Trawling through the websites looking for a tempting e-bike and both of these pop up in the sub 5k bracket. Like the look of the Orbea and like the reputation of SC so do any owners have any feedback?
Both seem to have the same Bosch motor along with similar battery options. Spec is also reasonably close and not something I'll get hung up on anyway.
Any other options to consider? Needs to be full-ish fat and have decent range. Also trying to keep away from the less popular motors. I know the answer is the 4k Amflow but I won't want to wait 6 months if I decide to jump!
Only comment I can make is that I rented a carbon Vala for a day at Golfie - it was absolutely superb. First time riding an ebike and it was insanely good, not just on the climbs which were a piece of piss but descending was brilliant for a short'ish travel (for some ebikes) bike. The Maven brakes helped.
Put it in the wrong section, didn't I..... 😖Â
Just bought an Alu Vala for MrsReady. She had been riding a Levo SL for the last few years, and her initial thought was it was very heavy! We've only had 1 "proper" ride in the Surrey Hills so far but the weight worry soon disappeared, and she said it was a very nice ride. She's still tweaking the power/modes but I think it was the best bang for buck at the time. (We ordered it a few weeks ago and it literally arrived the day before the new DJI powered bikes were announced!)
Managed a 30miler with 4500ft, without using the range extender. Â
