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Categorizing full power ebike riders as "low effort" doesn't reflect reality. The best dh riders in my area ("retired" moto racers) go hard on the ups and downs. They absolutely charge, and want a 45-50 pound bike anyways for the dh. They also kill it on the climbs

You're missing the point. For a two pound penalty you can have double the range. You can set your avinox to a low eco mode and have the same gentle assistance. The first time you try and go on a ride with your full power ebike friends on your TQ you'll understand that it just makes so much more sense to have a bike that can do both

Wild. Super curious how this rides. Intend always doing things differently. Love it.

Man, I want SL bikes to be a thing so badly, but the math just doesnt work out. If you use the Mahle hub motor (ignoring any performance issues with having an extra 1.3kg of unsuspended weight) and you want over 300 watt hours of assistance, youre looking at 7ish pounds extra. A very light enduro build is 33 pounds. It looks like very light Avinox builds are reaching close to 45 pounds. Unless you dont have kids but are still old enough to complain about things, and you can afford to have a bunch of extra bikes, thats a...

There just aren’t enough TQ bikes here (US). The Trek and Propain are close. Trek needs to bring back M/L sizing and pricing accounting for a post Avinox m2 world. Amflow PX — if the weights are accurate — means you can detune to TQ levels, have almost the same SL weight but get that “sun is setting gotta turbo hustle back to the car” mode.

how much faster than the legal limit can your car go? how often do you use it’s maximum power?

Not sure where to put this, and frankly a little bummed it's not already on the main page. Laurie Greenland posted a vid about what he's up to and hinted about future projects and sponsors. Stoked for the guy.

Yes, you can put a 170 in the front and remove spacer to get 162 in the back.

Little less travel but maybe one can put a bigger/longer shock in it, so: Norco Sight VLT TQ

It was Silhouette Eyeware. My friend Joey used to do their add work and team stuff. I got to do a show for the opening of their new corporate headquarters in New York with Hans Rey, Cam McCall, Geoff Gullivich and Garen Becker.

I wish manufacturers would take the removable battery approach of sliding it out of the downtube with a turned up motor now that the motors are so small. It would make the downtube slimmer/stiffer without a cutout at the front or side and save weight plus lower center of gravity. Or make the motor mount to be able to swing the motor back quickly.

If warranty was handled with DJI directly I'd join the ranks of the Avinox fanboys. Outside of bikes I can't think of a single product I own where I wouldn't be contacting the manufacturer for a warranty. Seems like a total waste of time for my LBS and complicates the communication for the consumer. I'm more than capable of sending a few emails and dropping parts (or even whole bikes) off at UPS.

The V+R Racing rider lineup for 2026... TL;DR It's Raina Logar, Zanna Logar and Aletha Ostgaard! Most folks on this forum are familiar with V+R, but briefly for those who aren't, Virginia and Ryan (V+R) are two DH superfans living in the Pacific Northwest. 2026 marks our seventh season sponsoring and supporting downhill racers and our fourth season at the World Cup level. Crazy! For '26 we've re-signed Aletha Ostgaard for her fourth season with V+R Racing! Ally races for Canyon Collective. Zanna Logar has also re-signed for a second season with V+R. Zanna races for Frameworks. So cool! Maybe...

also: everyone knows we are on e-bikes. It’s okay hahahahah