Background:
52y old with 2 kids, have been riding/racing bikes since 1990, stopped tacing EWS and DH in 2023 after injuries. Only racing friends now as I promised the family will not ever race again
Emtb’s owned:
2019 Ghost with Shimano 8000 motor 504Wh ext battery. Liked it range was like...
<div style="max-width:680px; margin:0 auto; padding:20px 24px 0;"><p style="font-size:16px; line-height:1.85; color:inherit; margin:0 0 18px;">The Maven A1 divided opinion. Nobody questioned the power from them, it's the strongest brake SRAM have made. But the lever feel was a sticking point...
Due to problems with the bikes’ battery housing, Canyon stopped selling the Torque:ON and Spectral:ON. Now the bikes are back. But why should you consider buying one of these now?
New battery
Where you previously could choose between batteries with 720 and 900 Wh capacity, today there is only...
Orbea increased motor torque to 85 Nm on the 2025 Rise models. They’re still using Shimano motors and applying their RS software that still detunes peak power output. This means Orbea wasn’t prepared to make their light and competitively priced Rise a proper full-power emtb. But that’s sort of...
I bought my bike about two months ago, and it came with a Shimano E6100 motor and an SC-E5000 display. I’ve been wanting to connect to it through Bluetooth so I can access the E-Tube app and play around with the settings. I’m thinking about buying the EW-EN100 junction since it seems like the...
Just last week, my dad purchased a beautiful EMTB: an Orbea Rise M10 2023 in Goblin Green.
After he drove 5 hours to get the bike and bring it home, he asked if I wanted to try it - so I did! I came back 10 minutes later, after having the time of my life on the first ever EMTB I ever rode, he...
Has anyone been able to get the EP8 speed restriction lifted using either software option - ST Unlocker or eTuner? After buying the ST app it seems it doesn’t support EP8s. The firmware downgrade process on IOS is confusing too. Anyone got some tips?
Shimano ebike motor warranty has a clause that it only covers manufacturing defects and "reasonable use". I've had mine in salt water (northern winters), and have reason to believe there is internal corrosion either on some sensor, or on the PCB.
The internal gearbox also sounds like an angry...
Hi everyone,
I have a Canyon e-MTB with a Shimano EP8 (DU-EP800) motor. I bought it second-hand, and after some time I started hearing a clicking/cracking noise from the motor when pedaling.
I took it to a workshop — they serviced the motor, cleaned it, and replaced the grease.
After the...
Hello everyone,
I'm posting here about an issue with my Darfon E4C0G battery (Shimano EP8 version), which fell off my Scor bike and is now not working.
Only one of the two thyristor wires was cut; I’ve resoldered it, but the battery still doesn’t function. Everything else seems fine — the pack...
It’s that time again, when Shimano refresh the bicycle drivetrains. This latest generation of the XTR groupset is called the M9200 series. It’s only available in the Di2 version, meaning it shifts electronically. I’ve got no idea if there will be mechanical XTR versions in the future.
Three...
Mondraker was among the first traditional bike manufacturers to embrace ebikes. All the way back in 2016, they had three models. The full suspension 140 mm travel e-Crafty was probably the most popular one. But does anyone remember the e-Panzer fatbike or the e-Vantage hardtail? All bikes had a...
Hi all,
Are you just as annoyed as me with Shimano not including rider power in their app?
Please sign this petition to change this:
https://www.emtbforums.com/threads/sign-petition-for-shimano-to-include-rider-power-%E2%9C%8D%EF%B8%8F%F0%9F%99%8F.41227/
Many thanks,
Marcell
Hello all you bike lovers,
I don't know how about you, but it's really bugging me that rider power is not available in the ETUBE app.
In hopes of us all agreeing in the subject, I created an online petition.
Please sign it and if we have enough people, we might get lucky and get Shimano's...
My shimano steps on garmin works perfectly when in basic assist mode with just 3 levels of assist. However if i switch to fine tune mode because I simply wanted another lower level of assist, so 4 modes in total, it no longer reads what mode you're in, or updates range estimates, things like...
We’ve tested 12-speed Shimano chains before and that wasn’t too much work. With minimum maintenance and maximum motor assistance, we could finish the test in months. Not this time though. 10-speed chains last longer. And these are both ebike-specific chains, which usually means heavier and more...