eMTB owners photo and ride thread.

[Trevormonty]

The Bosch with Intuvia display is easy to activate quickly but not easy to keep button pressed for any length of time. Like Eddie said it needs to be in high gear which take time change into then back down when needing to ride. For MTB it is just simpler to carry bike in lot of situations.

The Shimano STEPS is hard to get into but button is easy to keep pressed. Still same issues with gears. Worked well for extent soft sand sections and climbing stairs. Most times just easy to carry upstairs but with full load walk is nice to have.

 

[Gaz]

vary from 30% up to 48%.

Doesn't this bit come under the technical term of batshit crazy!

Cracking read and pictures Eddie

Gaz

 

[EddiePJ]

Like Eddie said it needs to be in high gear which take time change into then back down when needing to ride.

By memory, I think that it was you that first put that suggestion forward.

After struggling with the issue on each of the Bosch powered bikes that I have owned, it was a very welcome tip/handy hint. Last year in the Alps it was a complete nightmare on the few occasions that I needed to walk along side. Using a high gear this time around made an immense personal energy saving difference, and I'm grateful to you for it.

 

[soundwave]

did you not get a 13t front sprocket over there?

 

[EddiePJ]

No point until the next trip. 15T is fine for my UK riding.

 

[soundwave]

i have 15t and 18t just in case so 22 spd manual change

 

[Kristoffer Hansen]

Hello my name is Christopher. I have now spent several hours reading this thread, love all the beautiful pictures, and feel so jealous and all you people living by the mountains and hillsides.
I ride a all mountain 8(2017) from haibike, only modification is cutting down the bar and adjusting the bike, it is a blast and couldn't be happier about this beautiful machine.
I live in denmark, it is very flat my country but we have some nice Forest and a lot of cycling is done here. I ride to work on a electric bike with a hub motor, it is a Metro from A2B. Copenhagen is a really nice bike City, but the winter is long and wet.
My friend and I are the only two persons that I know of who rides an electric mountain bike around here but we only had positive reactions from fellow hikers and mountain bikers, and electric biking for the road is spreading like Wildfire so hopefully we will see the same in the forest.
Picture of my friend's pedal after after a small cut down tree stopped him dead in his tracks going 25 kmh, hurt his knee pretty bad but was able to ride back to the car.

 

[Kristoffer Hansen]

Haibike Fatsix

Have had it for almost two weeks now and used it every single day, really love that bike. It is like made for me that likes exploring the terrain.


Yellow Black Biking by Daniel Cederberg, on Flickr

Beautiful picture and nice bike, I could imagine it would be a good one for the wet/muddy season?, and for snow but we don't get a lot of that..

 

[Dom T]

Hello Kristoffer and welcome.
Guys I can't seem to rotate the pictures so I'm sorry and didn't need to duplicate either.
This was on a break after 20 miles, just about to go off into the distance over the gate.

 

[Dom T]

The hill in the distance was my next target (second picture).
Kristoffer, nI hope your friends knee heals quickly

 

[Deere John]

Beautiful picture and nice bike, I could imagine it would be a good one for the wet/muddy season?, and for snow but we don't get a lot of that..

Thanks. Yes, and the grip is fantastic on every surface. Love it!

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[EddiePJ]

For those with a fb account, here is another of the holiday rides.

https://www.facebook.com/edwardpeterjefferies/posts/469162753441493

 

[Kristoffer Hansen]

The hill in the distance was my next target (second picture).
Kristoffer, nI hope your friends knee heals quickly

Thx, we will ride again in 2 days, so we will see then, he fell ok now, been 2 weeks and still some red colouring on his back keen. Should use more protection Gear..

 

[Kristoffer Hansen]

For those with a fb account, here is another of the holiday rides.

https://www.facebook.com/edwardpeterjefferies/posts/469162753441493

Love the Alps but never been there on bike, on the bucket list.

 

[EddiePJ]

You won't regret it.

 

[Dom T]

Eddie, very envious indeed, must be most stunning.
Off to Isle of Skye september, so hoping to fit a few goodies in there, but nowhere near as nice as the alps.
Dom

 

[EddiePJ]

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Now that is an epic climb.

As for the Isle of Skye, I really love the North West coastline of Scotland. Easily as beautiful as the Alps, but just in a different way. Enjoy your trip.

 

[chris_n]

Had a little ride out this morning.

 

[EddiePJ]

Had a little ride out this morning.
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Very nice ride, and very envious of the elevation gain as well. I'm already missing the climbing.

 

[chris_n]

In reality it wasn't quite what I had planned. I know they are building some new routes for next season but this one looked promising but was a dead end. Will try a small variation soon