Anyone Have Any Experience With Shimano E5000 for an e-MTB under 50 pounds?

[Catalyzt]

I'm limited by price in my shopping, I understand the motor got a firmware update recently.

Most of my riding is broken pavement, with some steep grades over 15%, but never more than 1,000 feet of vertical, which I'm managing fine on my current 40 pound, front hub 250 watt conversion.

Just wondering if there were things people loved or hated about it, or any odd quirks they encountered with mountain bikes in that general weight range-- I know one guy here didn't like the E5000 and found it pretty weak, appreciated his post, but he was riding a folder. I'm sure it would dog it a bit for a 180 pound rider on a 58 pound bike, but that's not my situation. (Tyson Roehrkasse said he really likes the Shimano systems in general.)

I do like winding through curves on flat ground at well over 20 MPH, and I'm wondering how that's going to work on a 45-48 pound class 1 bike-- I'm figuring the motor would cut out at 20, and I'd have to pedal really hard to maintain 20+ speeds on curves, which is difficult if I'm leaning the bike over to corner.

Thanks!

 

[Downhiller]

I would have loved to hear some replies ! I’m looking at the Devinci Milano hybrid, similar weight, front fork, intending to use mainly on roads, but sometimes gravel. It also uses the e5000. The video review said fine in hills, but of course mountain biking is a whole other !

 

[Catalyzt]

At 47 pounds and change, the Milano should be able to go up just about any grade you realistically encounter on the road... however...

This is not a motor for folks who want to get no exercise. On my Motobecane, (which I got down to 46 pounds, but probably weighs more like 48.5 with micro toolkit, lights, etc.) a good fitness ride will involve 1,000 feet of vertical and 8 to 10 miles in about an hour, and if it's 70 degrees out, I'll be pretty hot and sweaty when I get home! But I'm going up hills that are 15% or more on pavement, hills I absolutely could never climb at all on my acoustic bike even in my early 40s. (I'm 65 and reasonably fit.)

On flatter terrain, or milder, rolling terrain, you've probably got roughly 50 miles of range-- maybe more, maybe a lot more, I'll never find out due to the terrain around here!-- and you can roll along for hours at 14-15 MPH getting a much milder workout. Sometimes, just for the hell of it, I'll ride around the Hollywood reservoir pushing it a little bit... with some effort, you're doing 18 or 19 MPH, which is about 6 MPH faster than you would be on an acoustic bike, enjoying winding through the curves. It's a less demanding way to ride and still get a good workout.

 

[Downhiller]

At 47 pounds and change, the Milano should be able to go up just about any grade you realistically encounter on the road... however...

This is not a motor for folks who want to get no exercise. On my Motobecane, (which I got down to 46 pounds, but probably weighs more like 48.5 with micro toolkit, lights, etc.) a good fitness ride will involve 1,000 feet of vertical and 8 to 10 miles in about an hour, and if it's 70 degrees out, I'll be pretty hot and sweaty when I get home! But I'm going up hills that are 15% or more on pavement, hills I absolutely could never climb at all on my acoustic bike even in my early 40s. (I'm 65 and reasonably fit.)

On flatter terrain, or milder, rolling terrain, you've probably got roughly 50 miles of range-- maybe more, maybe a lot more, I'll never find out due to the terrain around here!-- and you can roll along for hours at 14-15 MPH getting a much milder workout. Sometimes, just for the hell of it, I'll ride around the Hollywood reservoir pushing it a little bit... with some effort, you're doing 18 or 19 MPH, which is about 6 MPH faster than you would be on an acoustic bike, enjoying winding through the curves. It's a less demanding way to ride and still get a good workout.

Thank you. Great info. As it turns out I didnt get to try the bike. It has been put away for the winter since the store has switched over to ski gear. I’m busy converting from feet to metres lol. A small 40km here has roughly 400 m of climb, or more, but not many of the steep slopes for sure...more like 6 or 7 percent.
update: I found a 2nd shop that did have the bike & alas, as I mentioned in another thread, I‘m too short.