Recent content by DIomidis

If you race up the hill on double track, you beat your friends with lesser/slower motors. That's all. You will be climbing at cuttoff speed even on medium-to-hard slopes. It is virtually the same effect as the new "1500HP" Bugatti vs. the "old and obsolete" 1200HP Bugatti. Doesn't matter in...

IMHO the 34->36T is a good move, unless you find yourself on the big 5x cog often and struggling (which I'd say it is not common occurrence on a eMTB, especially a full but even mid-power one. Could be in some factory "eco" modes but you can most likely adapt to it or give the Eco a bit faster...

As a general comment, I think the license and registration aspects can do do fall into largly two completely different buckets/approaches, which varies greatly between countries and localities. The #1 case is that you want to identify individuals or vehicles or animals/livestock etc. As a...

I am 100% with you. But vehicles should be paying the appropriate amount based on the infrastructure required for each type, the polution per mile, the wear per mile etc etc. As it is the case with every one of my posts, someone who hasn't look into it might not like what I am about to follow...

Tensions are high and I really cannot undestand how those who from the first page are calling Hans Rey a "shill for Bosch", and that all of these are moved by Bosch and this and that, use language like this, throw in characterizing my and other's opinions as "propaganda" or that we are...

But it is not about a vocal minority...you are barely representing the concerns of the majority in this tiny thread, in a eMTB invested community. Which means that chances of you representing the opinions/concerns of the broader trail user base is...probably much closer to zero than not. Yet...

I am also a US based MTB & for the last year eMTB rider (not counting demos/riding friend's eMTBs), and I have unfortunately experienced a lot of the negative and entitled attitude, BUT, I would be amiss to limit this to eMTB/eBike users. Although a majority or people are great and lovely to be...

You don't have the "Right" to operate "any" Dirt bike or Snowmobile in most places. Depending on the State or country, you might have some or all the of the limitations based on the operation is restricted by safety laws, including minimum age requirements (often 12–16, with supervision of...

You are bringing up a lot of "larger points", but I am not sure you have a grasp on what you are talking about, sorry. "Your" position might be that "we" have the complete freedom to do whatever we want, but this is neither universal, nor true. The idea that we start at 'complete freedom' and...

"Cool". "We in the States" and this virtue signaling hollier than thou thing doesn't mean much though, neither is "what you and I deem arbitrary". Sure, other MOTOR vehicles don't have speed governors in the US. "These" vehicles do. Maybe the "ebike Class 1/2/3" etc did not originate here...

The lack of respect that you confess is exactly the problem. As for the trail damage, I agree that class 1 bikes do not damage the trail more than the regular bikes do...eMTBs are what? Worst case 20lbs/10kg heavier than the average unassisted MTB? Realistically 10lbs/5kg more. I am...

Yes, I do own a eMTB (Class 1, mid power, Orbea Rise) and I really like it. I use it exclusively recreationally - at least up to this point. Do I see a benefit in assisted bikes? Of course. I do see them as great alternative to commuting, not just for recreation. I can see people with mobility...

The "anti-regulation" crowd is missing the point: it’s about trail access. If we ignore power and speed limits, there is no logical reason to ban dirt bikes from MTB trails. Throttles and high wattage allow inexperienced riders to reach dangerous speeds and damage trails through burnouts and...

By damper do you mean the shock? The rear shock is a Fox Factory DHX with a Sprindex coil, leveraging a Cascade Link (installed after this pic was take). The fork is a Fox 36 Perf. Elite GRIP 2 @ 160mm and the front fender is the Fox's own 38/36 Direct mount "XL" fender. On the rear I use a...

Tried some of these bags and between my '24 Rise H10 being alloy and a medium, none of them worked. This is my solution for carrying more than what already fitted in my OneUp EDC 100cc Pump. Think Rider "Saddle" bag (probably copy of the Silca Mattone, but at 1/5th the cost). Enough of the...