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The overall verdict is that the Reason, as a full package, is something that we actually want to ride. A lot.
It looks ok and sounds decent enough - headset routing and dropper insertion are a big put off though
And I just couldn't buy a bike with megamo written on the downtube in massive font.
Of the Avinox bikes available, this would be well down the list for me
It seems like a great bike, preferable to the Amflow, but as above I'm similarly put off by the big Megamo logo (but at least it's not Teewing!).
The motor will also be "outdated" (says me on a EP801) in around 7 days time.
Megamo reminds me of the vertically-accomplished girl I was at school with. Big Morag, only fractionally shorter than me and I'm 187cm 😀
TBH none of the Avinox bikes do it for me so far. Are there any mainstream brands with Avinox powered bikes?
Megamo reminds me of the vertically-accomplished girl I was at school with. Big Morag, only fractionally shorter than me and I'm 187cm 😀
TBH none of the Avinox bikes do it for me so far. Are there any mainstream brands with Avinox powered bikes?
Big Morag 😀
Mondraker (released to press), Propain (teased at trade shows) and Commencal (appears to be available now with the soon to be "old" M1 motor).
Atherton and Forbidden too, although I'm not sure I'd consider them mainstream.
I think Orange have one coming out when the new motor is officially released and looks like YT might have one coming out today too
Mondraker (released to press), Propain (teased at trade shows) and Commencal (appears to be available now with the soon to be "old" M1 motor).
Atherton and Forbidden too, although I'm not sure I'd consider them mainstream.
Maintream enough for me. I knew about the Forbidden, had forgotten the Atherton, wasn't aware of the others. With my penchant for longer bikes, Mondraker's worth me looking.
I think Orange have one coming out when the new motor is officially released and looks like YT might have one coming out today too
Yeah, I guess Orange desperately needs to add a new model to their range (sorry, I'm being facetious). YT's a hard no for me.
I quite like the look of the Mondraker, although the dropper insertion may be compromised again
And the Commencal - alloy only on these
I know of one more Spanish brand who have one on the way also. Yes, that one.
That's right, the Wild is meant to be switching from Bosch to Avinox.
I quite like the look of the Mondraker, although the dropper insertion may be compromised again
And the Commencal - alloy only on these
The Mondraker does look good, but I agree on the seatpost.
Alloy would be a plus point for me on Commencal, but Direct to Consumer would put me off.
I'm sure there will be many more brands jumping on the Avinox bandwagon soon.
Saw that Commencal on their stand at Les Gets in the summer, looked pretty swish
The combination of Commencal and DJI customer service on an eBike would put me off though. I'd want to buy from a local dealer
Of this headline, the only thing I actually understand is "review".
Turns out it's a mountain bike, who knew. Interested to read it.
Turns out it's an eMTB, shame, no longer interested
The Whyte Karve prototype was 'leaked' (as if!) a week or two back by various outlets. As far as FF ebikes go, it looked decent.
The idea that a bike by a company that was formed in the 80s from a country with arguably a greater cycling culture than the UK isn't 'mainstream' I find mildly amusing.
The idea that a bike by a company that was formed in the 80s from a country with arguably a greater cycling culture than the UK isn't 'mainstream' I find mildly amusing.
Genuinely not heard of the brand before. Not being flippant, but have they had much profile in the UK?
The idea that a bike by a company that was formed in the 80s from a country with arguably a greater cycling culture than the UK isn't 'mainstream' I find mildly amusing.
Genuinely not heard of the brand before. Not being flippant, but have they had much profile in the UK?
not MTB - they've never made one as far as I'm aware but they're massive (like world leader type massive) in the trials world.
It is funny how it seems you can stick any manufacturer on an ebike and they're all great. Megamo, Teewing, Amflow, Husqvarana (sp?) etc - none of which have history of creating a bike and yet shove a motor in and people will ride them. I guess a load of them are pretty much just catalogue frames with?
The idea that a bike by a company that was formed in the 80s from a country with arguably a greater cycling culture than the UK isn't 'mainstream' I find mildly amusing.
Genuinely not heard of the brand before. Not being flippant, but have they had much profile in the UK?
I haven't seen a shop selling them that I can recall but then they have got 40 odd years of history in their home country.
Show's how far the sport has come that it seems it's pretty hard to make a complete dog of a bike these days.
It group tests it seems there are no bad bikes, just ones that a less good or that do things slightly better.
The idea that a bike by a company that was formed in the 80s from a country with arguably a greater cycling culture than the UK isn't 'mainstream' I find mildly amusing.
Genuinely not heard of the brand before. Not being flippant, but have they had much profile in the UK?
not MTB - they've never made one as far as I'm aware but they're massive (like world leader type massive) in the trials world.
It is funny how it seems you can stick any manufacturer on an ebike and they're all great. Megamo, Teewing, Amflow, Husqvarana (sp?) etc - none of which have history of creating a bike and yet shove a motor in and people will ride them. I guess a load of them are pretty much just catalogue frames with?
I'm only going by the Megamo website but there are catalogue pics from the 90s/00s, UCI XC racing, etc.
My guess would be that eBiking has made mountain biking more interesting to a wider group of people who aren't necessarily wedded to the default specialized/trek/etc.
Husky have been making two wheelers for a century and are/were part of a huge Austrian/German conglomerate of bike brands.
As for Amflow, they're DJIs own brand. As a company they are massively wealthy so getting the resources together to produce a one bike range doesn't seem like the hardest hurdle to overcome.
The idea that a bike by a company that was formed in the 80s from a country with arguably a greater cycling culture than the UK isn't 'mainstream' I find mildly amusing.
For me it's more the size of the logo and their choice of font, than whether the brand has a rich history or not.
I don't even like the big Orbea logo on the non-drive side of my Rise, but I never see it when riding it, and I only ever take drive side photos of it since it's one of the rules.
As for DJI, they pretty much just copied the Stumpjumper for the Amflow.
Teewing are likely Chinese catalogue frames as they were scooter/urban bike brand until recently. I believe there may be some link there with LightCarbon.
The first thing I thought when I saw the Mondraker was it looked like a lawnmower! But that might be the colour