Help! Metroneer EG 1.0 Comp Gravel E-Bike

[nicknack]

Has anyone any experience of the Metroneer EG 1.0 Comp Gravel E-Bike? I'm looking to buy my first drop bar gravel e-bike with a decent range and these seem to hit the mark £999 and a 360W battery, but I can't find any other information or reviews about them which makes me wary. Merlin who make make them do though seem to be a very professional bike site otherwise.

TIA

 

[Peter.Bridge]

Has anyone any experience of the Metroneer EG 1.0 Comp Gravel E-Bike? I'm looking to buy my first drop bar gravel e-bike with a decent range and these seem to hit the mark £999 and a 360W battery, but I can't find any other information or reviews about them which makes me wary. Merlin who make make them do though seem to be a very professional bike site otherwise.

TIA

What do you intend to use if for ? 360Wh battery seems quite modest, but it depends on how you intend to use it - just a bit of help up hills ? I guess quite a few "dynamic" cyclists would be able to ride at > 15.5 mph (ie above the motor assist limit) on the flat under their own steam. How far are you likely to go ? what sort of terrain ? 18kg seems quite light

Notice it is mechanical disk brakes - an easy and cheap upgrade to go hydraulic

 

[nicknack]

Peter thanks for the note. I live in South West Wiltshire just off Salisbury Plain and around 15 miles from Bath. Ideally, I'd like to be able to ride in and out of Bath or in and out of Salisbury. If it would get me over the Plain to Salisbury on the main roads that would be fun, there are some long hills. Being more realistic I'd take the Wylye Valley back roads into Salisbury and then climb out of Salisbury about six miles if I was commuting into work. That'd be around 25 miles. Bath is a weekend run, and if I want the easy life I could ride down to Bradford Upon Avon which is a little hilly and then take the canal path into Bath which surprisingly flat and probably 30-35 miles in total. I tried out a Vitus Mach-E Urban bike out, and it did a fine job of flattening the hills around Longleat but I'd much prefer a drop bar gravel bike even though the Vitus seemed to have the larger battery.

 

[Peter.Bridge]

So people here generally get between 7 and 15 Wh/ mile so for a 365 Wh battery , so range likely 25-50 miles depending how much effort you re putting in / how hilly the route is.

To my inexpert eye the bike looks fine - MicroShift R8 drivetrain and disk brakes (mind you I do ride a very old Carrera Vulcan that I have converted to electric !)

The only bike I thought about was the Woosh Faro - but you said you would prefer drop bars and if you go for the in-frame battery that is smaller capacity (although I would go for the larger capacity one - it's amazing how far and fast you can go when you get an e-bike)

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The other option would be buy an analogue gravel bike and fit a motor and battery. Plenty of hardly used gravel bikes on eBay / Facebook marketplace for 1/3 the initial price.

Rear hub kit with bottom bracket torque sensor and 720wh battery £579

Woosh hub kit with torque sensor

Woosh torque sensor kit with choice of front or rear hub motors. Convert your bike easily into an electric bike in record time.

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You'd end up with a better spec bike, more powerful motor assist , more economical (torque sensor) and much bigger battery/range and potentially you would be able to take advantage of the legal 10% leeway in the max motor assist speed setting. Also much more maintainable / repairable / upgradeable in years to come

 

[saneagle]

It looks like the battery comes out at the bottom bracket. I'd like to see what's down there. There was another one like that, which we were looking at, that had a lock down there, which is surely going to get full of crud and jam.

With these sort of bikes, you have to think about the future. The chance of getting spares, like a new controller, in 4 years time is close to zero. If you're good at electrics, there's always ways to fit different batteries and controllers, so it shouldn't be a problem unless you can't do that, in which case you'll have a nice new trellis for your peas and beans.

One other thing. If you want assistance above 15'5 mph, make sure that youn know whether it's possible and how to do it before you buy that bike, otherwise think about one that has a known solution.

 

[budwilson]

They also have some reviews on their website That you can check out.

 

[egroover]

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[notvhere]

Putting some information in this thread, for future browsers. I have just taken delivery of one of these, and am thus far happy with it. Now, to the information:
The controller comes from Hangzhou VeloFox Intelligent Technology Co,. Ltd. It's the DM03 model.
The manual can be found on the internet from searching, I used ebike controller with "advset" as a required term which got me there. In google put it in quotes to require it in the results.

Holding the button on the left of the unit for a second or two soon after startup accesses the menu.
You want to get to "AdvSet". The password for the metroneer ebike controller is 1657

Note when you search on the internet it's in the images of unit in the manuals! Passwords of 2480, 1486, and 3632 are around, but 1657 worked for this bike.

In AdvSet you can change many things, including the top speed.

 

[saneagle]

Putting some information in this thread, for future browsers. I have just taken delivery of one of these, and am thus far happy with it. Now, to the information:
The controller comes from Hangzhou VeloFox Intelligent Technology Co,. Ltd. It's the DM03 model.
The manual can be found on the internet from searching, I used ebike controller with "advset" as a required term which got me there. In google put it in quotes to require it in the results.

Holding the button on the left of the unit for a second or two soon after startup accesses the menu.
You want to get to "AdvSet". The password for the metroneer ebike controller is 1657

Note when you search on the internet it's in the images of unit in the manuals! Passwords of 2480, 1486, and 3632 are around, but 1657 worked for this bike.

In AdvSet you can change many things, including the top speed.

Good detective work.

 

[John905]

Just got hold of one of these and am very pleased so far. Thanks for the information on the password, it worked like a charm. However, my problem is that I can't find a way to secure a pannier rack. The local bike shop have suggested a seat mounted rack, but has anyone got a suggestion that would carry a bit more weight? I did email Merlin who suggested a variety of "normal" Torpec racks, but these aren't compatible according to my local shop.

 

[Nealh]

If the bike has no tapped holes for a rack, then have a look at the Thule pack n pedal pannier rack. Though not cheap it works very well once fitted correctly. With the side rack kit (optional ) one can fit QR saddle bags like the Ortlieb or the China copy Rhinowalk QR panniers.
I use a Thule on my Cotic Roadrat and carry 3 x 10 ltr (heavy ) cat litter , one on top and one each in the panniers, I have carried 4 x 10 ltr but the handling was bit sketchy.


The rack literally sits on the rear triangle upper stays and uses ratchet binders ( 1 pair each side ), three different length brace bars allow one to fit the rack to sit horizontally and one should be able to sit the rack as low as possible for better handling .
Well worth a look despite the cost.

 

[John905]

Thanks, that's a brilliant suggestion. I have an old pair of Ortliebs, so this solution seems spot on.

 

[notvhere]

I haven't put a rack on but I did do proper mudguards. Although there are tapped eye holes for attaching, I did find them a right faff to get to fit -- so much for the extra clearance around the tyres for a "gravel" bike

 

[Simon99]

However, my problem is that I can't find a way to secure a pannier rack.

Ortlieb make a Quick Rack, and can attach to bikes without mounts with an adapter. They also do a mudguard attachment. Been using them for a couple of years on bikes with and without mounts, deffo recommended.

Quick-Rack Seat Stay Adapter

 

[AndyBike]

I was using a Thule Pack 'n' pedal rack on the full suss ebike.
That comes with a range of parts to adjust the angle as seatstays come in different angles

Thule Tour Rack | Thule | United Kingdom

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The only downside i found with it, and something possibly you should note on other racks, is the bars the panniers hang on are a bit thick, which required me to adapt the pannier hooks/hangers.
I also zip tied the pannier on, just for permanency and security reasons

You can also buy mudguards that incorporate a rack.

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[Nealh]

My Rhinowalk panniers came with three different diameter size inserts for QR clips to allow fitting to the bars .
In the end I got a bit fed up with the inserts as they would dislodge , I solved the issue by buying some nylon tube/bushes with the correct inner bore for the bars (permanent fixture) and outer diameter for the QR to clip over.