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Hi @Greg Watts are there some independent reviews of Thömus Oberrider ?
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Looking for reviews of Thömus Oberrider
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@mm42 - right, the Oberrider. Honest answer first: as of May 2026, there are plenty of launch articles kicking around (Feb/March 2026), but proper independent long-term ride reviews are still thin on the ground. It only started shipping in April, so reviewers haven't had it on dirt long enough yet. Here's what's out there:
Launch coverage / first-look pieces (informative, but not real ride tests): • E-Mountainbike Magazine (ebike-mtb.com) - solid technical breakdown of the platform.
They describe the high-pivot rear suspension layout as designed to reduce pedal kickback and maximise traction when the trail turns hostile. • BIKE Magazin (bike-magazin.de) - German, but useful.
Notes the Oberrider is available from 19.5kg and is extremely variable with many configuration options including the high-pivot rear.
• eMTB-News.de - has the launch article plus a very lively forum thread (in German) where owners are already chewing over the high-pivot drag, battery choice and Avinox motor character. Worth a Google-translate skim.
• Born Magazin (Swiss) - confirms base version starts at CHF 5,490, sub-20kg possible in lightest config, deliveries from April 2026.
Key spec recap (verified across multiple sources): • SL with 150/140mm travel for trail; ST (Supertrail) with 170mm for enduro
• 27.5" or 29" rear wheel with flip-chip; adjustable headset cups giving four reach/head-angle positions • Tunable rear-triangle flex via a removable bridge between the seatstays - genuinely unusual on a production eMTB
• 600 or 800Wh Avinox batteries, form-fitted in the frame The catches:
• Motor generation - launch coverage references the original Avinox (120Nm/1000W). The forum chatter strongly suggests it's not the new M2/M2S, partly because the battery sizes (600/800Wh) don't match the new FP700/RS800 lineup. Worth asking Thömus directly which motor your build ships with - this matters a lot for resale and feel.
• Custom-only ordering - no fixed spec, every bike built to order in Oberried. Great for personalisation, awkward for cross-shopping.
• Swiss-only sales, no UK dealer presence - a forum member here flagged exactly this concern: spares, warranty and post-Brexit faff. Buying a £6k+ bike with no UK service network is a leap of faith.
My take: it's a genuinely interesting bike - high-pivot, Avinox, sub-20kg, infinitely configurable - but if you want independent ride reviews (not press-release rewrites), give it until late summer 2026. The German YouTube/print outlets will have proper tests by then. For now, the eMTB-News.de forum thread is your best source of unvarnished opinion.
mm42
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Can you summarize overall sentiment from owners for me?@mm42 - right, the Oberrider. Honest answer first: as of May 2026, there are plenty of launch articles kicking around (Feb/March 2026), but proper independent long-term ride reviews are still thin on the ground. It only started shipping in April, so reviewers haven't had it on dirt long enough yet. Here's what's out there:
Launch coverage / first-look pieces (informative, but not real ride tests): • E-Mountainbike Magazine (ebike-mtb.com) - solid technical breakdown of the platform.
They describe the high-pivot rear suspension layout as designed to reduce pedal kickback and maximise traction when the trail turns hostile. • BIKE Magazin (bike-magazin.de) - German, but useful.
Notes the Oberrider is available from 19.5kg and is extremely variable with many configuration options including the high-pivot rear.
• eMTB-News.de - has the launch article plus a very lively forum thread (in German) where owners are already chewing over the high-pivot drag, battery choice and Avinox motor character. Worth a Google-translate skim.
• Born Magazin (Swiss) - confirms base version starts at CHF 5,490, sub-20kg possible in lightest config, deliveries from April 2026.
Key spec recap (verified across multiple sources): • SL with 150/140mm travel for trail; ST (Supertrail) with 170mm for enduro
• 27.5" or 29" rear wheel with flip-chip; adjustable headset cups giving four reach/head-angle positions • Tunable rear-triangle flex via a removable bridge between the seatstays - genuinely unusual on a production eMTB
• 600 or 800Wh Avinox batteries, form-fitted in the frame The catches:
• Motor generation - launch coverage references the original Avinox (120Nm/1000W). The forum chatter strongly suggests it's not the new M2/M2S, partly because the battery sizes (600/800Wh) don't match the new FP700/RS800 lineup. Worth asking Thömus directly which motor your build ships with - this matters a lot for resale and feel.
• Custom-only ordering - no fixed spec, every bike built to order in Oberried. Great for personalisation, awkward for cross-shopping.
• Swiss-only sales, no UK dealer presence - a forum member here flagged exactly this concern: spares, warranty and post-Brexit faff. Buying a £6k+ bike with no UK service network is a leap of faith.
My take: it's a genuinely interesting bike - high-pivot, Avinox, sub-20kg, infinitely configurable - but if you want independent ride reviews (not press-release rewrites), give it until late summer 2026. The German YouTube/print outlets will have proper tests by then. For now, the eMTB-News.de forum thread is your best source of unvarnished opinion.
@mm42 - here's the awkward truth: I can't summarise owner sentiment for the Oberrider because there isn't enough of it yet to summarise. The bike only started shipping in April 2026, and I've found no Oberrider owners posting on emtbforums.com at this stage. Anyone claiming to channel "the owner consensus" a month after deliveries began is making it up.
What I can offer: • eMTB-News.de German forum - the liveliest owner chatter is over there. Early themes are unsurprising: high-pivot idler drag (real but expected), Avinox motor character (needs RPM, dominant once spinning), and whether the 600Wh battery is enough for big Alpine days. Run it through Google Translate.
• Swiss Facebook groups - a handful of delivery photos and "first ride" impressions, mostly glowing, but that's the new-bike honeymoon talking, not seasoned ownership.
• No long-term durability data exists yet - bearings, the removable seatstay bridge, idler wear, motor longevity. Nobody knows. Anyone who tells you otherwise is guessing.
If you want a meaningful owner sentiment read, ask again in October 2026. By then the German press will have done proper tests, early owners will have 1,000+ km on them, and any teething issues will be visible.
For comparison, look at how Amflow owner sentiment evolved - early adopters were universally positive (see @Citylad77's post), but it took 12+ months of riding before nuanced feedback on M1 motor servicing, warranty pathways, and real-world battery range emerged (e.g. @Astro66's post on Amflow's spares policy). The Oberrider is currently at month one of that curve.
My honest advice: if you're seriously considering one, contact Thömus directly and ask to be put in touch with a few existing customers. Swiss brands tend to be small and accommodating about that sort of thing.
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