I currently have two step thru commuter bikes but live in an area where there are numerous beginner and intermediate bike trails. While the commuter bikes do ok on dirt roads, anything with rocks and roots can get dicey. I am 80 years old and in excellent health and would love to get an EMTB. I prefer something easy to get on as I am not very tall. I know of no one making a step through so a dropper saddle ight do the trick. I would like about 100Nm of power and a reasonable battery (40 miles ?). My current budget is in the $5K range. Totally open to suggestions!
Need new EMTB Advice
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Gila Man
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You should look into the Aventon EMTB models. They have two models, are reasonably priced and should work well for you needs. However, check with bike shops in your area to see if they can perform warranty work should anything arise during the warranty period. Good luck with your search.
Haibike Adventr might do. They have it down as a "trekking bike" though.
Edit: DAMMIT, TOO SLOW!!!
I think it's 85Nm to 120Nm - but I could be wrong
ah - doesn't look like Haibike itself is in America - possibly some local dealers..
the dropper post will help, but you really do want a low top tube by the sounds of things
if you don't want to be really leaning over a heavy bike to mount it.
a lot more capable is something like a Mondraker Scree R - Mondraker are in the US
not 'step through' per se but with a low top tube
looks like you can demo as well!
might be worth looking for a cut price 2025 model.
with the Bosch CX I think you can now choose between 100 or 120Nm
edit - wheel size 29" or 27.5" could make a difference - it might be worth (if you are looking at any 29ers) checking compatibility with smaller 27.5" wheels to reduce the overall height - or just on the back - mullet style
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also take a look at this thread - consider women's emtb's
@Cybersnow You are not very tall, so you would prefer a step through frame, or maybe a dropper post. You are 80 but in excellent health.
If you are in excellent health, you do not need a step through frame. A step through frame requirement will reduce your choice of bikes considerably, try your best NOT to go down that route. Once you get biking you will regret the frame choice; it will be holding you back.
You might be 80, but you are not over the hill yet. Your bike will be carefully chosen to be of a size to suit your size and body geometry. Therefore unless your hips are at risk of dislocation, you will be able to get on it. Drop the saddle before throwing your leg over, raise it before you set off; it's what I do. If the saddle is still too high, or your preferred mounting leg is stood in a hole (it happens), then tilt the bike, put your leg over, raise the saddle and go! It's what I do.
When you go to a bike shop or try other people's bikes for size, have no embarassment at all about your mounting technique. You are 80, not 18! I'm on the cusp of 75 and I could not give a toss about what others think about how I get on a bike or how I ride. I don't wear my hearing aids when I'm riding so I am unlikely to hear any wise cracks!
If you are fit enough and flexible enough to get off the floor unaided and without having to hold onto a nearby object, then you are good to go mountain biking. Go Ride!
If you are in excellent health, you do not need a step through frame. A step through frame requirement will reduce your choice of bikes considerably, try your best NOT to go down that route. Once you get biking you will regret the frame choice; it will be holding you back.
You might be 80, but you are not over the hill yet. Your bike will be carefully chosen to be of a size to suit your size and body geometry. Therefore unless your hips are at risk of dislocation, you will be able to get on it. Drop the saddle before throwing your leg over, raise it before you set off; it's what I do. If the saddle is still too high, or your preferred mounting leg is stood in a hole (it happens), then tilt the bike, put your leg over, raise the saddle and go! It's what I do.
When you go to a bike shop or try other people's bikes for size, have no embarassment at all about your mounting technique. You are 80, not 18! I'm on the cusp of 75 and I could not give a toss about what others think about how I get on a bike or how I ride. I don't wear my hearing aids when I'm riding so I am unlikely to hear any wise cracks!
If you are fit enough and flexible enough to get off the floor unaided and without having to hold onto a nearby object, then you are good to go mountain biking. Go Ride!
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