New e-bike recommendation please?

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I've just donated my old Rose Granite Chief to my son, and I'm looking to get myself something that I can keep up with him on.

Probably looking at full suspension again, 140mm or so of travel, preferably a Bosch motor, up to around £3k, any recommendations please? Cheers
 
If you have a Rocky mountain service centre near you, I'd look into one of them also.
Powerful motors, but the way they deliver power is different from all other motors, as it direct to the chain rather than the crank arms.
Great frames but you need to go up in price to get into the better specs.

Rocky

I'd have gone for a Rocky, but there are zero service centres near me. Personally, I'd go for the brand that your local bike shop supports, for when an issue arises.



If you want Bosch powered then a Mondraker is a good choice.

Crafty

Or Cube offer very good value for money on most of their range.

Cube
 
broona said:
I've been looking at that one, and I'd have bought it instantly with a Bosch motor, but not sure on the Yamaha, thanks for the link.
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It's the PW-X3 which is pretty much on par with the Bosch performance line CX gen4.

The Bosch is arguably a little more refined in the way it delivers power and possibly has better app support, but the Yamaha will be equally powerful (if not so refined) and possibly easier to derestrict if you wanted.

To be honest, any of the big brand motors are good, if you have a Yamaha service centre near you, it's worth considering.

Here's a review of most of the big name motors of the last few years, It's not the perfect test but gives a good idea as to how the motors perform.
Bear in mind the Shimano ep801 got a massive update recently which added a fair amount of upgrades to bring it closer to it's rivals

 
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Thank you for the links, it looks like I've got a Rocky Mountain authorised dealer about 30 miles away, so that could be an option.

My LBS was a Giant dealer, but I think they've lost the franchise, so I'll pop along next week and see what they've got in now.

It looks to be all about compromise (especially on my budget) when looking at the specs, whether that be on the motor or the components, I'll do some more research.
 
I'd avoid anything with a yamaha since they stopped selling their own brand bikes in the states etc.

they could just abandon their electric motors as well
 
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Rocky Mountain are not a safe bet right now - currently going through restructuring to avoid bankruptcy. Be very aware of what that may mean for warranty, support, etc.
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Thank you, I hadn't seen that, I'll do some googling.
arknor said:
I'd avoid anything with a yamaha since they stopped selling their own brand bikes in the states etc.

they could just abandon their electric motors as well
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Funnily enough, I was just reading about them not selling their own brand bikes, think my initial instinct of Bosch might be the way forward.
 
broona said:
Funnily enough, I was just reading about them not selling their own brand bikes, think my initial instinct of Bosch might be the way forward.
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Impossible to derestrict though, Shimano are good and people get good miles on them

Who's got the highest mile bike & motor?

Just hit 5000miles today on the bike, which seems high, but got me thinking there must be a few who have done mega miles by now. Taking the bike to really mean 'frame' as I'm already on the second motor! Leaderboard added below for bike mileage and column added for number of motors if provided...
www.emtbforums.com www.emtbforums.com

I have Bosch and if I could derestrict it I honestly probably would. seems most ebikes around here aren't legal and the copes don't care.
 
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arknor said:
Impossible to derestrict though, Shimano are good and people get good miles on them

Who's got the highest mile bike & motor?

Just hit 5000miles today on the bike, which seems high, but got me thinking there must be a few who have done mega miles by now. Taking the bike to really mean 'frame' as I'm already on the second motor! Leaderboard added below for bike mileage and column added for number of motors if provided...
www.emtbforums.com www.emtbforums.com

I have Bosch and if I could derestrict it I honestly probably would. seems most ebikes around here aren't legal and the copes don't care.
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Not exactly derestricted but you can use a speedi to get around 23mph instead of 15. I've got one fitted.

For your budget OP cube is probably your best bet, I'd absolutely stick with a Bosch motor as well.
 
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