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I ride a e-bike now and I'm riding it on the lowest settings just to give myself some help on the hills. But I'm not riding anymore than I used to ride because I'm still riding the same hard stuff. I'm just slightly less destroyed and beating up my heart. An e-bike is awesome if you're a responsible mountain biker and you work on the trails so you get the hours that go into maintaining them.

Are bosch more water proof than other motors?

I’m from Escondido California, great interview man happy to see Aaron Gwin back on the DH race again very cool and humbled dude

First off, Its so affordable... then its expensive. Then it offers freedom. Any bike does that

❤♥💚

"Heavy vs. Light riders Do you really need them?" No, I do not need light riders. I get very annoyed by them not comprehending scale, actually. Oh, you meant tire inserts? No extra drag for me, thanks.

Picking mine up this Friday, coming from a manual spesh enduro, I can’t wait.

I bought an Aliexpress handlebar with 70mm rise, LUNJE mark, there is even a 90mm one. It's for a trail bike

Incredible

it depends on your body size and bike geo.

My first downhill bike was a 22" Heckler with four inch GT BMX cruiser bars. When that front end cracked I got an 18" one and seven inch bars. Plus sized BMX done right. But as the years went on I leaned lower and lower to almost flat to keep my center of gravity low and weight the front end.

We need 95 mm rise bars

WHAT A LAME DUDE

After seeing how those new Schwalbe Radial DH tires were on Amaury's bike for his two victories, seems like a technological advantage. FYI, I'd totally buy a DAK high riser (currently running a 60mm rise bar on my trailbike and love it)

There is probably less than 3 kg difference between those two bikes, how can one be the perfect choice and the other “a bit of a lump”? Not meaning to sound negative, I’m genuinely curious as when I did a test of several full and mid power e bikes at a Leisure Lakes test day I didn’t feel there was a particularly noticeable difference weight and handling between them (other than on the Whyte E-Lyte 140, which was on XC tyres!).

Aw he’s an elitist. That sucks….ride an ebike leave it on eco. You’ll get gassed. I’m glad I live in SoCal. E-bikes are fun here. Welcomed even This elitist bs sucks. He kinda…… ugh…. I dunno. Whatever. It’s like “don’t surf my break bro!” “Don’t ride my trail bro!” Blah

Progressive coil front next

I was seriously looking into a coil, then got a new bike that came with an X2, and honestly a well dialed X2 is right up there with all but the best coils with the added benefits of an air shock, I would assume you'd get similar results from a well dialed RS Vivid. I think you'd need something like an EXT or Push coil to get a significant improvement.

good move, man!

Still on my sommet 🤙 just had full bearing suspension service fella great again.. maybe keep saving for something new next year.. miss vitus being around doh

Sticking a ext Storia v3 on my Bronson V4 was a big improvement for alps riding, I feel I have no issues at all with braking bumps and roots, it just soaks them up, it always the front end I have more issues with now

I suppose on an ebike it's a no brainer

Defo my next upgrade to that base e-sommet u sold me,will match the sprung Domain I've shoved on the front.

Dude I did not know you ride a Sommet. I bought the CRX Sommet frame in 2021 when it came out and did a dream build on it. Funnest enduro bike I ever rode. Vitus was a legendary brand and sorry to see it go. Hope it comes back and I miss chain Reaction Cycles too. Man times have sure changed

Funny how fashions change. It wasnt long ago that air was the new thing. Why do i feel this is just another marketing ploy by the industry to get us the consumer to buy more stuff...

I feel they should make some balls for R/C car racers to play with...

Great little video. I was fortunate to get to ride Pass Porte 2019 and it was a crazy blur of awesomeness. It was disorienting and we had no idea where we were mostly. But it all got recorded in my brain. I’ve used videos like yours to sort out all the “raw footage” in my mind and confirm my initiate impressions. And there were highlights, sweet spots, views & people that stood out. The Vink Line was one of them! I’m from the PNW in the US. So just as you stated, I was like YES! this feels like home, when we hit that section. I also loved the Aviorez area (Sarasoux lift) of Morzine. It’s less steep, but still fast, flowy, & jumpy. Thanks for your video. Hope you come enjoy the PNW someday as well.👍😉

I find Aaron so humbling and inspirational to listen to. He's such a positive guy and lying here with a broken ankle waiting for surgery from a very recent crash, I can honestly say he's helped me just listening - brilliant interview ❤

How many runs can you do in BPW [pushbike] on a full charge?

E-bikes are too expensive to be had by everyone in the future like you guys said. There’s also riders who enjoy the fitness aspect of a bike over an e-bike. E-bikes are fun and they are the future, but bikes aren’t going anywhere.

I am thinking of getting the Gen 1 which is cheaper right now in Colombia. I'm afraid of the range and power but I am an above-average pedalist and I don't think this would be a major issue unless I am with a group of 4x bike (people). I am falling in love with the yellow version and S4 size (at 6'2"). I have the enduro S4 2022 and I love it. I want to move to this bike to go up the mountain here since there is no lift here and usually, people take a truck to go up the mountain. I am concerned about the obsolescence of these kinds of products which include a bunch of technology. I am also concerned about the 35NW today August 2024. The one I want is the expert edition which includes Xo1 and a bunch of things I know they I will fall in love with. Any input or point of view on this older model will be appreciated. Thank you for the video and thanks for the comments to whomever answers this post.

TBH the weight of the bike makes very little difference to the power to weight ratio. I am 105kg. A Dune carbon is about 19-20kg and a trail full power ebike is about 23-25kg. So the total weight of the system (bike + rider) is between 125-130kg. So if the motor is 600 watts that makes the power to weight ratio 4.8-4.61 watts/kg. That's only about a 4% difference. Sure it's not nothing but it probably wont be noticable to the rider, especially because you only draw that full 600 watts of power a handful of times per ride so most of the time you have exactly the power that you request from the motor (by pushing harder or softer as required). I don't think 3-5kg of weight difference on the bike makes much difference. If you were a very light rider then it will make more of a difference. Like my GF is like 55kg and I am 105kg and we both have the same Bosch Gen 4 motor so she can fly up hills while I grind up them.

"how ceramic bearings are now being used in space" what the fuck does this have to do with cycling. These arent even true ceramic bearings which has no use in cycling anyway. Anyone shilling for this trash is rather stupid as fk or just a piece of shit.

Watts?

A very good product explanation. No mater how you wrap your balls around it.

I have these tyres they are class on the emtb. I’m 100kg and run 20psi front and 24psi rear. No inserts. No issues doing all ther reds at bike park wales

the start was so funny as a dude i relate lol

yea makes sense

Any chance for a comparison to a Santa Cruz Heckler SL ? With the headset cup in the slacker setting they seem really close

I had a ride on this on Saturday after going to demo the new Orbea Wild, it’s incredible, the suspension is like riding on a marshmallow, it’s a beefy bike but it’s light , the Orbea Wild is good but the Dune is next level

Great interview and excellent questions!!

I hear you bro👍

LEGEND

The Godfather of USDH and the coolest dude you will ever meet. Rode at his park at Windrock, Aaron was in the bike shop, stopped took time to meet my boys, took pictures and talked them about DH. Class act.

Love it

Great interview. I had to pause and go watch the chainless run when that came up. 2015! Feel for fearon though.

Price of the E-Crest???

looks cool I'm gonna check this out later

Vol too low

Simple better always