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72 Nelson New Zealand 2019 Trek Powerfly fs5

Here in New Zealand my contents insurance covers my e-mtb for a few cents extra. It's not only covered at home but anywhere else it may get stolen. I think it's covered if I was in a accident and the bike is unrepairable as well.

I carry my Trek Powerfly fs5 on a carrier on the back of my car. I leave the battery in the bike and have no problems with the electrics getting wet. I ride through streams and ford's and flooded areas water has been up to the BB possibly a little deeper at times and have had no problems. I do...

I'm 71 years young I ride a 2019 Trek Powerfly fs5 and have covered 6000ks. I have health issues that do keep me off for quite awhile but always glad to get back as soon as I can

A mate of mine wanted to ride my bike but the seat post was to high. Solution was to drop it get him on bike and then got him to stand on pedalswith slightly bent legs and hit the dropper lever till the seat hit him and that seemed to work the upshot of that he now rides a e-mtb. So my...

I've been called a cheat many times my standard answer is "So you have never ridden an e-bike then, because if you have you wouldn't be saying I'm a cheater" it's generally met with silence if not I just ride happily into the distance. I did have a friend that called me a cheat gave him the same...

I have had my Trek fs5 Powerfly for 2years and clocked 5500ks only replaced chain twice and tyres once have had no other problems that cost me money. Did have a battery I couldn't remove as things had come loose inside the downtube but lbs sorted it free of charge.

I have a Trek Powerfly fs5 and I have a side stand so I lean it over on the stand have the lube ready to go hit the walk mode and lube the chain what could be easier.

My balls aren't as big as they use to be😅

I bought my first mtb when I was 60 and rode at every opportunity but health issues got in the way and the bike was sitting in the garage more than it was being ridden but my health will improve so I'll be riding it again. In the meantime I got to ride a couple of e-mtbs it took me another 2...

I'm 70yrs young and the years are starting to tell on me. I've gone from a standard hardtail mtb and it was affecting my lower back regardless of what adjustments I made. I then sold it and bought a Trek Powerfly fs5. I went from a 21.5 frame to a 19.5 frame and then with a lot of trial and...

Here in New Zealand the e-bikes are limited to 32kph which is 19.8839mph

I ride a mixture of tarmac and fire roads, 4x4 tracks and single track. On tarmac 62kph and on the 4x4 track 50kph and that was scary full of potholes ruts stones and rocks all on a bog standard 2019 Powerfly FS5 so running xr3 bontrager tires front and rear running 34psi a lot of fun so never...

Much the same here health issues basically stopped me from riding as it was no longer enjoyable even on flat trails and on the road. So I bought a e-mtb and haven't looked back my health is now improving and ride a mixture of flat trails, road and slowly getting back into off road albeit fire...

I have stuck with Trek went from a 2014 X Calibre 6 to a 2019 Powerfly FS5 and I'm really loving my Trek so saw no reason to change brands. But to be sure tried out other brands and at the end if the day Trek fitted me perfectly I felt at home on it.