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Thank you so much for the INDEPTH perspectives! Any thoughts on the Norco Sight vs the Merida or Trances? The only issue with these seems to be the longer chainstays?

Lol yes this is the main thing thats giving pause i think, along with what you mentioned bout the ridecontrol go software.. The top of the line trance paint job needs some work; the lower model paint is pretty nice though

Hmm so the Giant is sounding more and more interesting..

Haha thats what im reading as well on the web; eMTB says to avoid it basically unless you are a pro and KNOW that you need it. This guy gives a pretty good review imo:

I think the newer 85nm one; https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/trance-x-advanced-eplus-2-2022

Thank you for the video, it provided a bit of clarity on the EP8. At first it sounded like the EP8 was a step backwards, and then it began to shine around the 5min mark lol. It seems as though the Bosch is towards the bottom of the rung actually which is odd because its so prevalent. I'm...

Hmm I may have gotten the two mixed up; From what I was reading, it seems as though the Levo Comp (non alloy) had really good specs but ill check it again. So as it stands I would say the Levo's are more of a secondary option (including the kenevo which is still kinda interesting.. idk why lol)...

Maybe not TOO slow, but coming from a Bafang Ultra, the difference may be quite noticeable so wanted to have the option of higher speeds as well; I would unlikely use the bike on public roads consistently, so maybe the 20 would be ok

Ha! ironically this is the same determination I made regarding the Giant Trance and just posted it to the main thread; The new Giant Trance E+ looks very interesting as an option.. its so well specced and well rounded! Giant seems to be an underrated, sleeper in this market, as they donot come...

Likely just Green in the same vein is what Prairie Dog posted, Natural terrain with some rough, and very non extreme downhill. So everything keeps bringing me back to the Levo's. Out of the current options avail in the US: Cannondale Moterra Neo 1&2 (probably 2nd best option to the Levo), Rail...

Yeah I was reading through this, and like the Merida 8-10k's in particular, but someone warned against the Shimano motors earlier this thread. Article breaks down alot of eMTB failpoints and potential upgrades areas though which is greeat

Hmm.. these are interesting.. EMBN seems to like them as well.. Do you notice any motor drag if the motor is off? My riding would be similar to what you have in the two videos to start, as well as some non extreme downhill; These Giant bikes look like a nice alternative to Levo's if they can...

Ah ok that makes sense; I know biktrix has/had some models that get up into the 70s, same as Frey, but that Monte Capro is nice

Yeah, everything keeps coming back to a Levo in terms of best balance of price, components, battery etc. Its really interesting that no other mfg has caught up as of yet. Maybe with the 2022 models, but those seem tough to get a hold of currently. Only issue seems to be that Levos sit lower in...

I'm curious about the Monte Capro; are you going to use this as a trail rider or a general all purpose bike? I was looking into a similar bike from Frey: https://shop.frey.bike/products/am1000-v6?variant=41193052831917 but the weight and the power of the motor has me thinking it may be a bit...

Ironically that Haibike is what kinda got me looking into this line of bikes, then I found as someone mentioned that particular drive cant be shipped to the US.. the nm is soo much higher than anything outside of the bafangs too :confused:

Much appreciated! I'm curious why the Haibikes have a lower max weight than some other brands, they seem to have by FAR the lowest actually at 120.0 kg max.. and thats an aluminum frame.. so odd

I really like the Moustaches, they were covered in a review at ebike-mtb, but they dont seem to exist in the states at alll.. Nice lookign options both on both those and the Norco

Thank you much for the insights! Regarding batteries, would you happen to know if its possible to retrofit a larger capacity battery in any bike with a lower cap one? For example the allMtn5 comes with a 625 Powertube, but Trek has 750 powertubes now; can these just be popped in? Also, are...

Haha ok so gearing.. VERY important on incline.. more so than top speed potential