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Saracen's latest Ariel eMTB range is a huge upgrade over its previous bike with new technology a new frame and what's more it's in stock!
UK based Saracen isn't a new name in the eMTB market, but the refreshed and electrical Ariel line-up of bikes is sure to catapult the brand to the front of many shoppers minds. Not only do they pack the latest motors and technology from Shimano, but they're also in stock and available to buy!
Check out our full first look of this bike here https://singletrackworld.com/charged/2021/06/03/first-look-saracen-ariel-50e-elite-an-emtb-thats-actually-in-stock/
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Absolute amazing looking beast
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That means a lighter motor. Sorry, I've cocked it up. Hey everyone, Andy Sykes here from Singletrap Magazine and I'm here with the brand new Saracen
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aerial 50e elite emtb this is the top of the range emtb from saracen for 2022 now if you remember a
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few years ago we actually took the previous version of the saracen emtb up peck it well in a race it
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was a kind of a top gear style where we raced up using the motor and we raced down testing out the
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suspension now obviously if you look at that previous bike and this new one there are some big
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changes. Geometry is one of them. This is longer and lower, just as all modern bikes are. But I
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think the biggest one is the integration of the battery. That previous bike had the external
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Shimano system, and this has a battery built in. Now, not only does that make it a better looking
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bike, but it also improves the handling because you've got a much lower sensor of gravity
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Instead of weight all above, you've got it all down below, so it's easy to whip around corners
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and turns. Now speaking about the EP8 system, Shimano have changed a lot with this. Not only
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have they given it more power and a lighter weight motor, they've actually reduced drag and they've
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actually increased efficiency if you're running it in eco mode. And to be honest, when I've been
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riding Shimano equipped bikes, eco is usually enough until you're on a really steep hill
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So if you run this in eco, it should be 30% more efficient than the previous version
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What's more, you've got a new controller which is molded to fit into your thumb nicer
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We got a new display which has Bluetooth connectivity so you can connect it to your Garmin And if you do that you get a battery percentage instead of a battery bar which I think is a bit more accurate Also Shimano have made this system future with new lightweight
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that's right, lightweight wires. It's not going to save much weight, but those wires also allow better data transfer
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So in the future, when Shimano add on new features, you don't need to worry about your EPA being out of date
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aluminium frame on this with 160mm travel on the front and 150mm on the rear now Saracen do
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wheel size specific sizing on this bike so this large has 29 inch wheels front and rear but if you
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go for a smaller bike you get a mullet option so the rear wheel doesn't buzz your butt as you go
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off jumps now this is the complete pimp spec so it has some really really nice features on here
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such as the Fox 38 factory fork with Kashima coating. That is the e-bike specific version of the fork too
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So it's designed for the harder hitting and faster progress you make on an EMTB
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The rear shock on here is a Fox DHX2. So we've got a coil shock on there
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So it's going to be really good over small bumps and be able to eat up all those massive drops
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and things you can do on this big e-bike. Now Saracen are using the Shimano EP8 motor on here
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Now the EP8 is the updated version of the Shimano Steps system with 85 newton meters of torque instead of 70 newton meters
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And it has a new application meaning that you can adjust how that power is delivered and how much torque you want in different modes
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And that's good news because Saracen have used a 504 watt hour battery in here rather than the 625
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Now the reason they've done that is because it cuts down on the weight of the bike and
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means that this is still really agile and fun to throw around
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And because you have that adjustability in the app you don really have to worry about range anxiety as well So that a really smart feature If you looking for a medium travel free downhill bike that easy to check about
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this could be one to look at. Specification on this, as I say, is top of the range, and it gets Shimano XT all over
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We've got four-piston brakes, we've got a 12-speed drivetrain on here, XT chain set
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and we've even got decent tyres. We've got Maxxis Minion DHR2 on the front and on the rear too. DT Swiss wheels, so you know you're
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not going to worry about buckling or breaking a spoke on the aggressive downhills. And to save a
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little bit of weight, we've got this really nice race face carbon bar too. Overall, a really lovely
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package. This one is $6,499.99. And as this is the large, it has a pretty decent large reach as well
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505 millimeters on this and that's with a 65 degree head tube angle 76 degree seat tube angle
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now if you go down a size to the size medium you still get a really big reach it's 480
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now those sizes are on on par with what pole are doing with their bikes and although i've not
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ridden that and i have ridden a pole they are amazing super stable at speed but you can really
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lean on the front of them to get them around corners so i'm really excited to see how this
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does on the trail. So that's it. That's the brand new Saracen Aerial 50E Elite. If you have any
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questions, let us know in the comments below and also check out our first look story over on
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singletrackworld.com. If you fancy buying one of these, you are in luck because Saracen actually
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have stock of these coming very soon. So head over to the Saracen website and you can check out this
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the Elite, plus two other options. So there are three different price points. And yeah, that's it
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Can't wait to get it out on the trail and get it dirty. See you all soon Bye soon bye bye Down we go
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Thank you
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now this is the top of the range model so it costs 64 000 no it doesn't
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64 000 pounds well shoot this is this is it now i'm going to make tons of mistakes
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