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I dont weigh much more than you. I prefer to ride a few km/h more to skew the pedal/bike handling ratio toward bike handling always, as well as ride more technical steep climbs. Same workout as with my regular enduro bike but every trail is better

I get the pushback but I promise every single person who frequents vital has hit 28mph on a public trail at some point. In fact, most hit something north of 20 everytime they ride. I know, we are moving the "n" higher here which will increase the likelihood of a problem, but we're also being really really arbitrary about all of this. 20MPH is fast. 28MPH is also fast. Specialized knows what will sell, and having a bike that lets you go faster than your buddies, and honestly have more fun, will in fact sell. No dog in this fight...

So reviewers seem to love the Trek Slash ebike, but this norco is a 4 bar high pivot with a full sized motor and oversized battery- why would anyone ever choose the Trek over this?

this is my bike, XL Range VLT, DH/DD tyres, 720wh battery. Park tool scale errors out at 28kg lol, so had to use some bathroom scales. 31kg She thicc, but it's pretty much a downhill bike spec and ride quality. Nothing breaks.

I love the hesitation as he morally questions his word choice.

https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/belt-drive-and-gearbox-thread There, if you wanna keep blasting new tech while ignoring the obvious shortfalls of old tech Just a few simple points - Hard to use a belt without a gearbox, and gearbox is probably not the best for the lycra lovers. - Been riding my belt in treacherous mud all fall/winter, and had zero issues, literally zero maintenance..just saying, because some fella somewhere had a bad experience doesn't mean sh!t. - So what a fella broke something. I have a box full of broken derailleurs that had definitely cost me $1000 in the past 3 seasons. Just yesterday...