I'm not sure I get this one other than for a few situations: the perpetually antisocial who wants a regular bike but a longer/faster ride, someone dating an XCO superstar, or someone who needs just a little bit of help to ride with their regular biked friends. Maybe that's enough?
I'm clearly not the target demographic, but it seems to me like you can't do fun ebike stuff on this: climb stupid stuff incredibly quickly to access terrain and exploration areas you otherwise wouldn't, enjoy a beverage or two while doing so, and laugh at your friends when they also spin out on an impossibly steep climb. I also don't know if it's enough to do the "really solid 45 min to 1 hour sunset ride" that full power ebikes allow, at least maybe not where I am terrain and fitness wise.
Good lord, now that I'm thinking about it, these Ex-E and Levo SL type bikes have made the bike type matrix incredibly complex now. Think about it: on one side, you have your XCO-Downhill spectrum, and on the other you have the no power to full power spectrum. That's a lot of categories. Sheesh!
July 12, 2022, 10:08 a.m. - Lu Kz
I'm not sure I get this one other than for a few situations: the perpetually antisocial who wants a regular bike but a longer/faster ride, someone dating an XCO superstar, or someone who needs just a little bit of help to ride with their regular biked friends. Maybe that's enough? I'm clearly not the target demographic, but it seems to me like you can't do fun ebike stuff on this: climb stupid stuff incredibly quickly to access terrain and exploration areas you otherwise wouldn't, enjoy a beverage or two while doing so, and laugh at your friends when they also spin out on an impossibly steep climb. I also don't know if it's enough to do the "really solid 45 min to 1 hour sunset ride" that full power ebikes allow, at least maybe not where I am terrain and fitness wise. Good lord, now that I'm thinking about it, these Ex-E and Levo SL type bikes have made the bike type matrix incredibly complex now. Think about it: on one side, you have your XCO-Downhill spectrum, and on the other you have the no power to full power spectrum. That's a lot of categories. Sheesh!