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Not really, he’d have to mess about with VPNs and other stuff, besides what people can do with their bikes over here doesn’t mean you can do the same in the US. Have a read of this thread in the de-restriction section (where the forum owner would prefer the chat) which I think answers your...

It’s difficult to manage replacements for faulty or defective products outside the official dealer network, I get that, and can see why Amflow is setup (like others) to support products via the dealer network. So, it might be worth contacting any Amflow dealer in your country and asking nicely...

I’d be guessing, based on ‘Feb 2027’ launch dates, and allowing for bike manufacturers to design, test and build production frames, and for the motor manufacturers to scale and export the product during 2027 for model year 2028 bikes, late 2027. Allowing for the mad rush by early adopters I’d...

I’m told the forum owner prefers that topic in the de-restriction section of the forum he created specifically for that.

Stepping over the strange ‘white knighting’ for a large company here, sometimes stuff happens and faulty batches of product get out there and customers suffer as a result. I don’t think anybody seriously believes that the only frames with issues are ‘Alibaba specials’ so if Amflow built it...

I know how series and parallel hybrids work, and I've owned an EV of some sort for over 10 years, so am embracing of ‘new’ technology. The above are applications for motor vehicles though, I was relating it to cycling, and it was a light hearted comment at that. Personally, it’s not a...

Welcome to 2026 folks, where chat is how humans can charge the battery to power the motor that moves the bike, rather than pedalling the bike directly. I love progress! 😂 I think we’re all a bit premature, we’ll know how the various manufacturers attempts at the tech works soon enough, most of...

Absolutely, which is kind of my point, EMTBs will never be maintenance or mishap free. I’m looking forward to reading the reviews of how they ride in the wild when they’re actually released. 👍

Which is completely the opposite to what all the reviews said when Transmission came to market, where it was praised for being strong and people were standing on it. Wonder why some of us are sceptical when the new big thing turns up. Won’t some of the tensioner placements and designs be...

Hey, some people prefer vinyl records to streaming music, each to their own I guess. It’s what makes us humans. 😂👍

Yet I did a week in the mountains around Kaprun and didn’t need to touch anything? I’m not saying I don’t see advantages, but I also see downsides, why is that so controversial? We’ve been waiting for a replacement for derailleurs for years, this might be the time a viable alternative for...

The only issue I’ve had on all my e-bikes is a Specialized TCU display went awry, took it to the shop out of warranty for diagnosis and they replaced it there and then FOC. Oh, nearly forgot, purchased an e-gravel bike mail order that they forgot to take out of ‘transport/travel/demo mode’ so...

I think that’s all in your head to be fair, there’s a difference between ‘butthurt’ and critical thinking. I haven’t needed one before now, the trails, hills and mountains I ride haven’t changed, and I’ve lost one mech in the last few years, (and that’s with 6 bikes) a mix of EMTB and MTB over...

I think the original question has to be asked and answered in the context of the bubble within the bubble that is EMTB. There is far more to the ‘bike market’ than a £5-10k mountain bike with a fancy electric motor drive unit sitting between two wheels. My LBS loves working on EMTBs, most of...

Surely that’s only true if the motor and battery are doing all the work? On a pedal assist bicycle the human riding it is supposed to be providing a good chunk of the work, so seems marginal. As you say, two electric motors at play as far as I can see, and the Q factor hasn’t been talked...

Bosch sells into the huge European commuter e-bike market, a rear hub motor is exactly what they need for that. Bosch merely withdrew from Eurobike due, from what I can gather on other bicycle sites, to a spat over Eurobike diluting focus from cycling to wider e-mobility and Light Electric...

Just to be clear, I was making the point that the early adopters of each new to market product generally suffer as they pay a premium, and v2 of the product is inevitably better, not that v1 will suck/won’t work. I’m sure the MGU ‘1’ will work just fine, but MGU ‘2’ will be better, in fact the...

DJI dominate the consumer drone market, it’s true. But, not so in the enterprise space, nor military. Other Chinese comoanies like Potensic also make some fantastic drones and undercut the DJI ones. GoPro have hardly been taken out either, they’re still here with the Mission 1 cinema cameras...

There doesn’t need to be an alternative does there? The derailleur and cassette etc has served cycling well for decades and is simple, effective and cheap. People don’t have to buy SRAM XO groupsets at the end of the day. I think like everything in cycling, there’s room for all kinds of...

That’s massively pessimistic if I may say so. 😁 There’s already a massive amount of SRAM equipped bikes out there, they’ll break derailleurs, wear out cassettes and chains and they’ll be happy to sell them to your bike shop/retailer so that folks can replace them. There’s also a massive...