Easy men, Ebike personal preferences are like noses everybody has one.....
good thing there are tons of brands to pick from.
I'm wondering why there hasn't been much noise around the Exess HP-180. Is it because it's more popular in Europe and not so much in the U.S.? Or is it the price? The bike looks fantastic, but I haven't seen any review on YouTube or Google.That is why he has that model for full Emtb needs
When a model is still one the best in it's class when it is 2.5 years old, it is a testimony to it's original design and components.
The FLX Blade 2 is also a great bike, especially if design looks are more important to you, but remember it is a hardtail. Seems like you might need that rear suspension from what you are posting.
As somebody who also pondered this question, people who say just put a really good suspension seat post on it to deal with the comfort aspect, but not the safety aspect of a full suspension bike doing a much better job of keeping the wheel planted on the ground, so it's safer regardless of the increased comfort levels. Even if you don't do a ton of trail riding do your roads have lots of pot holes?
I used to live in a city that had brutal winters and in the spring riding a bike was bad as their was so many pot holes around, that needed to be filled, brutal on hardtails and you could feel the rear wheel slippage at times.
You might also consider the FREY CC on your list, it ticks alot of boxes too.
One EBR member purchased this and later upgraded the controller to WW X1, and he really like it.
I'm wondering why there hasn't been much noise around the Exess HP-180. Is it because it's more popular in Europe and not so much in the U.S.? Or is it the price? The bike looks fantastic, but I haven't seen any review on YouTube or Google.
I read that from some other posters that they reached out to Excess when the Ebike first came out and wanted to buy it and they refused to sell it into the NA market, not sure why.I'm wondering why there hasn't been much noise around the Exess HP-180. Is it because it's more popular in Europe and not so much in the U.S.? Or is it the price? The bike looks fantastic, but I haven't seen any review on YouTube or Google.
Nah you’re not wise. Just too ignorant to think that you have any sense.
I read that from some other posters that they reached out to Excess when the Ebike first came out and wanted to buy it and they refused to sell it into the NA market, not sure why.
So when WW reached out to be the exclusive NA distributor it was a very good fit for them. But the real scoop for them was the Innotech controller, exclusive for all of NA and can be used as an upgrade on any ultra, with Sondors launching these with this motor, this market is about to get alot bigger.
New bike: Bolton Ultra Mountain
Running at 1500 watts, 48v 21ah battery. Rockshox full suspension, Al frame, Tektro HDE725 hydraulic brakes, 10-speed Shimano gearing, 27.5" boost. Currently $4500
Yes the owner of Watt Wagon is promoting exactly that, several owners of different Ebikes brands have already done that, for example one poster owns a FREY CC and did the upgrade, like I posted above.Very interesting, Ebiker. Sounds like we're witnessing the formation of a whole new era. Your posts have been very helpful also.. thanks for creating this thread! I was about to reach out to Exess today, but ran out of time at work.
Super nice machine, Smorgas, thanks for posting. I just took a look at this. Really like the specs on this bike.. wow..
With the ability to do the WW X-1 upgrade, it really opens up possibilities! Am I correct in assuming you can buy essentially any G510 bike now, send the motor to Pushkar, and now you have an Exess controller on any bike?
I don't think so, he has the North American exclusive, I am not so sure how long the deal is for, could be a year could be 3 could be 5.When will Biktrix put the Innotrace controller in a upscale model? Surely soon. And are Roshan and Pushkar collaborating? Are Roshan and Puskar related? Inquiring minds are very curious.
I have the Alibaba generic version of the picturded model on order that uses the G510 Ultra MD and I'm thinking it should be included on your list. It is confusing as Bikonit, Bolton, Biktrix and QuietKat (Jeep) branded fat tire ebikes have used this frame style and are very similar if not the same bike. I was fortunate to be able to test ride both the hub drive (HD 750) and the dual battery mid drive (with Sturmey Archer IHD) versions at Bolton Ebikes. I really fell for the MD 1000's ride, power, range and amazing agility for such a large, heavy machine.
I realize there are many branded versions and variations of this ebike. My decision to order a blank non-branded factory direct model through Alibaba was strictly financial.