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So I’m scheduled for a knee replacement in December. Been trying to sell my Husqvarna 300 for a little while. Ready to just trade it in and pick up an e bike. Thing is I know nothing about them. Looks like I have access to Specialized and Husqvarna e bikes. Anyone have any experience or input with these bikes? I’m sure I’ll buy another dirt scooter later but have found it hard to ride anymore. It pretty much kills a whole day with the loading and driving and all that. Also, takes away from our family day. However, I have a lot of trails that I could ride all around my house much more frequently. Any info on these e mtb bikes would be greatly appreciated.
I bought a Pivot, so I can’t answer any questions on the Husqvarna E-Bike, but Specialized makes a great line of E-Bikes.
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I have a Santa Cruz Bullit with a coil shock now for 16 months. Has the Shimano EP8 motor. It is much louder, not as smooth and has a funky clanking noise. Appears that is an issue regardless of what brand of bike they are in. The bike is great on steep trails and feels kinda like a super light dirt bike, is more planted and just feels great. On trails that aren't all that steep the bike kinda takes the fun out of it since its heavy. I have to ride it way harder to make it fun.
Depending on what kind of trails you have or will ride, or "how" you like to ride should dictate what kind of e bike to get. If I had a do-over I would take some of the new light-weight e bikes out now, but the Levo SL was the only real option at the time. I never really use "boost" to haul ass up the hill and mostly ride with my wife who is a beginner. So I ride mostly with the bike off on flatter ground or just in Eco mode which is the lowest power setting.
I’ll likely get one at some point, and ignore the signs, it’s basically lawless here in Oregon anyway.
They would be great for pre-riding off-road race courses.
They are getting more and more accepted, I think only one trail where I live is off limits as it’s in the alpine.
Pretty stoked with my new ride, sometimes I wonder if I should have just bought a new 2 Stroke instead tho!! 😂
I'd read up on the bikes you like and try to learn as much as you can. My brother in law bought a Husky e bike and he says it's a jenky POS. I've never seen it.
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The new giant reigns are the best value for money right now.
A YT decoy with a coil shock rips but is more of a shred bike.
And as much as people love the specialized I don't know many people who haven't broken shocks on them. Shit design.
Trek Rail or Focus Jam/Sam are the best bets imo.
I love the idea of the Norco battery ranges and geometry, but again, the rear suspension design is asking the shock to be structural as well as a shock, just silly.
I researched for months before buying it and it was between the Luna and the Intense Tazer MX Pro. I'm glad I went with the Luna.
I will throw out the idea of trading your 300 in on a 350 or 500/501 type dual sport bike if you have trails close to home. I picked up a FE501, plated, I ride out of the garage, ten minutes of pavement to some epic single track trails and exploring. No need to truck/trailer your bikes to a riding area if you can do that, it really saves a lot of time and hassle. I can go out for a few hours and get some great riding in without it taking up the whole day, just like with the mountain bike. It’s a game changer.
I’d say stick with a more name brand mtb company over one like the husky.
If you can afford a really nice one, go with specialized, yeti, trek, norco, so on.
Like stated above, YT has really good value, also look into commencal bikes, same thing as YT, they are AWESOME value compared to the other big brands since they are DTC. To be honest, YT has really great bikes but I hear their customer service can be really bad if you break a part.
One last thing is this. If you’re looking at picking up a close to new used bike, make sure it has a shimano EP8 motor or the Bosch equivalent (newest model). The ebike world is very new, so every year or so the motors get very big and tangible upgrades.
in soon and see exactly what they have in stock as I know most dealerships websites never match with their showrooms.
For what it’s worth I live in BC, with some of the steepest and gnarliest downhill riding in the world. I just sold my dedicated downhill bike, as my 170/165mm travel Decoy is capable of doing anything and it’s excessive for a lot of the trails here, but it’s also capable of doing the gnarliest stuff that I personally am willing to try on any bike. The downhill bike was redundant and it just made things easier, it rolled slower, it deadened a lot of trail features and was generally less fun to ride. 140-160mm is the sweet spot, and that is still plenty capable if you live near a proper downhill bike park.
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