Moustache weekend dual suspension dual battery suitable for touring?

[warek437]

Hi All

I have recently come across a reasonable deal on a Moustache Ebike. I am looking for a touring Ebike for multi day rail trail and gravel rides. This bike has dual suspension 1125 wh of batteries. It has perfrmance line Cx motor 85 nm
It is only available in Xl size which is frame size 54 cm and rider height of 190-205 cms. If I buy it I have to buy it without a test ride.
My height is 184 cm.


I current ride a Gazelle ebike frame size 53 which is comfortable and could be a little small.

I am comparing the moustache weekend model, to a 2026 Focus Aventura2, all sizes available with bosch CX motor gen 5 and 800 WH battery and 250 wh range extender. It would be 1000 more expensive.

Any feedback on moustache weekend full suspension bike welcome

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Review. This e-bike might be even 3-4 years old by now. How could you assess the battery wear? (If this e-bike were brand new then the specs would be excellent). By the way, judging by the manufactured date, it is not a Smart System e-bike.

I would be very careful regarding the frame size. While you can -- to some extent -- rescue the geometry when a bike is too small, you cannot shrink too a big bike. Unfortunately, bike geometry given in the review says no word about the Standover Height. What if you would hang on the top tube on your private parts on every e-bike stop?

The problem with the sizes such as 53 or 54 is these centimetre sizes only refer to the seat-tube length, and even that is not true! For instance:

• Specialized Diverge size 54 has the seat-tube length of 47 cm but the Standover Height of 754 mm (a low bike size M), while
• Canyon Grizl size M has the seat-tube length of only 52.2 cm but the Standover Height as big as 807 mm! (it is a very tall bike of actual size XL).

The centimetre size is of no meaning at all. The bike geometry also depends on the bike construction type. For instance, Moustache size XL might be as big as your body would get stretched horizontally over the top tube! The size XL says it all.