![]() ![]() My wife would likely approve of the Motobecane being French but she is unaware its no longer a French brand but I'd let her still think it is. Your thoughts on this? Have you ridden a Haibike or Bosch equipped bike for comparison. Many say the E8000 is a good start but is a long way to go to be as good as the Bosch. I have read reviews of each saying each is better than the other, but by and large the Bosch CX seems to come out on top based on peoples experience. My only concern is I have ridden the 2017 Haibike All Mountain 7 and like it but with Motobecane its a shot in the dark on fit and if I will like the Shimano E8000 vs the Bosch CX. I just read your post on MTBR and bike sounds great. Not ot put down what they are doing s I think its amazing but for my Mtn biking tastes I only want some help in climbing mostly. Limbojim would love more info.Īlso I want a PAS type bike over the high powered Luna bikes as I want to keep the bie fele over more the motorcycle feel. ![]() If anyone on here has experience with the bike vs Haibike I would love to hear it. Yet the motobecane is better specked and unsure if i want ot take the chance site unseen and no demo ride when I know I like the All mountain 7. Before finding the Motobecane I was pretty much settled on the 2017 All mountain 7 and my LBS has it for roughly 3800 out the door so its very similar in price to the Motobecane. I have no familiarity with the Shimano E drives but did find I liked the Bosch over the Yamaha. Now I see Motobecane has made what looks to be a really nice bike. I was considering converting my FSR that I own with a BBSHD and using my commuter battery but don't want the liability of a motor hanging below. I test rode the Haibike all mountain 6.5 and 7, Specaialized Revo and the Giant. I am currently commuting on an electric bike that I made by adding low power hubmotor (Q128 from BMS) and it works so well I now want to replace my 2008 Specialized FSR 29er with an electric bike. MOTOBECANE BIKE REVIEWS ZIPI wrapped the magnet wire with electrical tape to protect it on those spots, and zip tied it with the rear brake tube so it wasn't flopping around so much inside the rear shock's housing, which is a wide-open catch-basin for debris, as well. The wheel magnet wire routing is funky - it rubbed against the bottom rear shock (and its mount/housing).Needs a motor bash guard - I gouged mine on the first ride! The clearance is a bit lower than my Haibike AllMtn+, so I'll be more mindful of it on future rides (I also put some Gorilla Repair Tape on, which seems to help).Even when tightened over 20Nm, the top mounting bolt for the rear shock loosened on each ride until I added Loctite.If anyone else is pondering this bike, here are some initial experiences of mine: I do wish Motobecane had gone with 165 crank arms, offered a stock dropper, and maybe even Di2 electronic shifting, but that probably would have pushed the price over $4k and I can always add it all later. The 500Wh battery works well with the super-efficient motor, and I really like Shimano's customizable assist levels available through their "E-TUBE Project." Apparently, Diamondback's using the same front triangle in its Ranger eMTBs, which of course are only available in the EU thus far. The bike's spartan design is fine by me, and its handling is crisp and nimble. Shimano's eMTB-specific motor is as smooth and intuitive as all the reviews say it is, IMO. While I have yet to fully experienced Bosch's/Yamaha's new/improved CX/PW-X motors, Shimano's newest motor blows me away trail miles in so far, and I feel that Motobecane's eBoost is a solid value. When I saw Motobecane's first foray into pedal assist MTBs came in well-specced at $3.5k w/the E8k motor, I dove right in ( thx for the headsup, emco5!). Click to expand.The Haibike FS eMTBs I own are fabulous (I have several hundred trail miles on my 2014/5 FS RX w/Bosch and 2016 AllMtn+ w/Yamaha), but none of Haibike's FS bikes come equipped with Shimano's E8000 motor. ![]()
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