![]() I’m not a Rockshox fan and nor did I want the EP8 so bought the cheapest bike. Something had to give re the suspension spec. I also respect the E7000 motor and not one of the latest(read not long term tested) EP8 or E8000 motors. Nice to see x fusion specced, not the usual standard fox. I can live with that… □□ Posted 1 year ago To be fair, I’m not going into this blind… Just like dropper posts, I fully accept that eBike motors is a case of picking the one with the foibles that you’re happiest to live/deal with… From experience, I’d avoid Bosch, and whilst I’m sure the Spesh/Brose setup rides very nicely, I’m not a fan of Spesh’s geometry or pricing for sure! Nor do I wish to constantly be waiting for yet another motor to be replaced under warranty… In my limited experience of Shimano STEPS systems, the drive unit unbolts very easily and quickly and Madison have turned them around for warranty fix in 3-4 days for the couple I sent back whilst I still had my shop. I could of course choose to ride the canal towpath from Worcester to Birmingham and back if I just wanted to be out on a bike and wasn’t at all interested in riding anything technical… Or heaven forbid, I could go out on the roads instead! □ ![]() It’s pretty easy to get to nearly 1000m of climbing in only 10km of trails on the Malverns if you’re riding the stuff worth riding! You can turn up at the Wyche and do an XC loop that gains or loses very little altitude if you want to, or you can follow your nose down some of the more interesting trails, then be faced with an immediate slog back up time and time again… It’s not about the height of a single ascent, but the number of times you repeat it! Also, I’ll refer you back to my comment about not being Liam Killeen… ![]() The Malverns are tiny! You make it sound like you’re off into the mountains… The only bit I’m planning to change (other than the tyres) for the forseeable future is the fork and shock for some higher performance units… I didn’t want the higher end model with EP8 motor though, as don’t want Rockshox or 12spd on it (or the extra torque of the EP8), so made sense to buy the entry level model and to upgrade the suspension. I wanted proper Enduro bike geometry with a relatively low BB height (which most eBikes seem to forego!), a lighter weight lower torque motor, more basic Deore based drivetrain (no point in high end 12spd stuff on an eBike IMO!) and ideally a mullet wheel setup but a “normal” 2.4-2.6 rear rather than a 2.8+ sized rear. I’m not sure whether anyone’s told you, but the Govt has brought forward plans to stop the sale of i/c engined vehicles to 2030, and every new vehicle we can buy will have to be electric in the UK! I’m the least of your worries! □ This last year has been incredibly depressing, being told where we can and can’t exercise for a significant proportion of it (I certainly made the most of the trails I could last year, whilst I could!), but not living within rideable distance of the trails has really hit home during the lockdowns… It has been a looooooong considered purchase, and so far is the only eBike on the market that ticks the geometry and relative simplicity boxes for me. That and I fancy exploring a bit more locally on the Malverns, and I’m not Liam Killeen! Not sure who pissed on your chips this morning, but this has been purchased effectively as a “personal uplift” bike as such… I’m looking forward to some big days out again (when we’re allowed!) and fancy doing some Marathon sessions at Staunton and the like, quite possibly doing 2-3hrs on my Geometron first then swapping bikes as I tire to prolong the session. The only problem is, now your excuses are getting less and less! Yes it was, as is the fact you’ll swap and change it twice within twelve months.
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