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So, you mean cadence as in pedalling frequency? You only need to fit a bigger chain ring and you will be able to have a higher top speed. When you have a motor that puts out 4x the pedal assistance, it's only gearing that restricts you to a top speed if there's no speed cut and gearing is easily...

Yes, but I disagree that there should be no limit, as I was replying to Stumpy's comment.

There are two main issues with Ebikes being unrestricted. 1: Riding the bike in a share path environment and excessive speed causing risk to pedestrians. I know that a fit athlete on a road bike can go a lot faster, but you aren't going to go that much faster on an equivalent non motored MTB...

There are already separate categories for throttle and pedal assist bikes in most countries. Australia has two. 1. Power Assisted Pedal Cycles (200 watts maximum) 2. EN15194 Certified Power Assisted Pedal Cycle (Pedelac, 250 watts maximum) Anything else is a motorbike. USA has 4 categories...

What type of bike do you have that requires assistance above 32kph and has enough drag to not be able to make jumps that you could do on a normal MTB? Any properly designed jump line you should have plenty of speed just from gravity. Some will require you to hit each jump to keep the momentum...

I have a 2020 Levo SL and I love it! I have about 15 years of riding normal MTBs, racing XC and Gravity Enduro and the odd DH. I'm a month off turning 50 and was going to wait until then but just over a year ago a nice, well kept second hand SL came up for a good price, so I decided to nail it...

Natural Selection in Queenstown is the only hike a bike but it is a super steep and loose trail so it's worth it if that's your thing. Sorry for the thread hijack @burbler :LOL:

Are you up for a bit of pedalling (and hike a bike)? South Hobart has some good hand built semi legal tech and sketchy trails just up from the Cascade Brewery. Then if you head up to St Helens, it's not super steep but Send Helens and Icarus. Derby you'll want to tackle, Trouty, Kumma Gutsa...

It's North Island from my perspective. ;) 10 days would be a great trip. I assume you would fly into Hobart, then head to Maydena? You should do the whole lap!

Wouldn't be a bad option since you have to option of both a full powered bike and a lightweight bike. It's actually 18.8kg according to Giant, so closer to 19kg and 2kg heavier than the SL ;) The difference it pretty much in the battery and motor as the Giant's battery is 2.3kg and the motor at...

I've been on a few large group Ebike rides and the thing I hear is "You'll get left behind on the climbs if you have a lightweight Emtb". While that is quite likely true, it's no different than any normal group ride on non-Emtbs where you have different levels of fitness in the group, plus in my...

You'll get a thousand different opinions on this but it's still worth asking. Before I bought my first Ebike I test rode a few different brands (all full powered). Two iterations of the Trek Rail a Norco Sight and Range, the Mondraker Crafty RR and the full powered Levo. All felt heavy...

Welcome from another Tasmanian. I'm up on the Northwest coast in Penguin.

If it is only jumping off on the higher gears (I assume you mean the smaller gears on the cassette?) it may be that the chain is too long and the derailleur is not able to keep the chain tight. I would shift it into the hardest gear (smallest sprocket) and see how much tension there is on the...

G'day all. I've just recently dived into the realm of Ebikes. I have been E-curious for quite some time now but it was time to come out of the closet.:LOL: I'm based on the Northwest Coast of Tasmania, Australia's self anointed capital of mountain biking, and my local riding is the Wild Mersey...