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New Intense Tazer is live! We have a Forum Hot Seat happening now (for the day) with Intense's own John Hall, so any questions you can can about the bike can be directed here - https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/new-intense-tazer-forum-hot-seat-in… Highlights Full carbon frame DCR suspension platform 150mm of rear wheel travel // 160mm fork MX or 29” wheels Bosch Performance Line CX motor with 120 Nm of torque and 750W of power 600Wh & 800Wh battery options Koix 400C display Integrated frame protection Sizes: S, M, L & XL Colors: Satin Blue & UD Black Weight: Pro Build, size M - 50 lb...

Something i noticed in the video report from bosch - When they release the 12A charger the Flow app will be able to control max charge state such as 40-80% etc - for me this is huge, as i do alot of quick local rides and get several quick late night laps over a week without recharging and id rather not leave it at 100% when i do a recharge.(ie ill ride 4 nights in a row and then not ride for a few days due to whatever reasons) Anther note is Bosch said The 12A charge current is well...

I bought an EXe when they first came out and bought a second battery at the same time. Back then, you could purchase a second battery for a couple hundred dollars more than the range extender. They weren't really anticipating people doing this. You had to separately buy all the brackets to attach to the battery to attach it to the frame. I think the pricing spread has moved substantially. If you ride places where it's common to cruise back by the trailhead during the ride, this setup is amazing. I also picked up a power station on black Friday...

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Without any kind of fast charging available the Bosch SX system paired with the 400wh is not making any possible sense, just go CX / 600wh and detune to get better range at this point. TQ HPR60 with the 580wh is ahead of the whole SL segment, we need more bikes with this system.

Fazua doesn't really bother me anymore. I have over 700 miles on mine and its still ticking. It did arrive dead out of the box and in the US, QBP handles the service and they are wonderful. I don't think they are as bad as they used to be. Plus, power to weight wise they are really hard to beat. I would love for a manufacture to work on making a motor that is the size and weight of the Fazua that would make 80-85nm instead of working on making a million-nm motor.

I am in the process of selling my eeb and back to riding actual bikes exclusively, so decided to share a rant without any goal or much reason. Context: young dad, mid 30s, 25 years riding (first and bigger part of them on BMX street/dirt). Moved closer to Alps last year, got jealous of people passing me on the ups and doing triple of my downs. I patiently test-rode on trails literally dozen of eebs, decided on a mid-power option because it still provided a rather slow climbing speed, so the brain could switch off, get bored and enjoy nature...

It’s more just a region based thing in my opinion. I know friends in the pnw who get way more tire life compared to down south. Steep and dry trails are a perfect recipe to wear through tires

Man I wish my dhr looked that good even after 200 miles

This Maxon air motor is possibly gonna be less weight vs the Tq 60? It’s slim pickins when looking for a lightweight emtb with dual 29 wheels. MTE or fuel + really all there is.

If you're not from the US and you haven't seen this yet, I can't recommend it enough. It explains a lot:

i recently learned that a 2x2 lumber is not in fact 2" in size. americans are just completely crazy when it comes to sizing stuff.

Most of you probably won't like hearing this. I certainly didn't. Earlier this week I had a chat with a guy who works in a product management role for Ralf Bohle GmbH, which is the owner of the Schwalbe tire brand. Mainly I asked a bunch of XC racing related questions, about compounds, casings, radial ply, rolling resistance testing, wheter we'll ever see the speediest XC casing with a black sidewall and why they felt they needed to change their naming scheme for casings and compounds. The gist of it is that they are hard at work behind the scenes...

Having ridden bikes from several major brands, my SC Megatower has easily been the best I’ve owned when it comes to product support, parts availability, and clear, reliable customer service. I used to make fun of people who had an SC, but after dealing with repeated warranty issues on other bikes, I get it now. The Mega is a sick bike, the VPP suspension rides great, but honestly, it’s the overall ownership experience that really sets Santa Cruz apart. I'm in the market for a shorter travel ripper, and SC is at the top of the list, even if it's...

They got it wrong all the time too. Honda in ‘97 being the prime example. How they didn’t listen to McGrath I’ll never understand.

I'm also going to push back. One of the biggest problems with ebikes is they are way too stiff in the front triangle. I'd say external batteries that allow for traditional tubing have the potential to ride much better, but let's be honest the most important priority for how an ebike handles is how good it looks.

For what it’s worth, the rear triangle on Alden’s Crestline e-bike frame that has been converted to a dh is being made stiffer for him. Provided he’s a tall guy riding hard.