eMTB Options For 2024

[PDoz]

Browneye, you're a bad influence!

What started as an interest in the orbea has lead down the rocky mountain rabbit hole....and now my head hurts.

On the left hand we have a levo sl - low powered, small battery, but light and easy to mistake for a normal bike.

Then on the right we have rocky...huge torque and whatever numbers, very much ebike with an unmistakable bulge between the cranks and an almost steampunk collection of levers / cogs for the chain to negotiate. There is something ideologically intriguing about the rocky mountain design - keeping the bb seperate to the motor just feels more bike and less electrical appliance. I just wish it didn't look like the lovechild from an ATK motorbike engineers dance party.....

I'd always thought the trigger for replacing the giant would be integrated motor and gearboxes , but both of these bikes intrigue me.

 

[Browneye]

Rocky Mountain? From Canada??

 

[FlatSix911]

Browneye, you're a bad influence!

What started as an interest in the orbea has lead down the rocky mountain rabbit hole....and now my head hurts.

On the left hand we have a levo sl - low powered, small battery, but light and easy to mistake for a normal bike.

Then on the right we have rocky...huge torque and whatever numbers, very much ebike with an unmistakable bulge between the cranks and an almost steampunk collection of levers / cogs for the chain to negotiate. There is something ideologically intriguing about the rocky mountain design - keeping the bb seperate to the motor just feels more bike and less electrical appliance. I just wish it didn't look like the lovechild from an ATK motorbike engineers dance party.....

I'd always thought the trigger for replacing the giant would be integrated motor and gearboxes , but both of these bikes intrigue me.

Nice stuff... which Rocky Mountain model?

Powerplay overview | Rocky Mountain

From the outset, our goal was to create an electric mountain bike that felt as natural as possible. Building on the success of our previous Powerplay models, we’ve completely re-designed our new lineup and continue to push the envelope of high performance e-bikes.

www.bikes.com

 

[Browneye]

 

[DaveMatthews]

Rocky Mountain? From Canada??

Yup... The North Shore mountains bred this brand. It's a MTB mecca along with Squamish/Whistler.
I was into dirt biking when I grew up there.

 

[PDoz]

Canada produce some great bike brands - Norco, + Rocky mountain produce very tempting Emtb

Still trying to decide if I can move on from the old school geometry of my full e- I played around for a while on my daughters scott 940 analogue today - riding some steep technical x country trails on my giant and then the scott analogue. It was really surprising how accurately I could place the wheels and how tractable it was. Amazing down hill, but surprisingly nimble for such a long / slack bike.

Plus she's starting to get THAT look whilst waiting for me on the down hill runs.....

 

[PDoz]

Nice stuff... which Rocky Mountain model?

Powerplay overview | Rocky Mountain

From the outset, our goal was to create an electric mountain bike that felt as natural as possible. Building on the success of our previous Powerplay models, we’ve completely re-designed our new lineup and continue to push the envelope of high performance e-bikes.

www.bikes.com

No idea which, I'm still trying to decide what I think of the motor / drive design - then I'll get a test ride and decide how I feel about the weight.
My riding with sprogette 1 is moving more towards technical uphill and fast down hill , so a lighter and slacker bike makes a lot pf sense

 

[Browneye]

Our lbs has RM on the floor - I didn't look close due to the price tag.
I was born up there - Vancouver.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Our lbs has RM on the floor - I didn't look close due to the price tag.
I was born up there - Vancouver.

Where about?

 

[Browneye]

The Path Bike Shop - Tustin CA
I bought my Orbea from them. Very professional shop.

They have several Giant emtb's, at least one Rocky Moutain, and a Norco, or a Santa Cruz I think. All high-budget.
Anything affordable has long since sold.

 

[DaveMatthews]

The Path Bike Shop - Tustin CA
I bought my Orbea from them. Very professional shop.

They have several Giant emtb's, at least one Rocky Moutain, and a Norco, or a Santa Cruz I think. All high-budget.
Anything affordable has long since sold.

Meant where in Vancouver did you live?

 

[Browneye]

South Van, I couldn't tell you exactly, I was just a year old when they sold the house and moved to WA. Mom was American, she was homesick, her folks were there. And Dad was tired of working two jobs.
His parents were there, they were divorced, he lived in west-van in a high rise, and grandma lived in Nanaimo. We went up there often to visit.
Dad had a green card till he died, some fifty years later. Mom is in Phoenix area now, 80+. Lots of family in WA, I have two daughters up there, wife's family is there.
I am the only one of us kids with a BC birth certificate!
There, my whole life story! Lol

 

[DaveMatthews]

South Van, I couldn't tell you exactly, I was just a year old when they sold the house and moved to WA. Mom was American, she was homesick, her folks were there. And Dad was tired of working two jobs.
His parents were there, they were divorced, he lived in west-van in a high rise, and grandma lived in Nanaimo. We went up there often to visit.
Dad had a green card till he died, some fifty years later. Mom is in Phoenix area now, 80+. Lots of family in WA, I have two daughters up there, wife's family is there.
I am the only one of us kids with a BC birth certificate!
There, my whole life story! Lol

Kinda same story here. I was born in Cali and moved up here when I was 4. Mom a Canuck, Dad from Montana originally.

 

[ruffruff]

Some 2021 Giants are on the website.
Looks like the Trance is only a 29'er for 2021.

 

[ruffruff]

Was just on the Norco site as well. There 2021's are out..still using the Steps e8000. When are we going to see a bike with the new e9000?

 

[Taylor57]

RIP e9 150mm-Travel Trail Bike

The RIP e9 is a quick, 150mm-travel trail bike for picking off mid-week missions and day-long excursions.

ninerbikes.com

Anybody heard of these guys? Bulls wannabes?

 

[ruffruff]

RIP e9 150mm-Travel Trail Bike

The RIP e9 is a quick, 150mm-travel trail bike for picking off mid-week missions and day-long excursions.

ninerbikes.com

Anybody heard of these guys? Bulls wannabes?

you can get a carbon frame Norco with similar specs for that price.

 

[Browneye]

RIP e9 150mm-Travel Trail Bike

The RIP e9 is a quick, 150mm-travel trail bike for picking off mid-week missions and day-long excursions.

ninerbikes.com

Anybody heard of these guys? Bulls wannabes?

Have seen "Niner" bikes out there. Seem to get good reviews. I know nothing about them otherwise.

I did my 23 mile loop Sunday in 1:35, besting my time of 1:53 - nearly twenty minutes faster. I didn't stop, and pedaled like crazy. LOL
Same battery usage. [shrug] It still has about a forty mile range - 19 mile left on the app when I stopped.

 

[FlatSix911]

RIP e9 150mm-Travel Trail Bike

The RIP e9 is a quick, 150mm-travel trail bike for picking off mid-week missions and day-long excursions.

ninerbikes.com

Anybody heard of these guys? Bulls wannabes?

A well respected brand in the MTB and EMTB world.

Niner Bikes | Competitive Cyclist

Find the latest Niner for sale at Competitive Cyclist. Shop great deals on premium cycling brands.

www.competitivecyclist.com

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Some 2021 Giants are on the website.
Looks like the Trance is only a 29'er for 2021.

Quite interesting. What's called Trance X E+ Pro (1, 2, 3) comes with 625 Wh battery compatible with Range Extender. RideControl Ergo: something new, sounds like a wireless display.

Giant Ride Control Ergo, wireless display, new Giant App? (2021)

Giant Bicycles advertise the new Trance X E+ Pro 29 now. Apart from 29" wheels, a flip chip to adjust geometry, and 625 Wh battery "compatible with Range Extender" (all are welcome), there are new things related to the electronics that Giant hasn't explained yet: Quote: The SyncDrive Pro motor...

electricbikereview.com