Hardtail emtb frame options (Carbon or Alu)? Help me to pick right one

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So as the title says what frame should i choose to my hardtail etmb build.

Ive been riding my 2022 Giant Reign e+3, size L for 2 yrs and i absolutly love it. Now iam looking to get hardtail bike for my "daily" commuter to around city.
For frame geometry iam 186cm tall and 105kg.
I dont want road/gravel bike but i dont want full suspension either so hardtail it is.
I want build sturdy bike with decent components to cruise around in tarmac and maybe even some skate park action.

here is list of frames what i have found so far:

- Dengfu E14, bafang motor platform
- Lightcarbon LCE1066, bafang motor platform
- Lightcarbon LCE561, Shimano EP800 platform

Is there more frames, what i have not found yet? Is bafang better than Shimano?
There is huge discounts on shimano parts in german dealers. They are selling batterys for 200 eur and if calculated right whole shimano e-package costs under 700eur (Battery+holder, motor,display, cables, sensor, etc).

For other parts here is list what have been planning to use:

SLX/XT 12-speed transmission, no DI2 parts.
Magura MT5 /7 or Shimano XT brakes, with 203 discs.
Mavic or DT swiss wheel set, size not thought yet, 30mm inner width and maxxis hookworm or schwalbe super moto tyres (2,4-2,5 width).
Rockshox psylo/lyrik or even domain/zeb fork 130 - 150mm travel. (i love my giants domain with charger 2.1 set).

But yeah here is something what ive been planning... Give your opinion what route i should go.
Ps. sorry for spelling errors / typos, english is not my native language.
 
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Le shimano est tres "verrouillé" au niveau software, les standards de cablage ont été modifié entre les modéles et ca peut étre parfois impossible d'appairer des composants pas acheté ensemble, c'est aussi impossible d'avoir des pièces détaché. Par contre le bafang est facilement maintenable.

sinon pour le cadre, personellement j'ai eu de mauvaise expériences avec light carbon et il ne font pas pour moi au niveau de dengfu ou SZZS
 
Yeah i have read about shimano needing some work on software side when not being oem manufacturer.
But also i have read that some "tuning" company called emax tuning? in germany has tools to do pairing and setup over the air with decent price...

But shimano gen 1 is option for beacuse parts are cheap right now...
Also i have ridden my friends Rock Machine E blizzard E50 with shimano Ep8 and i liked how it behaved so...
I dont have any exprience with bafang but what i have read about those, they are decent and good option too!

Correct if i am wrong but szzs dont make hardtail frames?
 
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I share my opinion, you decide. If it's only to build an "city bike", the most economic solution is building an E-bike with an classic frame and an rear hub motor. alike my road bike with an frame van nicholas tuareg and anhub motor aikema
 
I was thinking that someone might propose something like that. But yeah that isnt what iam looking.
I want build hardtail mtb for streets, like supermoto style.
 
I can offer you completely set hardtail Husqvarna frames with adapters for mount bosch Gen4 motor and battery 625 Powertube.
Original lock , battery mount, wires.
I am from Poland.
I have also new Bosch g4 motor.

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