eMTB owners photo and ride thread.

[IR772]

In the woods tonight.

 

[soundwave]

SW, the Levo by a long way.

thats bad then that is given the price of it id be pissed right off lol

 

[IR772]

What is the Levo like to ride as it has a very different geometry to your bike.

The lines from the rear wheel seem very different to the KTM which looks similar to the Haibike ?

 

[EddiePJ]

To be fair to the guy, he did say that he tries to end every ride with nothing left, so increases the power settings as the ride goes.
So even though tonight's ride was only about twelve miles, his aim was still to get back with as little left as possible. I unusually used sport for most of the ride, and the bike had dropped just one bar. That in itself surprised me, but the conditions were very dry.

IR772, the guy is one hell of a fast rider, owns a down hill race track, has done the mega avalanche a few times, and has a screw or more loose. I'd actually forgotten how much that following him unsettles me with his cornering style. The bike suits him very well, and he can certainly hustle it about.

It will be interesting to se how long that the bike puts up with this kind of use. This is him in front.
https://www.facebook.com/matt.wakefield.969/videos/t.811205472/10154503463740473/?type=2&theater

And playing in the local woods.

 

[chris130256]

I've been down the first few k's on skis of the mega avalanche. I don't know how anyone could do it on a mtb? Screw loose all of them who do it. If I was 40 years younger though....? Always a good way to lose a few minutes of your life watching youtube videos of the race.
Keep us posted on the Levo's progress Eddie.

 

[alexsally]

Out in mid Wales near Elan valley with my Scott e-mtb. Trying out different power settings and riding styles to see what suits me. Only done about fifty miles so far...

 

[Steve A]

I'd read somewhere that the levo battery ran out of charge quicker than say a Haibike of similar spec on same ride, speed, cadence and weight. There was a marked difference as well, interesting.

I done some testing myself on my Haibike with bosch motor and speed of 25mph average. On turbo i get 3.8 miles per bar, sport 4.5 miles per bar and tour 5.3 miles per bar.

I haven't tried eco, as hitting 25mph over my average 20 mile ride isn't going to happen, even if feeling fit on day.

If i switch dongle off and average 15 mph the figures rocket!

 

[Steve A]

To be fair to the guy, he did say that he tries to end every ride with nothing left, so increases the power settings as the ride goes.
So even though tonight's ride was only about twelve miles, his aim was still to get back with as little left as possible. I unusually used sport for most of the ride, and the bike had dropped just one bar. That in itself surprised me, but the conditions were very dry.

IR772, the guy is one hell of a fast rider, owns a down hill race track, has done the mega avalanche a few times, and has a screw or more loose. I'd actually forgotten how much that following him unsettles me with his cornering style. The bike suits him very well, and he can certainly hustle it about.

It will be interesting to se how long that the bike puts up with this kind of use. This is him in front.
https://www.facebook.com/matt.wakefield.969/videos/t.811205472/10154503463740473/?type=2&theater

And playing in the local woods.

Wow good height, puts my 2-3ft jumps into perspective. My excuse is the older you get the more you realise the damage you can do to yourself and self preservation creeps in.

 

[EddiePJ]

Steve, you can come and have a play at his track for £5.00 a day. There is plenty of low stuff to ride as well. None of it really appeals to me though, which is a shame as it only about 2 miles from my house.

And if this works.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebulltrack/permalink/1451753234845298/

 

[Steve A]

Eddie,
It's too scary for me!

 

[Gruff60]

Hi, some pics from last weekend in the Carneddau mountains, lovely day.

 

[EddiePJ]

Lovely evening for a ride.

And for those that keep asking and wondering how I get my bikes to stand to attention in photos, I am going to let you into a little secret.

I use this very discreet twig, that fits nicely into the pocket of a Camelbak Mule.

 

[IR772]

We both use the same stand !

Cold out tonight so just finished cheese on toast washed down with Scotch. Finished the cheese on toast but not the scotch, yet.

 

[EddiePJ]

Mine is the MKII fold up version.

 

[soundwave]

i cant see why you still have that old display lol

 

[IR772]

Sorry Eddie I did not see that you had up graded to the "I live in the South" Mk2 version.

Here is the Herefordian MK1

 

[IR772]

Herefordian light weight version

 

[EddiePJ]

I tried the MkIII version as well this evening, but had trouble opening it, and didn't read the instructions, which said that the maximum load weight was 18kg. My bike weighs 18.2kg, and sadly the mount sheared off and ended up on the ground.

 

[IR772]

Eddie I agree it's sooo disappointing when these auxiliaries have such limited flexibility.

Still amazed how this fits in a Camel.

 

[IR772]

I did try the Donald Trump stand, but it was HUGE