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This bike is 18.1kg in a size L. The HPR60 is only 800g heavier so it would still be sub 20kg with the HPR60 (if sticking with the 290wh battery). It would probably still be sub 20kg with the 360wh battery too. To me for the sake of 800g it would have made more sense to spec the HPR60.

that new orbea RS e-bike has the new fox float x2 live valve neo equipped

Here is what I was hinting at - https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/orbeas-rallon-rs-e-bike-thats-not-e-b…

Depends on where you live, so I cannot say how much it will cost you, but I would bet it would cost you less than typical fork service you need to get done with any air spring once or twice a year. With coil spring, you get it right once and you are good to go unless you are on of those guys with +-10kg weight fluctuations. And me personally can do the heatshrink application in about 10minutes, coil change in less than a minute if I have the tools and spring ready. If this much hassle is all it...

Practice day on Saturday. Race on Sunday. Having the races on Saturday means you have to take off work at least all of Friday unless you know the course. So if you want to make it more accessible, or encourage people to travel to new places, not having to take days off work is a great place to start.

Bike park only events that are expensive. Lack of fresh cut courses. Showing up to an event with some taped sections is the best.

Came to the same conclusions after testing 10+ e-bikes on trails around Alps. But for me it’s not only the weight but the power itself. I kinda enjoyed full power as a novelty and also see its potential in winter (snow/mud) but for consistent/normal riding it is simply too fast. Mid power is just enough to make the climbing easier enough for me but I am not climbing at such intense speed that it takes away the meditative nature of an uphill journey. And then on the way down it feels pretty much exactly as a normal bike. Perhaps slightly...

I've been grabbing the charts from here: https://ebike-mtb.com/en/emtb-motor-comparison/ that use power draw vs. output. Then I feed the charts in to ChatGPT to get an average efficiency. It's worth noting that the Mahle derated when 250w rider input was put in, so even though it shows the highest efficiency, it was tested with only 200w input so is maybe an outlier. It appears that they are going from most efficient to least efficient. These efficiency's matter because if you need to add a bash guard and more battery size to equal meters climbed and protection, that's a more true measure...

To each his own. The good news is that in the next 5 years, I imagine we’ll have full power/full range batteries that are close to what a Relay weighs. For those who want more of a motorless experience, they can detune their bikes; anyone who wants more power can have it. We’re going to have our cake and eat it too in no time.

That guy continues to strive for the asshole of the year award. Any validity of his opinion has been removed by that kneepad/short gap and that’s even before we talk about his “low IQ” dismissal of everyone who dares to disagree with him 😂

ENHANCE!