Which e mtb for my daughter?

[Bunion 2020]

and if she's expecting getting up the hill to be as easy as riding a chairlift, E-cycling is the sport for her.

FIFY.

If you have not ridden a lot, any sustained climbing takes some suffering and getting used to and as you develop a taste for it (or not) you keep getting stronger.

Lotta personal opinion on the efficacy of e-bikes being injected to the discussion.

https://ridgetorivers.org/hikes-and-...tv-and-e-bike/

Class 1 and 2 E-Bikes are allowed in Idaho State Parks and on department-administered trails and paths — except for the Lewiston Levee Parkway, a portion of which runs through Hells Gate State Park.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Boise/comme..._boise_trails/

[skaredshtles]

FIFY.

If you have not ridden a lot, any sustained climbing takes some suffering and getting used to and as you develop a taste for it (or not) you keep getting stronger.

Lotta personal opinion on the efficacy of e-bikes being injected to the discussion.

https://ridgetorivers.org/hikes-and-...tv-and-e-bike/

"Documentation from your E-bike purchase that outlines the power output of your E-bike motor"

lol

[Hopeless Sinner]

Thanks for the great discussion. I really appreciate everyone's input.

[chaka]

Friends don't help friends buy their non-handicapped daughters e-bikes.

this. I suggest a decent used light-ish hardtail with easy-ish gearing. Great for the budget, can make whatever she wants out of the climbs, and will provide her a reliable introduction to the sport.

[toast2266]

https://ridgetorivers.org/hikes-and-...tv-and-e-bike/



https://www.reddit.com/r/Boise/comme..._boise_trails/

Just clarifying: this means ebikes aren't allowed on the majority of the easily accessible trails in Boise. They're allowed on the gravel bike paths and a couple of dirt bike trails.

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[fastfred]

Another thing to consider is where can you legally ride the thing. I have no clue what the land managers or rules are around the area in question, but generally speaking, on federal lands (USFS/BLM) the only trails legally open to e-bikes are the ones also open to dirtbikes. Rarely are these very beginner friendly. The local district office needs to explicitly make an exception in order to allow e-bikes on otherwise non-motorized trails which in my experience is usually only done on new trail systems. Enforcement, of course, is a different question, and local agencies may have different rules.

awe come on man
you know that e bikes are exempt from all rule and regulations and common trail courtesy specially the one about yielding

had to get off the trail last night and give the right away to some chick on a full throttle moped on a no e bike trail the idea that she was going to be able stop balance and restart on that thing was laughable figured it was easier to give way than pick her up off the ground

[Roxtar]

It’s amazing anyone ever started mountain biking….

FTW!!!
Seriously, how desperate are you to pamper this girl? Yes, we all want her to love mountain biking but for God's sake, if sweating is a deal-breaker, she's not made for this sport (or any sport, for that matter).
Buy her a good lower component level short travel 29er, ride with her on beginner trails, and let her progress.
That's how we all fell in love with the sport.

[plugboots]

^^^eff that. Rigid single speed.

[Roxtar]

^^^eff that. Rigid single speed.

Yeah, that sounds like fun

[XXX-er]

awe come on man
you know that e bikes are exempt from all rule and regulations and common trail courtesy specially the one about yielding

had to get off the trail last night and give the right away to some chick on a full throttle moped on a no e bike trail the idea that she was going to be able stop balance and restart on that thing was laughable figured it was easier to give way than pick her up off the ground

yeah got them E-bikes up here and they are not a probelm

so your problem must be they are ridden by Americans

340 million rugged individualists

Have you tried riding with your glock open-carry ?

remember guns don't kill people ... people kill people

[skaredshtles]

^^^eff that. Rigid single speed.

Heh.

[fastfred]

yeah got them E-bikes up here and they are not a probelm

so your problem must be they are ridden by Americans

340 million rugged individualists

Have you tried riding with your glock open-carry ?

remember guns don't kill people ... people kill people

yeah brah I got a european friend who thinks its crazy we ban e bikes
but americans can't have nice things because we are selfish assholes who only think about ourselves
I don't do open carry only concealed and my snubnose 38 is easy to carry and makes me feel safe from manbearpig

[adrenalated]

so your problem must be... Americans

Yes, yes, this is generally the problem in America

[EWG]

Size small makes me think she's 5'-6" or less. Here are my suggestions:

No ebike for the reasons Toast mentions - cost, resale, commitment, partner. Get a lower travel full suspension that will work for a smaller person. If she is 5'5" or above, any wheel size is fine. 5'4" or shorter, consider 27.5 wheels or a mullet. No hardtail, as that will make her pretty unhappy riding what her BF wants to ride.

Santa Cruz 5010 as was mentioned. Juliana Furtado is the same bike. Pivot 429 or Mach 4. Any decent 120 travel bike from specialized. Canyon bikes are decent and inexpensive - again, that 120ish travel range. 2017 or newer. Should be findable around 2k. If she doesn't like it in a year or two she can sell if for 1,500+.

This is not her dream bike, just a gateway, and in two years she's likely looking to move on from this one either way. But she doesn't even know what she likes to ride yet, so that upgrade (ebike, longer travel, less travel faster, hardtail, same travel but nicer spec) can happen later once she knows what she wants.

Regardless, she better start kicking her BF's ass quickly or we'll be disappointed.

[Hopeless Sinner]

Size small makes me think she's 5'-6" or less. Here are my suggestions:

No ebike for the reasons Toast mentions - cost, resale, commitment, partner. Get a lower travel full suspension that will work for a smaller person. If she is 5'5" or above, any wheel size is fine. 5'4" or shorter, consider 27.5 wheels or a mullet. No hardtail, as that will make her pretty unhappy riding what her BF wants to ride.

Santa Cruz 5010 as was mentioned. Juliana Furtado is the same bike. Pivot 429 or Mach 4. Any decent 120 travel bike from specialized. Canyon bikes are decent and inexpensive - again, that 120ish travel range. 2017 or newer. Should be findable around 2k. If she doesn't like it in a year or two she can sell if for 1,500+.

This is not her dream bike, just a gateway, and in two years she's likely looking to move on from this one either way. But she doesn't even know what she likes to ride yet, so that upgrade (ebike, longer travel, less travel faster, hardtail, same travel but nicer spec) can happen later once she knows what she wants.

Regardless, she better start kicking her BF's ass quickly or we'll be disappointed.

Thanks that's very helpful so I passed it on.

[Hopeless Sinner]

Regardless, she better start kicking her BF's ass quickly or we'll be disappointed.

She loved this!


And she came to the conclusion a used non-e bike for the nest phase was the way to go.


Thanks again.

[skaredshtles]

<snip> the nest phase

Uh oh.

TELL HER NOT TO DO IT!!