mtbMike
iMTB Rockstah
I’m not as anti ebike as lost on here but I can’t imagine how ANYBODY could design and/or approve a bike that looks so hideous.
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I’m not as anti ebike as lost on here but I can’t imagine how ANYBODY could design and/or approve a bike that looks so hideous.
Faust29
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The rest of the industry is moving towards streamlining, and making the motor harder to spot. It's like the Ibis designers said, "We have to be different, so let's make the motor area a giant blob of motor and moving parts. Nobody else is doing that!"
Sasquatch9billion
iMTB Rockstah
That rear triangle/swing arm thing reminds me of another ugly bike from not too long ago.The rest of the industry is moving towards streamlining, and making the motor harder to spot. It's like the Ibis designers said, "We have to be different, so let's make the motor area a giant blob of motor and moving parts. Nobody else is doing that!"
Faust29
Moderator
Yes!
I saw one of those in the wild not too long ago. It looks worse up close.
herzalot
iMTB Hooligan
So I assume your ebike is better looking than that one!The rest of the industry is moving towards streamlining, and making the motor harder to spot. It's like the Ibis designers said, "We have to be different, so let's make the motor area a giant blob of motor and moving parts. Nobody else is doing that!"
Looks like we are down to Guerilla Gravity and Revel. And Banshee. Don't forget Banshee! And Knolly. Knot yet anyway...
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Faust29
Moderator
I do not own an e-bike. I have also never ridden an e-bike...
With the battery inserted.
Danmtchl
iMTB Rockstah
Have you seen the new Trek Fuel EX-e? The motor and battery are barely noticeable.
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/mountain-bikes/electric-mountain-bikes/fuel-exe/c/B346/
buggravy
iMTB Addict
I read an interview with one of the main guys from GG a couple months ago, and the e-bike question came up. He said something to the effect of them being completely open to producing an e-bike, and they're down with anything that makes mountain biking more fun. I took that to mean they're actively developing an ebike that they can't bring to market quickly enough.
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
Bluesrider
Well-Known Member
Agree on the streamlining. Pivot is looking good and one version is 36.25 lbThe rest of the industry is moving towards streamlining, and making the motor harder to spot. It's like the Ibis designers said, "We have to be different, so let's make the motor area a giant blob of motor and moving parts. Nobody else is doing that!"
Bluesrider
Well-Known Member
I learned a new word yesterday on the ride with @redwoods ... "Slacklining."
From a tree at Eaton Saddle to a tree on Mount Markham.
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I’ve seen that off Taft Point in Yosemite. The guy told me they use a drone to fly one end of a much smaller thin line across and then pull the slackline up. Crazy to watch as these guys had 1200 feet below them.
Sasquatch9billion
iMTB Rockstah
I learned a new word yesterday on the ride with @redwoods ... "Slacklining."
From a tree at Eaton Saddle to a tree on Mount Markham.
Did you watch them do it?
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Runs with Scissors
iMTB Hooligan
I learned a new word yesterday on the ride with @redwoods ... "Slacklining."
From a tree at Eaton Saddle to a tree on Mount Markham.
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I've either learned or made up new words every time I'm on an unfamiliar trail that might injure or kill me.
mtbMike
iMTB Rockstah
Except the flaw of that argument is ebiking is not mountain biking, it’s mopeding.
Faust29
Moderator
That garish monstrosity showed up in my Instagram feed this morning... In a pose that highlights the bottom bracket, motor, and rear suspension. Their talented designers must have all quit en masse, and left the design to the interns.
UPSed
iMTB Hooligan
Gotta wonder what they were shooting for. Looks more moto than ebike.
Voodoo Tom
MTB Addict
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
I just ordered one.
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
And, I love green bikes.
mtbMike
iMTB Rockstah
Looks that Marin monstrosity from a couple years back
da big hills
iMTB Rockstah
I think the thing looks familiar. And its green. nothing could fly like this bike
Cyclotourist
iMTB Hooligan
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DangerDirtyD
iMTB Hooligan
But I already paid off my student loans by being fiscally and socially responsible. I could have spent that money on bicycles and fancy cars and a bigger house, but alas, I did too well for myself, so now my taxes can pay not only for CalPERS and some of your Southwest MTB adventures, but also for students who can suddenly afford to buy nicer bikes than mine. Oh well.