My Brutally Honest Test On The New Amflow E-Bike!
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- There’s a new e-bike in town but is it any good? I was lucky enough to get my hands on one and I put it through its paces. Make sure you like, comment below and subscribe for more!
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Great video- nice work! You never mentioned how you got this bike. Did you buy it? At retail pricing, thru a shop? Is it a loaner, direct from DJI? Cheers!
Do you think you’ll have one to review Jeff?
@@Benjamin-kt8jf Thats why I'm asking! Here in the USA, there isn't really a way to buy one, so reviews are generally sponsored by DJI themselves. I'm curious how Lew was able to get this! It's a lot of $$$ to buy one at retail price from the European/UK dealers.
Smells like a classic DJI sponsored review based on the lack of response. Would be stoked to see you do a proper take on it!
Wow. Would be cool to see Jeff wheelie and pop around with this amflow, especially with his i9 wheels and shimano drivetrain. 🤤C’mon Lewis, hook our man up 🤙🏻🤙🏻
@@JeffKendallWeed DJI and all the influencers are the most opaque bike marketing exercise I have ever seen.
I was lucky enough to bump into Lewis at inners today, I asked about his bike & he said give it a try, half a crack on the pedal I was squealing with joy with the instant power you get, blows my Levo away , thanks again Lewis 👌
Thanks mate. Good to see ya !
Won’t blow away a Yamaha 250
@@JamesEvans-uh7nuwon’t blow away a top fuel dragster! 👍🤷
this video was so satisfieng thanks to snow weather and the super ASMR bike sound
Thanks
Great riding in the video. Thanks for not covering it in music so we can hear what it sounds like. I've ridden one for a day at FOD and my reaction was much the same as yours and your friends. I'm going to assume you were sent the bike free from Amflow otherwise you would have invisd it :-) May as well let everyone know where you got it from - just gives viewers more clarity. Will Greenfield was honest in his first video about the bike and said he got it for free. He's pointed out good and bad things about it so don't see how it can harm you. Look forward to more videos.
agreed wills and rob rides video wasnt just all its amazing.
It isn’t even available here so he had to get it from DJI. He can say that and be transparent.
best amflow video out so far and wow blown away of the riding conditions you are riding and that further shows what this bike is capable of hopefully you put out if there is any water worry about this bike thanks for the video.
The lads are just staring at it…. Says it all.
I've got one and it's easily the best ebike I've had in the last 11 years of riding ebikes and owning over 20 of them.
Honestly excited to try one of these! Just insane 🤯
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It’s what we all wanted to see!
An Amflow round the Golfie.
Interesting video and test for the punters to consider.
Cheers
Dji is killing it! Bosch even canceled the e-ews..
I'm so glad I put off buying an Ebike, these motors and batteries are getting so much better so fast. I hope they start selling their motors to other bike brands, but I guess if they put out a complete bike they probably wont. My dream is an E10 with a dropper post and 12 spd (instead of V10)
Thanks for the video. It's got me even more stoked to ride the Avinox drive unit on a bike I'm forbidden to say much about. ;)
Heck yeah
You dropped a forbidden clue 😅
You just need to know where to look. I've been waiting so long now to see the Haibike with Pinion MGU at this point. I heard about that ages ago.
Awesome video, wait till you see the new Levo and wait for the new Bosch software update and display (110Nm). The DJI has a ton of competition coming soon.
I will believe that when I see it. I hope the old brands bring it though. Competition is good for the consumer.
If they do bring something quickly, it just shows how much sandbagging they have done. It will show they could have come out with better motors and didn’t
sheezz she looks cleannn🔥🔥🔥🔥 have fun with it!
Cheers
John Player Special Amflow! Tasty nice.
I love my Amflow PL pro 😁
Sick
I knew this would fantastic and potentially game changing, and it looks like it's delivered.
So far yup!
Was half expecting you to break it on the first descent! Great to see a review where the bike is being ridden hard and getting such good feedback. Makes me reluctance to shell out seem a bit daft. Interested to see the next update..
Thanks
I wonder if they are going to launch a more Enduro model with 180mm/170 mm than I will be interested
Time will tell
Forbidden are doing that 🎉
I hope not e bikes are for city dads with a gut that only have an hr in-between meetings for a quick ride , don't need them clogging up the trails
@@Coolcmscallegedly….
The forbidden one is not 180 or 170 though. Its the druid. @Coolcmsc
I love they came out with a trail bike. Nit everything has to be a 180/180 monster. A lot of people still ride normal bikes. For me a lighter bike with big power is perfect.
Nice Trails ✊🏼😎
I agree
Super sweet ride. My rocky mountain instinct power play in Ludacris mode 108NM. A lot of power to control. Super fun to try though.❤
Glad you enjoyed it, I'm the same it looks fantastic and goes like stink but will it last?
Impressive tech if that's what you look for in a bike, it won't make you faster going down the trail, in order for this motor to gain proper traction is for more brands to adopt it as an option and with that Dji / Avinox need to back that up with service centres otherwise they will have the same issue as Canyon whereby due to technical compatibility their customers were left with a bike they can't use due to battery issues.
Everyone has their own personal preferences
The system is so light/powerful with good range, that's really the good tech.
I saw one of these yesterday on the trails.
The second time i saw it the had crashed into a tree and snapped it in half with the bike, he was sat in the mud laughing and just got up andcarried on riding. It only snapped the chain. Hime and his matesjoined us for some riding. That bike is quick!
Haha nice
That’s it. I wanna get one just to piss other e-bikers off 😂
I got massive smile also, just watching this video. I have to sent this to my rich friend, hope he buys one 😀
Heck yeah
This bike was under serious consideration when buying an Emtb in late December, just couldn't go for it. When putting down this kind of money, I'd like to also like the look of the bike and this one ain't it in that department. I'm also fairly big tall at 6'5" and somewhat weighty with that, so went for something a bit burlier and higher rated.
Fair. Each to their own
What did you go for?
Trail meet up with Alex of Wolfpack Adventures? America needs the Amflow PL!
If the rumors are true, Forbidden is going to use the DJI motor and battery in a DreadE. I would move to that ebike in a second.
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That will be a lovely bike! Only thing I would be put off by is that, the top spec Dread is £9300. How much will the E version end up being?! 12 -13k maybe 🙃
Were you up Cademuir? It looked familiar. I live in Peebles if you ever get a chance to try an MGU bike. I need a go before I buy one.
Hy Lewis, I'm Luís, from Portugal. Can't say I'm in the market for an ebike, right now at least, because I've just finished a 25,5K€ investment on my 4 bike dream garage and I'm simply living the dream of riding each one of them to the fullest every time I leave home with one. But...I'm 46, a doctor, who can't train every time I want because my career kicks the living crap out of me every single day. So I know the fifth bike, an ebike, will have to become a reality probably sooner than I would like and..I was blown away by your test of this Amflow. It's a beautifull bike, even thow I'm not a black colour everything kind of guy but, there are probably more colours to chose from and maybe, just maybe, someday I'll see you test one of this with Rockshox suspension. I'ma Rockshox guy through and through. Why on earth is every ebike on the planet with Fox suspension, when it leaves the manufacturer as stock?...I'd love to see this bike with a super deluxe ultimate shock and a 3.1 charger Lyrick 160mm up front. But...I like my Magura brakes very much! Lol! Half my bikes use Sram brakes, the other half the top shelf Magura Brakes, and I'm very pleased with both brands.
By the way, It's the first time I've written to you but, I've followed your career closely for a long number of years and it's with great relief that I see you looking so well and in one piece! I think this vlog and test was as genuine as we could ever get and you did an amazing job showcasing the Amflow. Be well my friend. All the best from Coimbra, Portugal!
New trek with the new bosch is going to drop any time, lots of RS builds.
Hy Justin. Trek has a tendency to be colossaly expensive...And I can't buy Trek in my city, unfortunatelly. Because the representatives of that brand here are two of the worst individuals you could ever meet within MTB...I will never, ever spend a dime with those idiots again. And with ebikes, you'll be a fool not to buy with the support of a good physical store, with real people, to help you when the "gremlins" of electronics may arrive...But thank you! Very much!
@ ah yea, that sucks
my dreambike
Heck yeah
Great vid, what would you change spat from the breaks?
I’m going to change suspension. Upgrade video coming soon
i want oneeee
Just had mine down Oakley line at dyfi. Its certainly a machine.
Sick! Good to hear
Tbh and it’s only my opinion but for me the fact that it’s got serious watts and power etc is cool but I don’t think that’s the most important part of how an e-bike rides , I’ve got the Orbea Rise 2023 540w battery and I think it’s 60 NM of Torque and it’s more than enough for 99% of trails . On the DH part it’s pretty good for a 160mm travel bike
thanks for the great video, what's bad about the magura brakes?
They often rub, a lot of them have many plastic parts, the levers can feel a bit too chunky under the finger, they are fiddly to bleed.
Currently I own a Trek Slash - a proper enduro bike, and I love it. But would AmFlow would give me the same experience/capabilities? Will it withstand a 1,5 m drop for example?
Gonna take an interest in your thoughts on the travel 😊 And once you’re up to speed, remind us what’s up with the MT7’s…. with Galfer pads (not Magura!!!).
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Lewis brakes would be fitting, name wise
It will be interesting to see how long it takes you to break the frame 😊
I reckon it’s strong enough. Fingers crossed
le feu Lewis ..un superbe vtt..ebike c'est le top 💯🤙
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If they come up with a enduro version of the bike, I am buying
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We need flex teeest 👀
Haha
I think DJI Avinox will be on a Forbidden bike if all things line up....
Do a big mission video! Like a 20 mile journey!
Maybe maybe
Reasonably priced as well. The top spec here in the states is on sale for under 10k. The next model down is sub 6. I need one. The base model has all the same guts. Just not factory spec.
I agree
Where is it for sale in the united states
It’s not for sale here. Or is it? Do you have a secret hookup? If so post it here and I will keep the secret.
Love my Magura MT7 Pro's. Game changer for me. Came from XT's, didn't know what modulation was until I got the Maguras. Why don't you like them??
Just not a fan of the lever feel etc
@@LewisBuchanan change the levers?
@@LewisBuchanan really easy to change the levers with HC3 or you make them shigura maybe even use sram new levers from the mavens since they run mineral oil now also
Nice bike
Thanks
I'm guessing you have it setup as a 29er as how they come. How playful is it? Would you be tempted to convert to a mullet setup?
So playful. Mullet would be insane but I’m keeping it 29
Nearly bought one. I went for the gen 5 Bosch in an Enduro build instead. I have seen a few about on the trails. The reason I didn't go for it is it's quite flimsy . It's a trail bike. How much power do you need? How much quicker do you need to get to 15mph?. Also more power could also mean less grip. Plus less range.. there is a sweet spot and this isn't it for me..These negatives are what swung it for me. Impressive tech but most of which is not needed when you think about it. I'm pretty sure you won't get the likes of Bosch and Shimano trying to match the power.
I would say its not just about the speed. The control and software in general blows everything else put the water too! Who knows yet, but if the reliability and ease to service os good, then all the other company really need to worry.
Also, depending if your Gen 5 has a console module, you definitely only ever going 15mph on it.
@digital.olimon 15mph is fine for me uphill. I used to have a levo in 2016 which was unrestricted. More power less range so then I went for the levo SL less power more range. I suppose I'm the wrong target audience for the amflow. I do think it's hype as it's not the 1st ebike with +100NM motors and they didn't lead the market. I'm guessing most people will be swapping the brakes, stem and forks. The Amflow frame reminds me of the levo SL . I could feel the flex . I guess most things are a compromise weight etc.. I think it is a good bike as it is for a lighter trail centre rider.
@@simonella2833 I would probably swap the stem for something like a Burtech.. probably keep the rest, unless the brakes are annoying like most people find with them.
Looked at so many emtbs. There are compromises with them all and some just out right deal breakers! I really like the Orbea Wild, but not convinced. Yt Decoy looks sweet also, but the fuzua Ride 60 seems unreliable. I can't remember which but one had headset routing as well. The whyte Elyte Stag Works looks nice but not convinced again. Wpuld splash all the way out on a Nicolai MGU but they weigh so much!! I keep coming back to the Amflow as love the software and trust DJI when it comes to things like that and battery. I'm weigh nothing lol, so the flex of the Amflow doesn't discrouge me. Only thing I probably dislike is lack of colour choice 😂
@@digital.olimon the Wild was another on my list. Nice bike
You can unlock the speed limit
I picked up the base version in early November. Swapped out the Magura's for ultimate code stealth, one up carbon bars with hope gravity stem. Wheels swapped to Zipp 3zero moto carbon and schwalbe tyres. Xx AXS T type transmission and axs reverb 170 post. Swapped out the cranks for Forx and Hope pedals. Wrapped in invis when stripped down.
I had all the parts already, hence my reasoning for the base model. Fitted the grip 2 damper also.
The bike is awesome, absolutely love it. My friends all want one as they are sick of me being the first to the top of every climb ha. It opens up parts of the trail that to date haven't been possible.
Incredibly impressive machine, the motor power is addictive but incredibly controlled too.
Great review pal 👍😊👌
Nice! Thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoy it
in turbo/boost it's motor is a loud as many motors in trail mode... I could barely hear it in normal modes
you should watch ian richards matey already been there and stuck a sick shock on it the guys a beast hahahah
Nice
Rad but Reliability is the next question. I had 5 fazua motors last year and won't do that again.
85 nm is enough... more torque, more new chains, sprockets, chainrings, freehubs
Each to their own
I'd more interested to know how the bike worked going UP hill. All bikes go downhill, with or without a motor.
It works amazing. So far so good up and down
I apologise sincerely for the profanity exuded during my feature in this review.
Everything is good (especially as the first iteration) and jolly especially the motor and the accompanying tech, but it runs the yoke shock design which will wear your stanchion and create incompatibility issues with many shocks - even snapped shafts.
Weird design choice since its already been proven before on other bikes like the Stumpy, Enduro, Commencal, Intense etc that its really flimsy.
Interesting. I’ve liked how it’s felt so far
Please please please bike brands release another bike, this is getting like a song on a radio station that gets played & played & played to a point where eventually everyone can’t stand it 🤣🤣🤣
Haha it’s hyped up for good reason
@ new bike day for me last week, got myself a Yeti 160e 🥳🤘🏼
whats top speed unlocked?
70kmph
19.2 kg is for 600wh bat and no pedals. 800wh with pedals 21.5kg ☝️
I think giving a product you're doing a paid promotion for a numerical rating "9/10" like you did at the end there is entering unethical territory. Not a huge deal since you're not a journalist, but I think it would be a good idea to cut that part out.
Haha na. I always am honest regardless. I still stand by 9/10. Cheers
It'll certainly erode trust. Whether it's Lewis's opinion or not. The problem is that the parent company have paid alot of RUclipsrs to promote their product and in doing so have scewed the perception of potential buyers.
@ I believe you, but being honest doesn't change the widely agreed on opinion that doing a paid review is unethical.
Parful!
How much difference is this to the lower cost amflow bike.
Whats your mates name who rides the bike, the guy with the DVO forks? Im sure i was sat at the side of him at an Indian restaurant in Thirsk Saturday night.
shame you are still limited to 25kph in uk...we get 32
Depends where the bike "thinks" it is 😉
Only on roads, not on trails.
I feel like a motor with kinda strength we are gonna have to start looking at bigger chains and maybe less gears
Linkglide is probably the best option
@ I’m thinking bmx size chain with 7 speed lol 😂
Want an ebike but they are well over priced for the average person
I have heard that the paint easily scratches, is that so..?
So far a little bit yes. But I have got it ride wrapped now
invis it!!!!
Brakes were correct as is.
They need to make a lightweight version, with xc parts. My xc FS rig weighs half as much as this. < not an e-bike obviously.
This is a lightweight e bike haha
@@LewisBuchanan I want that motor with a half size battery in a light rig.
Yu still need to jump it! Hurry up next vid
Haha
Should have taken it up the climb to feed the pony...
Will do sometime haha
Are those MT5 on this sort of bike? I would expect MT7 on it.
These are mt7
M560 Markhor laughs at this bike.
sould i get rockshox zeb ult or fox 38
Zeb!!
25 км/ч максимум)) серьёзная скорость) как расчипуют, будем посмотреть)
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Doesn’t haibike make a 125nm ebike ?
they did.... the Flyon with the TQ HPR 120nm motor - heavy, noisy, not natural feeling, limited range because it used so much battery - I don't think they sold many
"Not pushing at all", but ebikers will still claim it gets them as fit as a manual bike 😂.
Can do more descending on this than a normal bike, I’d say I get more of a workout on this doing lots of runs than less descending on a “normal bike”
@LewisBuchanan Doing more runs on a manual bike will be even more of a work out.
Get a VPN on your phone, make it look like your in NZ and then re register the bike to your phone and it will increase the speed limiter to 45kph !!!
@@GG-ml3vr 😂 It's their settings.
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@@RuffestAs an ebike novice i would have prefered some of your obviously vast knowledge or advice rather than a snarky reply but heyho,crack on eh😂
Who is going to tell me that the effort on an ebike is equal to a non ebike 😂
Flying up 22% gradients.
I see the appeal but I will at this moment in time I'll commit to the struggle of no assistance
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When the motor assistanse is the highest it cuts off straight away not like other motors which cut off smooth and that's a no no buy
I don’t have experience with ebikes. Why is that a dealbreaker?
I’ll wait a few years. That frame will snap. Lol😅
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@ just yank’n im sure you’ll be fine. I’m sure there’s a lifetime warranty in the frame
from the 2 ive seen in person the quality of the frames werent the best. dent/dimple in the top tube under the screen, and the other one ripples in the top tube on the LHS . frame feels very flimsy compaired to others
Thumbnail? Knew what would happen?
Knew that it would blow my mind 😊😊
just watched tommy c with his new bike. it weighed in at 20.5kg. so the claimed weight is way off. why do they do that when the scales never lie...
I’m going off what the brand says. Read here. 19.2kg. Cheers. 🙃 www.amflowbikes.com/uk/pl-carbon?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAoboZSCrP-r1WewEAgRHHWwc8Q-eq&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsKKd4dOliwMVjo9QBh0SSRFAEAAYAiAAEgL3SPD_BwE
@@LewisBuchanan All good my man.
I hate marketing people. I'll probably go to jail for saying that.
Its because they usually don't weigh with the tyres and pedals...and in some cases use and average of all the sizes or worse the smaller size. Marketing people do suck!!!
Thinks it’s 19.2 kg with the 600 watt battery. 800 w is heavier so might explain weight difference.
@@MarkBass-i1gthe cheaper silver amflow with 800 battery weights 21.3 kg, add almost 600 grams on tires with double down casing, and we have just 3 kilos less than all other emtbs.
Classic Clickbait title.
Haha it’s not. It’s true. 😂😂😂
@@LewisBuchanan Everybody hypes this bike or rather the motor.... you write but.... implying that you don't like it. That IS CB. ;)
Exactly Thumbnail implied something (bad) happened also. He knew what he was doing.
What happened to buying all your bikes and reviewing them honestly ?
All the influencers have been given the amflo
Your not exactly going to slag it off are you
Be honest it’s a 2017 stumpjumper with a good motor
This is an honest review. Ever just heard of bikes that are just good straight out the box? This is one of them!
But?
Do people not know bafang has a 160nm and a 240nm engine? They've been producing ebike engines way before anyone else in the market
Well not the bafang motor I went against in this video haha
ebikes? gross.
Get w the times! Each to their own though
Life must suck for you!
wahh
@ I have e-legs, sir. No need for an ebike.
@@trentvlakSome are not as lucky as you.
Stick to my nomad cc less hasstle shreds no worry of water ingress or battery paranoia will pick an eeb up in my 50s if fitness goes bar that shredding with piece of mind 💥💨🤙
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Yep. I’m 50. Kid with constant mental health challenges and why with chronic pain and fatigue from long covid. Looking at an e-bike to help keep me on the normal trails I like with the limited time I have to train.
Stick coil rear shock on it
Maybe sometime
@LewisBuchanan some running a ext coil shock his bike
@LewisBuchanan Brutally honest ..... yet you changed the tyres and didn't mention it
Pahahahaha. Chill.
OH NO! TIRES!!!’ 😮
mate I dont really value a word you say about bikes after hearing "oh the yetis are surprisingly good after I had for years thought they are bad because my pals talked down the switch infinity link". Seriously riding fast doesnt necessarily translate to knowing anything about the product
I never said that 😂😂 you have no clue hahaha