Is this the sleeper EMTB of 2023?

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Haibike NDURO 8. All this bike for £4498 brand new...

EDIT 10th Nov, now £4199 :eek:

PROS: Long travel, 720Wh battery, 85Nm Yamaha PWX-3 Motor. Incredible suspension spec for money. Enduro GEO with long CS (460mm maybe a con for some).
CONS: Heavy (26KG?)

The suspension alone is almost £3k
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Designed for the ones that favor function rather than form, for sure, so that a test ride would be a must to have a positive opinion about it.
That DH fork and seatpost angle defy logics IMHO.
 

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Haibike website is shite... trying to find out what the shock length is on that ohlins, And the standover height, thinking get my mrs one of these for xmas and swap the suspension on my crestline, forks will work, no info on shock
 

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Shock looks big, maybe a 75mm stroke on that. I will find out.
Thanks, The crestline is 230x65, also 44mm offset on the forks. ohlins DH38 start at 46mm which i could live with, dont want to go any more as im already under recommended height of my bike.
 

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I must be in the minority as I think it looks great, but I do like the haibike style anyway.

Wish this deal was on before I bought my stereo 160, not that I'm disappointed with it in any way, but this thing looks like a beast.
Would I be mad to consider a swap 😬
Two very different bikes though, that's a full on downhill sender, the cube being more of an enduro weapon (with a better motor imo)
Depends entirely on your riding. This is definitely a shuttle for downhill slaying.
 

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Two very different bikes though, that's a full on downhill sender, the cube being more of an enduro weapon (with a better motor imo)
Depends entirely on your riding. This is definitely a shuttle for downhill slaying.

Got to see one of these in the flesh yesterday at the bike park. It looks even nicer in person, the colours have a metallic sheen and the suspension looks sweet, the only thing I wasn't keen on is the green on the rear triangle.
Still love the look of it though.

Chatting to the guy who was coming off an older Haibike which had the pw2 motor, he said the 8 with the pw3 felt a bit sluggish compared to his old bike, I've ridden the pw2 motor, and it is eager to get going, but he put it down to the slacker geo and 27Kg weight! The pw3 is definitely more powerful.
He also mentioned app support is pretty much non-existent, so no ability to customise power delivery like the Bosch smart system.

Like you say as a down hill sender I bet it's amazing, and it will get you back to the top fairly well, but as an all day adventure bike with it's weight I'd struggle.

Reaffirmed my choice with the Stereo 160 but for £4200 it's got to be the bargain of the year.
 

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Haibike NDURO 8. All this bike for £4498 brand new...

EDIT 10th Nov, now £4199 :eek:

PROS: Long travel, 720Wh battery, 85Nm Yamaha PWX-3 Motor. Incredible suspension spec for money. Enduro GEO with long CS (460mm maybe a con for some).
CONS: Heavy (26KG?)

The suspension alone is almost £3k
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Think I like it 🤦🏼‍♂️, certainly get a lot for ya money , I certainly wouldn’t be worried about its weight and I bet the thing slices through every thing you throw at it
 

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