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    ePump for the eTires on my eMTB

    Be interested to hear how you get on with the Cycplus, I've been considering one of these. Basic model is heavier than my current pump but the "pro" with the pressure gauge is lighter than my pump and pressure gauge added together. My worry is that I very very rarely need the pump, I can easily...
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    Fazua Ride 60. Yay or Nay? Reliability Improved?

    Thanks everyone for the replies. My worry is that they have been saying they have fixed the issues multiple times over the last couple of years. When I have test ridden one it has seemed nice, quieter and more powerful than my SL though with a slightly less natural power application. I also...
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    Fazua Ride 60. Yay or Nay? Reliability Improved?

    Considering a Ride 60 equipped bike (latest motor). How is the reliability these days? I know there were a lot of problems in the past but have they improved? Would you buy again? My current bike is a Levo SL and the motor and electronics have given me some problems but nothing that left me...
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    Driving N to S across France/Spain Dieppe to Sierra Nevadas. EMTB locations along the way?

    Sorry I don't have any useful info to impart but this is a subject I am interested in too but we would be doing the same sort of trip in early or late winter (late Nov or early March) to escape the rain. Any idea when the season is for this place and Ainsa/Fiscal?
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    Battery Size and Range Research

    Possibly should have provided this info at the start? I think you will find the current market split between full weight and light-weight bikes is mirrored in how people use the bikes. If you try to cater to everyone you will end up with a bike in no-man's land that no-one wants. Personally I...
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    New Pinion integrated gearbox and motor (MGU)

    I talked to the Gates guys at the Taipei show yesterday. Sounds like the MGU is a long way off being available to most OEMs. Pinion just working with a few German speaking brands initially. Frustrating, but makes sense and I'd rather they took this slow approach and got it right than rushed it...
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    Hot melt wax - the journey begins

    Thanks for the write up and I look forward to follow ups. I've been very happy with the Squirt liquid wax. I fully degrease the chain in brake cleaner a couple of times then allow to fully dry and then absolutely slather on the Squirt. Seems to work really well including in our horrendously...
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    EMTB manufacturers are price gouging.

    This thread is already enough of a Troll fest without getting into the weeds on this...
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    Bosch SX bikes.

    Yes, that's the link I posted previously but I narrowed it down to full sus emtbs and there were only 13 and it didn't include the Whyte suggesting that there are others not on the list. Hence the thread.
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    Bosch SX bikes.

    The problem with this approach for a manufacturer is that you risk losing sales to people who want the latest and greatest who will go to another brand to get it.
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    New Cannondale Moterra SL

    Probably Bosch SX, they seem keen to claim it as "full power".
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    Bosch SX bikes.

    Found a thing on the Bosch site that lists KTM etc. But this doesn't include Whyte so I'm assuming it isn't a complete list. https://www.bosch-ebike.com/en/service/ebike-models#category=112&motor=302
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    Bosch SX bikes.

    Bosch SX motor was released/announced a little while ago now. What bikes are there using it so far? I know the Whyte E-Lyte is out. Any others?
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    EMTB manufacturers are price gouging.

    Friend of mine just picked up an Orbea Rise M20 (carbon one) with some nice component upgrades a couple of years old for £2k. Seems like a very good deal to me. Yes, there isn't any warranty but at that price he can afford a few fixes if needed. The price drops for new bikes have really squeezed...
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    EMTB manufacturers are price gouging.

    Maybe in Texas. Unfortunately on this little island there is now almost no-where you are allowed to ride off-road, nearly all the B.O.A.T.S. in the Peak District now have traffic orders on them banning anything with an engine. Haven't ridden my motorbike since getting the eMTB, which I can ride...
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    EMTB manufacturers are price gouging.

    The motorbike frame is robot welded together in one size in 10 minutes from a dozen or so parts made from relatively cheap materials. The typical carbon fibre emtb frame is made in 4+ sizes, laid up by hand in custom tooling from hundreds of panels from relatively expensive CF prepreg.
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    Shimano Battery Issue (refused warranty claim) where do i stand?

    My phone does this too. When it gets down to 15% or so that last 15% goes much faster than the first 15% did. When it gets to 5% it is moments from shutting down. This graph isn't the best but it gives an idea. That last 15% or so is far from linear and predictions are hard to make. You DO...
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    EMTB manufacturers are price gouging.

    At this point, you just look like a Troll. You started this thread with a single sentence and refuse to back it up in any way shape or form. None of the bike brands have a monopoly they are all competing for the same pie. Same goes for motor and battery manufacturers to a certain extent. If you...
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    EMTB manufacturers are price gouging.

    Sorry must have missed the "data", could you re quote it please?
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    EMTB manufacturers are price gouging.

    I work for a bike company yes. But we don't currently make any ebikes but I have been working on our first for a while, hence I know what the parts cost and so can make a reasonable estimate of what the margins are like. Emtbs are much more demanding than city bikes.
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