Wow, after reading this I’ll change my opinion and encourage you to keep the Aethos for your future rides, and if the Fastlane will work for you now then grab it! Your review made it clear that you were impressed with it and it put a smile on your face.
I like the looks of the 10 more than the...
You are the right guy to review the fastlane, given your experience with e-bikes and high end non motor bikes! It sounds like a great bike, especially if the geometry agrees with you. It seems to be very similar to your hub drive Scott so that question is easily answered.
If you can’t safely...
The closest I’ve found for energy use during a ride is with my garmin: open the ride in garmin connect after it’s logged, scroll down and select ebike performance. It shows you the % of battery used on the ride and a graph of time in assist levels.
I like the redshift stem on mine I previously had a specialized Creo with their future shock and really don’t notice a difference between the two. I only ride on the road so it might be different on gravel but our Calif. roads are rough enough so I’m glad to have a bit of suspension.
The...
Oh, I see it’s the reach you’re concerned with not the stack. The fastlane has cockpit options with 80-110mm reach. And the lower end model uses a stem with options even shorter.
I think it rides very well. I have an old specialized roubaix (carbon) that weighs around 21 lbs. I’d much rather ride the BMC even with no assist. The roubaix only feels lighter and more agile when I lift it up, get on or off, and very low speed maneuvers. Everything else, I like the BMC...
Yes it’s around 28lbs. It’s a lot like the trek domane+ SLR but I liked the fit better, and it was on sale for about half off. It looked like BMC was downsizing their road ebike offerings last time I looked. You can check Erik’s bikes and Contender bikes (US) for more left over new ones at great...
As far as still getting a good workout on a TQ equipped bike, you definitely will if that’s your goal. On my BMC with a TQ 50 I set the assist% to 35 and max power to 60W in eco mode and I get the same workout as I did on my analog bike. The difference is I ride farther, a bit faster and more...
Nice review and details of your impression. I found cliks to be an interesting experiment and marginally better when connecting my pump. Then they partially plugged up after a few months (orange seal) so I ditched them for muc off big bore lites. So far I much prefer the big bores and don’t see...
I agree, the BMC’s with TQ motors are great bikes. I have a small KOM Cycles saddlebag that has a built in Garmin mount for a Varia. The BMC rear light still shows up well and gives me two lights plus the radar. And a Hafny Drop Bar mirror makes a good double check on the radar display. I added...
Yako has a new review of the Scott with the hpr40. He gives a thorough description but hasn’t been able to ride one yet. One thing I noted is that the three fastlane models use the same frame and fork but the top two have an integrated cockpit while the lower level uses a stem and bars. That’s...
Cliks didn’t work out for me. Orange seal partially clogged them and I switched to muc off big bore lite valves. So far I’m impressed with them: all my pump heads fit well, they allow a big volume of air in, no leaking when attaching or removing the pump head, no valve core to clog or restrict...
Another hpr40 bike just showed up: Scott Fastlane. I see three models, the top one weighs 9.9kg. The specs show max assist speed “28mph US” so they are, or will soon be available in the U.S.
https://www.scott-sports.com/us/en/products/bike-ebikes-road-fastlane