Changed my life my E BiKe never been so active and out in the outdoors LOVE my new haiibike

The most difficult thing about EMTB is not being able to afford one

@ianmangham4570

3 жыл бұрын

Build your own is best,all you need is a kit $200 and a battery $200 and a mountain bike that's beefy with disc brakes and you're good for 3 year's riding before needing a new battery 🙋‍♂️🇬🇧

Best investment ever made once you start riding E you won’t go back.

@jimbo4203

3 жыл бұрын

I agree 100% had mine for 7 months and it's been fun everyime we ride

@nicolapellegrino1072

3 жыл бұрын

So true... I ride bikes from over thirty years and after tied an ebike I'd never go back to "normal".

@vincef7487

3 жыл бұрын

👍🏽‼️

@mickpowell8503

3 жыл бұрын

My Cube 160 is great but I still ride my hardtail when I go out with my daughter or I'd lose her in the dust :-)

sourcing a new popular emtb at the moment must also be one of the most difficult elements at this current time

Hardest thing for me is explaining to the missus why I'm not getting anything else done because I'm always out on my ebike.

@obi142O

3 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean

Pound Per smile they are worth every penny.

@xxjoshxx9493

3 жыл бұрын

👌🏻it’s an amazing sport

@HarryKuloh

3 жыл бұрын

@@xxjoshxx9493 amazing activity*

never done any mountain biking before then i got a shot of my mates kenevo.....2 weeks later i had a kenevo 👌 might not be very good on it but still love getting out on it....wheelies and manuals are hard but i'm getting there.

Bought myself a Obea Wild FS LTD for turning 50 last December. I have fallen in love with MTB all over again.

@ddsgardening7437

3 жыл бұрын

No what you mean best thing to happen to Mtb

Prices are coming down? Eh no 😅, definitely not for the next 1-2y

The prices are actually going up because of lack of stock, good luck getting one this year

Ya know what I like about my regular bike? Not having to charge it. But ya know what's even better about my ebike? Riding it!

I've put just over 9000km in a year on my second eMTB. Dropped 20# of body weight. The only drawbacks are they eat chains, cassettes and brake pads at an alarming rate...

I love my copperhead and just did my first ebike video ever on my channel and the ebike wasnt all that much more than my 2020 transition scout

Awesome video love to see more !!!!!!!!!!!

Super nice images !!

I had a eBike and I got really lasy so I changed back to a normal enduro mountain bike but I must admit they are a lot more stable in the air

"... there's a chance that you'll be sampling the soil ..." Yup, for me the chance is 100%. As soon as the last of the scabs come off, I get new ones.

That bunny hop looked like a bump jump

Prices are coming down lol tell specialized

Bat Flateries (I'm Lexdyxic) are that worst but E=Mtb²

The fact about costs and maintenance is the same on regular bikes too... with the right competence and attention costs on ebike can be contained but the maintenance must be regular... lots of patience but it pays.

I agree with everything you said and I really look forward to your videos! Found a way to run the battery down and still ride home with ease! I know my rang and I really really plan my rides. With proper planning I can get down to a paved, reasonably flat road near home. It’s easy to peddle this 68# beast while thinking of the ride I just completed ... which I consider to be training for future rides + (no need for hated squats). One ride last week was a 53 miles, with an elevation gain of 2,430 ‘ according to Mr Garmin. Pedaled home empty (no assist) for an easy 6 miles. I will be 76 next week. Love my Ebike. Thanks Mt Shasta, Ca WillDye

@unfurling3129

3 жыл бұрын

Impressive! Keep up the stirling work :)

@kayakerdye

3 жыл бұрын

@Chris Smith A couple things make it easy! I live at the base of a very vert tall mountain (Mt Shasta). I ride up it and I fly down it. Then pedal home way slower than I like. And again thanks. WillDye

Replace cassettes and sprockets with steel ones, weight saving is not a biggy on ebikes and steel lasts a LOT longer . KMC E chains are pretty good too. My next ebike will be belt drive v1.2 with a motor and gearbox fully integrated and centrally mounted . a silent 100000km belt on ss cogs with nothing to hang up on the ground will do nicely thanks .

Cool video

When are we getting regenerative braking so that shredding downhill puts a little back into the battery? Will we get in-motor gearing to remove the weight of the rear mech & cassette from the backend? These are the future of e-biking, even if it flirts with reinventing the moped!

@funnelfpv9435

3 жыл бұрын

Because the amount put back would be so small(max 10%) it wouldn't make sense to complicate the ebike system + make it a lot more expensive. You need to redesign the standard bike gearing system with some of the new in-hub gear which costs half of a new bike or put the motor in the wheels which shifts the center of balance of the bike.

There's some beautiful ebikes that are way outta my price range,i built my own and i love it

Jumping Ebike - new to the game - bike seems so soft struggling with speed - tyre pressure / suspension / me or all 3 ?

It's only cheating if you don't change your ride to an ebike ride on Strava, or you're dominating the leaderboard on derestricted bikes.

@cv5645

3 жыл бұрын

If people worried less about Strava, and more about having fun...the world would be a brighter place. What are we...road riders :D I know several lads who will actually wait for a windy day, do they change their ride for ‘wind assisted’ rofl

@Adlemtbadv

3 жыл бұрын

@@cv5645 Haha, I've often thought about wind sail assisted rides. Don't think it would turn out too well though...depends on the direction. But sounds like a new genre.

The evolving tech bit me hard 😅 3 months after I bought my ebike with an external battery all the top brands moved to integrated batteries. I dont mind all that much though I still have a ton of fun on it :)

@godthetrueking

3 жыл бұрын

That's not a bad thing mate. Mine has the Shimano external battery and I picked up a spare last year for £350 from Italy. My friends that ride internal batteries pay£700 upward.

@Duncan23

3 жыл бұрын

@@godthetrueking you make a great point there, I'd never thought about that aspect. Its actually making me consider picking up a spare before they become impossible to find.

Review Polygon e bike mt Bromo n8

The hardest thing is being able to afford one

Flat battery is not as bad as it sounds. From time to time i turn the motor on my Levo off. Some people pretend e-bikes are heavy like anchors and its a disaster when your motor doesn't work. Thats nonsense. It requires a little more effort to go as fast as it would on a normal MTB, but thats all. You may not want to do anymore climbing on your journey though. Thats no fun on a dead E-MTB. But it isn't truly fun a normal MTB either is it ? ;-)

@jimbo4203

3 жыл бұрын

I have the turbo sl , its super light and actually does pedal easy with the battery off,

@Celeon999A

3 жыл бұрын

@Chris Smith You're right, i forgot that previous ebike generations did not have decoupled motors. Certainly a pain to ride one of those with a dead battery. Luckily this is a thing of the past with current bike generations

@mickpowell8503

3 жыл бұрын

My Cube e160 isn't a problem to dead pedal it has a great range on the gears..

Picking it up...the way you did it doesn't work for a 5ft person...but I know to lift with my legs and not my back. Who needs a gym!!!

Toughest thing on my ebikes is seeing signs with no ebikes. Wish the idiots would quit saying the food tastes terrible without taking a bite.

@thim8009

3 жыл бұрын

@@2011buddylee problem is I swing from trees for a living doubt I can get a handicap sticker.

@paulahamilton7290

3 жыл бұрын

@@thim8009 who pays you to play on swings sounds like my dream job!

@thim8009

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulahamilton7290 funny, I own a tree service.

@paulahamilton7290

3 жыл бұрын

@@thim8009 I didn’t know trees needed servicing

@paulahamilton7290

3 жыл бұрын

@@thim8009 😂😂😂👍

How about making an alternative to Pinkbike Friday fails and call it EMBN/GMBN Friday Bloopers?!

the weight, I am still very very annoy by the weight.

Let's be honest yes how hard you work is up to you so in that case it's easy to get lazy without even realising. You're still doing the miles, maybe more and it's easy to miss the fact that you aren't still doing the same effort.

@turbolevo8703

3 жыл бұрын

Wrong.

@jimbo4203

3 жыл бұрын

Its so easy not to care ! I only ride for fun !!!

@itarry4

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimbo4203 best way but many do care about fitness and although if you want to the ebike can probably be a better way to get fit than the standard bike. Especially from the training skills while staying fit and the recovery ride side which many pros use it for. It's also easy to let things slip and not realise the power you're losing until it's gone and then it's far harder to get it back. I'm definitely not 1 of the ebikes are lazy brigade, I've heart valve damage so for me they are the only viable way to get out there and it's not the platform but how you use it that matters. By far the best way is the fun side as I struggle to see how anyone can claim they aren't that and more fun than normal bikes but there will always be haters of anything new.

@Bianchiboy

3 жыл бұрын

@@turbolevo8703 how so? You’ve a motor helping do what your muscles used to do. Why not stick motors on gym equipment to help you lift?

@turbolevo8703

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bianchiboy Simple. Listen carefully. If my functional threshold power is 300watts and the Levo had 250 watts nominal (565 peak) and when I ride my EMTB I’m putting out a maximal effort the combined total power is 550watts, which equals more speed. An EBike can be used in several ways. For an easier ride or a faster ride. You’ve made the false assumption ALL riders choose to ride easier which is not the case.

Thanks Chris for another great video. EMBN: please have more features like this rather than the crap advertisement style video from the other host/hype man. We need more Chris!

@unfurling3129

3 жыл бұрын

Unnecessarily insulting. And Steve does FANTASTIC films, particularly the bike trip adventure ones. He's also profoundly knowledgeable. Keep up the excellent work guys.

@donjon1733

3 жыл бұрын

@@unfurling3129 ok...everyone gets a trophy 🏆

Hardest thing is to find one

Never mind the nonsense them jumping skills are ridicules great job !

#1 point is pointless for me...my non-ebike has better components and was $1000 more than my ebike.

Are ebikes the future? Will I have an ebike in 5 years?

@paulahamilton7290

3 жыл бұрын

You tell us you can do anything you want If you work hard enough

wouldn't most of the problems in the list be solved by not having a heavy motor and battery or just building a lightweight Stealth Eduro and saving a fortune?

@jolive3743

3 жыл бұрын

@Chris Smith i've made a list of components and even with a 48v 72ah battery, Bafang mid-drive and belt driven IGH, i'm at £3500 mate.

Most of the anti Emtb sentiment is financially motivated. Some is not wanting to share the trails. Some are just plain jealous.

@jimbo4203

3 жыл бұрын

And most of them , just haven't ridden one yet

@tomaskonkol8894

3 жыл бұрын

And i see plenty Emtbr's causing havoc on streets, paths and foot/cycle trails and only time will tell how many new regulations will came as results.

@curtrichardson8002

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomaskonkol8894 the" problems occur mostly on downhills where everyone is going fast, Emtbs climb a little faster than analog bikes, all other problems occur from Wayne Kerrs get upset being passed on climbs by less fit and usually older Emtb riders. Emtbs are the future, get used to it.

@tomaskonkol8894

3 жыл бұрын

@@curtrichardson8002 I don't mention overtaking on climbs, majority are ok but some bad apples make bad look on Emtbr's.

@curtrichardson8002

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomaskonkol8894 I agree with you on that.

The hardest thing about ebikes is finding one....😳🙄

nr1 is being able to afford them..

You totally missed one very extremely dificult thing and it's almost impossible to do when eMTB riding and that is not to smile as you blow your manual MTB mates away on the trails.

Isn't the hardest thing getting mocked by real riders!! 😂

@slarok1819

3 жыл бұрын

Who cares ...

@wesleyseymour8857

3 жыл бұрын

I just laugh at the people that say that now. Because the truth is they will all be on them in the future.

@mickpowell8503

3 жыл бұрын

i'm 60 now and still ride my Scott Scale hardtail but if some 30 something wannabee Nino Schurter shouts cheat at me so be it, I have done more hard slog miles on less tech spec bikes over the years than he has had hot dinners..

45 seconds in, the prices are coming down and they are more affordable. Sorry but that is just not true, not at the moment with the pandemic. Maybe you get more for your money but getting cheaper they ain´t.

Repent to Jesus Christ! Are you a sinner? Saint Luke 5:32 KJV I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Saint Luke 13:3 KJV I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

lol he called e biking a sport