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No, but they implement other restrictions with speed cameras, average speed cameras, chicanes, speed bumps and other traffic “calming” measures. The biggest issues is and always will be a lack of education/mentoring… and also our protection/enforcement agencies being stripped back by centralised government, so they can’t do anything anyway. Anything that does happen as a result is normally a kneejerk decision that rarely has a positive longterm impact. There are 2 new generations getting into riding now. Those of us that rode in the 90s and 00s were the prime gen that grew up and established it all. The current...

Doesn’t sound like it

Thats exactly the same response that the equine/hiking/hunting crowd had when mtb first started. The same from Skiers when snowboarding became a thing. “NIMBY”

For me its not a huge issue. It'd be fun climbing otherwise impossible climbs but with that much power i don't think youre going very far even on a 800w battery. Im more concerned with servicing them, customer care, and that skinny battery. Bosch may make more sense on all those possible issues. Rebuildable and great supply network and the bosch battery is well protected. Avinox is still an unknown quantity. I'd love to have a skinny battery , and down tube, and run a triple clamp fork but the battery casing is giving me red flags. Maybe its fine...

The amount of power you use is a choice and is totally tuneable. No one ever criticises the power of cars or motorbikes but even the shittest car can break the speed limits…. The end user is responsible and culpable for how they use/abuse it. Then we get on the hot topic of guns… whether you like them or not it’s the person that decides to pull the trigger. I appreciate this is a sore point in the US but there are fair comparisons here in how these things are regulated and governed and how much freedom of choice you...

Hot take: I agree with them. Keep the 20mph mode? 700 watts, 1200 watts, it's a non issue. Bikes with throttles can be an issue for <20mph, but DJI doesn't make one.

Faced with criticism regarding the power output of its latest motor system, Avinox has recently put out the following statement (which is essentially the same messages they provided in our forum hotseat on e-bike power a few months ago): ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In mountain biking, power is often misunderstood. For some, higher motor output raises concerns about safety, trail impact, or component wear. For Avinox, power is not about excess, but about possibility. Power can help more people ride farther, climb steeper, and tackle terrain that might otherwise be out of reach. Our approach to power is rooted in a simple principle...

I know there’s a difference because it’s harder to control with bikes, but why is it such a big deal here when people unlock their hardware? I can drive a car faster than the speed limit, too. It’s the driver’s responsibility to follow the rules. If they don’t, there are penalties—or they lose their insurance coverage. It’s true, though, that we as humanity are apparently generally unable to exercise restraint at the moment. I think it’s illusory to believe that anyone will regulate themselves. As a personal experience: I still think my Unno with M1 is great. I don’t need...

The unlocking market has been a thing since e-bikes were a thing. Strangely seems a lot less popular on this side of the pond but you can buy a speed-limit delimiter for every single system out there already.

I still long for the hypothetical true dh ebike...

Wyn broke himself off when he had to hit the eject button off the step down to avoid landing on hard tail guy during practice. Same guy then proceeds to almost screw up Asa's qually run. Lifetime ban for hard tail guy!

yes the rogue started the same a year ago

Well he is the champ for his country and has an actual physical disability verses just a guy pulling a bit of a “look at me”. Again I’m not even mad the hardtail guy is there. I just think he should’ve borrowed a buddy’s bike and gave it an actual go.

I’m all for the hardtail cat (whether real or just a bro title) at the local races. Maybe not World Cup Dh though? I’m all for accessibility and keeping the world cups somewhat participatory for young/obscure country racers. But not sure showing up with a hardtail is cool. If you gotta ride a 10 year old trailbike it will be way more competitive and probably cheaper than that thing. huge props to that Indonesian champ in the wyn interview. That’s the type of character this sport should really make an effort not to push out.

Sounds like Wyns crash was cause by the hardtail guy (see Frameworks comment)

E-bikes have always been about gonzo downhill madness for me and my crew. Nothing mellow about em!

Too little too late. And IMHO they are tackeling the wrong points. Althought I know why they do these things, because this is what Bosch can do with software. On the Hardware side they appear to be very slow-responding.

Is specialized cooked now that their motor/battery isn't the most refined setup (dji) ? They've been really coasting on bike design.