Amflow PL Carbon Pro: first ride review

My bike has 85nm. Not once have I found a hill where my talent has given up first ie the bike has wheeled or lost traction. So maybe with the extra power you have more momentum do can get up steeper stuff, but then at the same time if I’m not getting up with 85nm I can’t see how I could handle the extra power

Very much this. I find i use trail mode for tech loose climbs. Boost is waaaay too much. But i use boost for long, steep road or gravel sections to get me to the top fast. But even then, with 85nm, i hit 15.5mph very quickly. More oompf just isnt needed unless your going to derestrict it.

A trunnion and clevis mount for the shock. That’s like going to dinner with Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy.

Actual LOL.

Anyone who had a Specialized of a certain era will be wary, but I wonder if many of the riders flocking to buy these will be aware of the perils of these mounting methods?

apparently its a pretty light motor for the power it has, and seemingly not too noisy. Agree about not needing all the power ,although it’d be nice to have it and not need it, versus (occasionally) need it and not have it.

True, and for the full power ebikes market it’s a great thing – the 20-21kg full fat ebike is just much better than the 25kg+ lumps of the last few years.

However, compared to a ‘proper’ lightweight system like the TQ or Specialized 1.2 (obviously they have less power, but that’s not always a bad thing) it’s still around 1.7kg heavier (5.4kg vs 3.7kg) so not a ‘true’ lightweight system in my eyes. An extra 2kg doesn’t mean much day to day but I’d rather not have that extra if I’m hikeabiking or having to carry the bike over gates etc regularly.

My pick would be the cheaper 800Wh version for £6k.

It looks compelling on paper, but to me that bike is defintely in the full fat category of weight, without any of the benefits. Apart from having a shed load of power. If that floats your boat then fair enough.

I really liked the Loam Wolf analogy of their review of the Amflow bike

They said it s like having a 1000bhp car that is like a rocket ship in a straight line., but after a while you get bored of that and want the less powerful car that is just so much more fun through the bends, no where near as fast in a straight line, but more fun.

The fact that Amflow / DJI were very clear to only choose people who would talk about the powerful motor and battery before anyone else got their hands on it speaks volumes (see that awful arse licking review from GMBN)

I am not far enough in to ebike ownership, but for me the balance is something that handles well, not overly assisted, but has a tonne of power when you need it to just get up the really steep 30% fire road climbs. The amflow looks more compromised towards the loads of power than  bike.

Wait until someone who builds bikes gets hold of it and that will be a game changer.

A trunnion and clevis mount for the shock. That’s like going to dinner with Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy.

when combined with…

its a bit flexy according to loam wolf – not a huge surprise given the intended use of the bike, and its relative lightweight compared to others. It does sound noticeably flexier than others in its category though, which is why its been called out I guess.

like bringing your friend Hannibal Lecter along too…