Wiltshire Warrior
E*POWAH Master
Pondering Emtb for 20-40 mile trail riding with 1-2K feet climbing. Focus Jam2 seems the favourite, does anyone have one of these?
I ride daily to work on my brompton (commuting) and on mtb (dog walk/ride) and I get out with the club once a week for a 20-30 mile circuit in the Marlborough Downs - which is minimum 1000ft climb.
Then once a month into Purbecs or FoD
We have one particular local climb which gets so steep no-one can ride it and with me the wrong side of 45 - I will never be able to - unless.....
I am still using 26" rims and triple chainset and I prefer to be in 11X44 on the road
So I need something that will get me uphill faster and further - but be able to spin along at 25mph on the fast downhill roads home.
I am ruling a hardtail out and I only use inner tubes in the brompton, so I will have to convert or upgrade the rims if not UST.
I am liking the Focus - ( for the twin battery set up) but wondered if there was a better option
Today I "man handled" and Moterra and Cube Stereo in lbs - pleasantly surprised at the weight - I reckon I could pass one over a 5 bar gate - but not too many times!
I ride daily to work on my brompton (commuting) and on mtb (dog walk/ride) and I get out with the club once a week for a 20-30 mile circuit in the Marlborough Downs - which is minimum 1000ft climb.
Then once a month into Purbecs or FoD
We have one particular local climb which gets so steep no-one can ride it and with me the wrong side of 45 - I will never be able to - unless.....
I am still using 26" rims and triple chainset and I prefer to be in 11X44 on the road
So I need something that will get me uphill faster and further - but be able to spin along at 25mph on the fast downhill roads home.
I am ruling a hardtail out and I only use inner tubes in the brompton, so I will have to convert or upgrade the rims if not UST.
I am liking the Focus - ( for the twin battery set up) but wondered if there was a better option
Today I "man handled" and Moterra and Cube Stereo in lbs - pleasantly surprised at the weight - I reckon I could pass one over a 5 bar gate - but not too many times!
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