I just had to send back my Canyon Spectral CFR, it had the EP801, I was happy with it. It was enough power. There is a compromise one way or another. The lighter e mtb's 20 kg or less have a smaller battery so if you are running at 1,000 watts you will drain the battery faster. I had a small Canyon with the 720 w/h battery. I can't ride all day, but if I did a really hard ride for a few hours with a lot of hills starting at 100% I would be down to about 40%.So folks. I'm at a crossroads. I am just loving the Technical Climbing that comes with an EMTB. But the one thing I hate, is when the bike stalls when you are cresting an obstacle. This is because you usually can't reach to put your feet down, because of the bike angle. And you topple over, hurting elbows, shoulders and knees, if you land on rocks. And most distressing, it quite often scratches the bike.
So I want 2 additional motor performance functions. More power, and more over run.
I have 2 options to do this.
1) Upgrade my Shimano EP600 motor to EP801. Cost AUD$1240. At 600 watts, this will give me 100 watts more power, and up to 2 metres of over run.
2) Upgrade the bike. Get the new Amflow PL Carbon with the DJI motor. Cost AUD$9400. This will give me 1000 watts, and also give me up to 2 metres of over run.
So far, the reveiws on the Amflow have been very good. But it is a very new technology. And I'd be switching to a SRAM drive with no Autoshift.
I must say, I do love the Shimano equipment. I know it really well, and I'm super confident pulling it to bits and reassembling it.
Thoughts.
Current Merida E160 700 with Di2 XT 11 speed Linkglide Transmission.
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The Amflow
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