebike helps a kid get excited about mountain biking because of the thrill of going down, then I am not fundamentally against it. I feel the same way about chairlifts and touring. My hope is that my kids love downhill skiing, develop solid downhill skills and then let me take them into the backcountry.

To each his own.

Seth


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The thing missing in this post is that junior is stoked to have mom and dad riding bikes with him where ever hetshe feels safe and confident which will advance with experience... its mom and dad that want to ride x and y rad trails...

[theetruscan]

Meanwhile, has it not occurred to anyone else that a heavy, over priced, motor assisted bike is probably the best application for gearbox the world has ever known?

Motors and gearboxes compete for space around the bottom bracket. but yeah, would be choice.

[skysos]

I think you're thinking about this all wrong. Think of the day when everybody has an ebikes and parents buy non motorized bikes to slow themselves down so their kids can keep up. :-)

In all seriousness, though, do you have kids? A lot of people have really strong ideas about how people should parent that make a lot of sense when they don't have any kids of their own. The fact of the matter is that every kid is different and different things will get them excited about riding. Are you fundamentally against a kid riding an ebike but okay with a kid riding a chairlift and riding their bike down?

Nearby in Whitefish, my wife and I rode a trail and ran across a bunch of families going the other direction. They weren't on ebikes, but they DID just ride the bus up to the local ski resort with their bikes and were riding down the trail on some really great singletrack all the way to town. Those kids, because of their time spent riding down, had better singletrack skills than my 6yo who doesn't enjoy climbing very much.

If a bus, a chairlift or an ebike helps a kid get excited about mountain biking because of the thrill of going down, then I am not fundamentally against it. I feel the same way about chairlifts and touring. My hope is that my kids love downhill skiing, develop solid downhill skills and then let me take them into the backcountry.

To each his own.

Seth


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Agree. I ride with my family a lot and we end up swapping the E-Bike among us so someone is always happy. Sometimes it's the only way to convince a teenager to put down the phone for a while. I usually take the uphill segments on one of the non-powered bikes to preserve the fun factor for them.

[grinch]

Pretty sweet deal. Ships from jolly ol England. Throw on a 160-170 fork, 8” rotors and maybe tires

https://www.merlincycles.com/diamond...ke-112488.html

[Vt-Freeheel]

If I thought he was serious I just would have called him an idiot and left it at that.

you're mean.

i thought he was serious for a sec until I saw the wheels- so heinous I knew he would never do that

Digital Death style Bling!

[Bunion 2020]

Was out at a new area that is under construction today. Some great new trails.

I asked the Project Manager about their E-bike policy (BLM Land).

Not allowed, that was an agency decision.

[jackstraw]

you're mean.

Well, I totally bought it. Hook, line, and sinker. But, I was happy for you. [emoji3]

[Vt-Freeheel]

Ha!
If I was going to sink 17K into ebikes I would get three $5,600 Species so I could have bikes to borrow for people to ride with. Like Brando in the Wild Ones!
Or I would see if jgb could hook me on that Maserati deal if I was in a spending mood.

[ill-advised strategy]

Not sure exactly precisely how this fits in, but it's gotta be somewhere.

[grinch]

Not sure exactly precisely how this fits in, but it's gotta be somewhere.

Jeans no helmet and that thrust muffler pov trail interaction vids. Priceless

[Bunion 2020]

Big step up from baseball cards and a clothes pin.

[ShoNuff]

Just put a 1500watt motor on a Kona Minute (mid tail cargo bike) and it is fun as shit to rip around town. That is all.

Sorry for the link, but I was unable to upload the video.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2...ew?usp=sharing

[rideit]

Chipped my commuter.
It goes 35 now, wicked Pissah fun. (Still pedalec)
Don't tell the cops.

[mcski]

Met a couple 13 year old groms on their electric mtbs bombing TRT single track last week. Progression and annoying

[Beaver]

I got passed by an e-bike while I was waiting for my wife at the top of a climb. My wife showed up and I took off after e-bike guy in pursuit mode, just as I was catching him towards the bottom of the hill the trail braided. I took a different route that he did and pinned it up through a short technical bit, when the trails became one again I was in front of him. I pedaled through some more technical shit then the trail got flat and smooth and he wanted around me, I heard, "Hey, can I get by you?" so I said, "Ya sure" but kept moving, he went around me in the grass and sticks (and pokey little fucking cactus things that ensure people who ride off the trail get flats). About 4 minutes later I passed him pushing his bike with a flat, I could have been nice but I just said, "Hey, can I get by you?" and pedaled on by with my spare tube, pump and tools. I'm such a dick.

[TahoeJ]

Met a couple 13 year old groms on their electric mtbs bombing TRT single track last week. Progression and annoying

13 year olds... now that bugs me. I mean, come on.

Having said that, I have yet to see someone descending on one of those things in a way that makes me jealous. They always look sluggish, especially when hitting upslopes / jumps into berms, like they’re too heavy to rotate sideways far enough in the air.

[Bunion 2020]

Was at a TH in Big Sky this weekend and saw a guy in full cammo with his archery setup headed out to stalk the wily Wapiti. He got there via the road as the trail to the trail head is clearly marked non-motorized. We chatted a bit and he was stoked to be able to get into the woods, except all the trails leaving the TH are also non-motorized. I coached him on how to ride a couple of roads to reach a moto trail.

He was doubly stoked.