The Mezzer Expert seems to still be on sale for $509, I bought one in February for my analog bike and it's been working great.
The air spring can be upgraded later to the IRT from the Mezzer Pro, and the damper can be updated to the Pro's MC2 as well. I've found the Expert's 6-position VTT...
If you’re talking about a 20-30 mile ride, are those battery sizes that bad? I took my wife’s Orbea Rise 576Wh out for a ride, and only used 25% of the battery on a 10mile ride with 900 feet of elevation, most of the climbs were relatively steep.
Sure, you can use more battery than that, but...
Just picked up an Orbea Rise M20 in Goblin Green Chameleon on sale for my wife to get out on the trails with me.
My initial feeling when riding it was that the handling was kind of sluggish and heavy. Nicer words for that would be smooth and stable, which is good for my wife since she's very...