Electric Bike Thread

[supermodel159]

Anyone have feedback on the Giant Reign? I found one locally with a fairly approachable price. Besides the weight...I'm looking for feedback.

[gravitylover]

I work with a shop owner that rides one, gets a new one with each new release. He loves them.

[pano-dude]

Anyone have feedback on the Giant Reign? I found one locally with a fairly approachable price. Besides the weight...I'm looking for feedback.

They are really long in the back end if I remember when I was talking to giant rep.



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[grinch]

Yes good reviews from the tall guys or probably long inseam. A good option. Motor is a workhorse and giant usually has stock on anything you'd need. There are people rebuilding them too. Motor is a bit heavy and occasionally the internal gear will fail. If the bike fit well and it was a great deal with little use it'd be a great option, especially if the price left room to add a 9er 180 fork or even make the 27.5 fork 180. Im not sure if motor warrantee carries over to the 2nd owner like giant frames. Some motors do

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[supermodel159]

Yes good reviews from the tall guys or probably long inseam. A good option. Motor is a workhorse and giant usually has stock on anything you'd need. There are people rebuilding them too. Motor is a bit heavy and occasionally the internal gear will fail. If the bike fit well and it was a great deal with little use it'd be a great option, especially if the price left room to add a 9er 180 fork or even make the 27.5 fork 180. Im not sure if motor warrantee carries over to the 2nd owner like giant frames. Some motors do

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Thanks everyone. Oddly the two deals I tried to lock down on a Reign and/or Trance both evaporated yesterday. A few of my buddies told me wait until December when all the new bikes get announced. A lot of people here also seem to love the Commencal. The search continues.

[SchralphMacchio]

I was gonna say - your main bike is a RipMo AF right? The Reign-e geo has a way long chainstay compared to your RipMo. I’m guessing some of that extra length is to balance the extra weight at the BB and power coming off the chain, but 470mm of the Reign e+ vs 435 is a huge difference.

Seems like if you are gonna add the weight and bulk of an eMTB over your AF might as well go big (travel wise), like YT Decoy Shred or Commencal Metapower SX / 29 Ohlins

[grinch]

Cube stereo hybrid 160. Best deal. Not sure what the price is on that niner 180 bike but geo is spot on. Lots of standover and bosch gen 4. No problem bringing some extra travel anywhere with a bosch cx

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[Tri-Ungulate]

That’s a great example, of winter riding. I love my fat bike, on the groomed trails, in the valleys or on golf course. But if it’s steep or deep and I’m climbing, I’m taking the ebike.
I’ll HAB, but I’m not carrying mine far.

Why not have both?

[gravitylover]

^^ Well that looks like fun. I didn't realize that Luna had made the jump from questionable to the real deal.

[supermodel159]

I was gonna say - your main bike is a RipMo AF right? The Reign-e geo has a way long chainstay compared to your RipMo. I’m guessing some of that extra length is to balance the extra weight at the BB and power coming off the chain, but 470mm of the Reign e+ vs 435 is a huge difference.

Seems like if you are gonna add the weight and bulk of an eMTB over your AF might as well go big (travel wise), like YT Decoy Shred or Commencal Metapower SX / 29 Ohlins

That's spot on. I'm keeping the AF, so trying to find a similar spec'd geometry bike is not necessary. Reign is 27.5, so it would ride differently than the 29er regardless. YT's look interesting.

[jackstraw]

https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/bikes/bullit

Just got this email

[SKIP IN7RO]

^looks like a session

[SchralphMacchio]

Interesting!

Remember when the Nickel Heckler and Bullit were the single pivot bikes?

Now that SC almost doesn’t wanna bother with simple entry price point FS bikes, it’s just funny to see those names coming back for the eBike version.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Nickel come back as a Tallboy-like battery bike.

[Tri-Ungulate]

^^ Well that looks like fun. I didn't realize that Luna had made the jump from questionable to the real deal.

I dunno if they did, that one is a floor model demo I got cheap. I'm planning on using it as poor man's (i.e. non snowmobile) access to some nearby objectives in the Uintas and Stansburys this season.

Will try it out locally up the Guardsman road this winter see how it works.

[grinch]

Bullit's pretty nice. I could buy 2 decoy comps for the price of that gouch model bullit though. Pass

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[jackstraw]

Bullit's pretty nice. I could buy 2 decoy comps for the price of that gouch model bullit though. Pass

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Yeah, not apples to apples, still the cost difference is significant.

I just want someone to make a trail style fat ebike. Not the tanks that are currently available. Shit, nobody even makes a decent regular trail fat bike. Well, Rocky mtn's bike has decent geo. But truly, that is where an ebike would fit into my quiver. Riding snow the extra boost would help tremendously.

[gravitylover]

^^ I've been bouncing emails with the product designer at the e-bike company I rep and he's working on pretty much the bike you're looking for. If it happens it wouldn't be for at least a year but it is in the works.

[Shredhead]

That’s kind of what I need too. I’m currently on the Rocky Mountain Growler. It can take 3” tires. But the drivetrains not as nice as the newest generation from Bosch or Shimano. It does have a nice add on auxiliary battery available.

[jackstraw]

^didn't know they were making bat power bikes. So yeah, throw that into their Blizzard and I'd buy it today.

[pano-dude]

Norco has pretty decent fat e bike options.
I am really happy with my decision to put a Bluto fork on my fat e. It's so much fun I am have been getting pinch flats so I converted to tubeless. Saved a couple pounds removing the tubes.

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[Shredhead]

^didn't know they were making bat power bikes. So yeah, throw that into their Blizzard and I'd buy it today.

Rocky Mountain’s sales pitch for the Powerplay motor is that it can be slung on any of their frames and not change the GEO.
Send them a note telling them you want a Efatty.
Group buy!

[Shredhead]

I rode over the Divide for some Old Snowmass gravel grinding. It was a little muddier than I thought it would be.

[Shorty_J]

Norco has pretty decent fat e bike options.
I am really happy with my decision to put a Bluto fork on my fat e. It's so much fun I am have been getting pinch flats so I converted to tubeless. Saved a couple pounds removing the tubes.

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Are you getting pinch flats in winter?

Did your norco come with tubeless ready wheels?

My 2020 was originally spec'd with mulefits but they changed it and I'm stuck with no name wheels.

I tried to set up tubeless but no luck.

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[grinch]

Are you getting pinch flats in winter?

Did your norco come with tubeless ready wheels?

My 2020 was originally spec'd with mulefits but they changed it and I'm stuck with no name wheels.

I tried to set up tubeless but no luck.

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This will work. Still the best tubeless method
https://youtu.be/0R8uyY0Yytg

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[dannynoonan]

Interesting!

Remember when the Nickel Heckler and Bullit were the single pivot bikes?

Now that SC almost doesn’t wanna bother with simple entry price point FS bikes, it’s just funny to see those names coming back for the eBike version.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Nickel come back as a Tallboy-like battery bike.

It's time to bring back the Super 8! How/why, I have no idea. But it's definitely time.