FLX Blade 2.0

[TomD]

The FLX Blade 2.0 has been mentioned in a few other EBR threads but it probably deserves its own thread in the FLX forum. Looks really nice. Integrated 52V battery in frame. Rohloff IGH with Gates Carbon Belt Drive. List price is $6K but it's currently available for pre-order at $5K with April 2020 delivery. I think this is the first ebike with Rohloff IGH to break the $5K barrier.

Blade 2.0 - 1000W Belt Drive eMTB

A huge 52V battery combines with belt-driven 1000W mid-drive power to take your off-road shred session to the next level! The Blade is one of the HOTTEST bikes on the market ever since it was released.

flx.bike

Edit: price raised.

 

[Deacon Blues]

Every time to go to FLX's website it crashes on me. Anyone else having this problem?

 

[TomD]

No blues for me when browsing the flx site Deacon.

 

[Captain Slow]

Wow, you get a lot for your money based upon the specs of the bike.

 

[TomD]

I agree particularly relative to the original blade which feels a bit overpriced in comparison.

 

[Deacon Blues]

No blues for me when browsing the flx site Deacon.

I can access the site, but as soon as I click on a specific bike I get a 404 page not found message.

 

[TomD]

Have you tried a different browser? Does the direct link above to the Blade 2.0 work?

 

[Deacon Blues]

Have you tried a different browser? Does the direct link above to the Blade 2.0 work?

My browser is Firefox. I just tried going to the site using Google Chrome. Same results. Weird.

 

[TomD]

Try your phone browser? My guess is over zealous antivirus software on your computer.

 

[Deacon Blues]

Tried it on my iPhone too. No luck.

 

[TomD]

Are you outside the US? Perhaps it's a CDN issue in other regions? See if going thru a web proxy solves the issue:

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[Deacon Blues]

Yes, I live in Canada and the web proxy did the trick. Thanks!

 

[Explorer-1]

Hmmm... did the pre-order price go up after they posted the pics? Pretty nice bike for sure.

 

[TomD]

Was it cheaper than 5K originally? I was looking at it before they got pictures up and I don't recall the price being different than it is now.

 

[JRA]

Hmmm... did the pre-order price go up after they posted the pics? Pretty nice bike for sure.

I know they did that when they introduced their revised Trail model recently. Bumped it a couple hundred bucks about a week after it was announced via their mailing list.

 

[coldriderwi]

Anyone pull the trigger on this? I’m looking for an all purpose bike and this fits the bill quite nicely. If only it had full suspension it would be perfect.

 

[TomD]

Looks like FLX got one of their Blade 2.0s. A screen capture from one of the videos in their facebook users group.

Ride FLX (before becoming Superhuman) | One Blade 2.0 has landed in SD.. | Facebook

One Blade 2.0 has landed in SD... More to come

www.facebook.com

 

[coldriderwi]

One thing I’m concerned by is the 1 year warranty. With this being a new model and unique frame engineering required to pull of the belt drive I hope there aren’t any frame issues in the long run.

 

[HonoraryOrange]

One thing I’m concerned by is the 1 year warranty. With this being a new model and unique frame engineering required to pull of the belt drive I hope there aren’t any frame issues in the long run.

Wonder if a 3 year Square Trade warranty would cover this? Pricey, but..

 

[Paddlepro]

Anyone pull the trigger on this? I’m looking for an all purpose bike and this fits the bill quite nicely. If only it had full suspension it would be perfect.

I did. I just happed to be in San Diego the day after they received the Blade 2.0. I got to demo it. Loved it.