Graduated from the University of Utah. Mountain bike rides at least twice per day in Salt Lake City. Never got to bike in Moab. Too crowded back in the 1990s. I would love to do Moab now.
Like Steve, so many times I have said in Moab, "How the heck am I going to get up there?" But somehow the EMTB defied the laws of physics and never let me down.
Steve, thought that was you! I was riding Slickrock with my 6yo daughter the day you were filming. When we passed you, she said, “that man was nice” because of the big smile on your face!
Interesting to hear you mention the cigarette commercial while you were riding Dead Horse Pt. In the late 70's I flew the helicopter that carried the film crew for that commercial (can't remember the brand). Most of the shooting took place above the Schaffer trail which is a series of switch backs on a dirt road that drop off the top of Dead Horse Pt. to the White Rim Trail. Rode Slickrock on my Stump Jumper in the mid 80's when it was free and still get out there from time to time. Waiting on a new Cube 140 and will probably give it another try being only a 5 hr. drive. I'm 77 years old with three stints in my heart but thanks to E-bikes am still going strong. Have been enjoying your RUclips Chanel for some time keep up the good work.
Quit swearing, but probably my favorite EMBN excursion piece in quite some time. Loved France, Spain and Italy, but Moab, Utah is only 1000 miles from 98661. Hopefully, you got to bring your family and can spend a LOT of time in USA and explore all that our mountains have to offer. Have fun and stay well.
Steve you're a certified EMTB legend. Hope you have a blast on our side of the pond and get to ride as many epic places as possible. And of course share them with us.
Excellent job Steve. Any Colorado epic ride high altitude vast open space with miles of smiles. No E-bike yet, turned 61 in September and began saving for one, hopefully by retirement age in a couple years I'll have enough $$$.. Happy Trails..
As soon as I can ride an EMTB on Whole Enchilada and in Pisgah or Dupont forest, then I'll switch. The US is too far behind in their allowance of EMTB on federal trails.
@@NathanEide true that many federal parks aren't allowing emtbs, but it is legal to ride emtbs where acoustic MTBs are allowed. Fairly new law. Sedona is hostile to ebikes, many places are.
Having been riding Moab trails since the mid 90s, it was nice to finally see what an eMTB can show. I've re-discovered Moab since getting my Rail two years ago. But now it's all fun, all the time. I've discovered, as you have, that the best riding is on the 4x4 trails, and not the single track trails. "Double track, double the fun". I'm lucky enough to live in Denver (5 hours away from Moab), so I get to ride there at any time. In a few years I'll be retiring to Portugal and learning what Europe has to offer. But, for now, I'll keep riding the hell out of the Moab trails. Be well, stay safe and enjoy the ride.
Crazy to think it's been almost 20 years since my buddy and I rode (on conventional MTBs) Moab for the 1st and only time! We were crazy to do Slick Rock and Porcupine Rim Trail on the same day! WOULD LOVE TO GO BACK USING OUR TREK RAILS!⚡🚲 Clint The (USA) eBike Guy (x2)
Funny thing is it was our Republican department of interior secretary, that declassified electric mountain bikes several years ago. But we get a lot of resistance from the mountain bike community on most trails around Moab because they are the trail stewards claim ebikes deteriorate the trails more. Which just isn’t true. It’s how you ride the trails.
Wow! Love Moab! Going to plan to go there asap! Also great news on the rail! 750 w/h battery will finally be able to go on long rides! I have the levo with the 700 w/h battery and it is so disappointing when we have to go home early because of range anxiety! Thank you for making great videos for future destinations. You need to go to Peru as well and ride the Inca trail.
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You can go with 625 w/h battery if you're in good shape and use only basic assistance 🙂
A few years ago, while rapidly dehydrating faster than I could drink water under the hot morning sun at Slickrock, a year away from ankle replacement surgery, and behind a friend who was always braking on the downhill bits just before the uphills, I was suddenly inspired: "Hey, what about those E-bikes?" I got a Levo SL a few weeks ago. Liked the transport weight, didn't want to get spoiled by too much power, wanted something less tank-like, and wanted a reliable network for repairs on my first E-bike. It's been great so far, and I try to keep it in Eco mode as much as possible. Orbea Rises were unicorns (suddenly a bunch have shown up in shops this past week!). I feel like I can climb pretty much everything with the motor and enough effort!
I also find myself using mostly the tour+ mode. If you have the legs to initially push the bike the "mind behind" the motor will quickly understand what you are trying to achieve and come to the rescue
Great footage Steve and thank you for sharing all that madness. We forget how lucky we are with all the beautiful landscape we have on the west coast. Slickrock and Moab are defiantly on my EMTB bucket list!🙌👍
Incredible & can't wait. Few days ago Downieville now Moab what a good time in the US. I was at Gold Lake sailing my little trimaran (Windrider 17) this fall. My dyi ebike had been stolen this summer. That has as of Christmas been changed. Now I have a Luna X2 currently tricking out. Trips are planned to revisit Gold Lake & Moab with the new ride. See Cheeb or ELife same frame set as Luna X2. Cheers from California!!
Thank you for the entertaining and educational video, plus the Rail overview. The production and editing were top notch. The location is surreal and awe inspiring. Your storytelling and modern day poetry is fantastic. Keep up the great "work" and ride on! Cheers from Texas.
Trails to ride: Elephant Hill Rd, Seven Mile Rim, Rim Trail, Poison Spider, Gold Bar, Gemini Bridges, Porcupine 4x4, etc. Let me know if you need more info.
Get to ride moab about 4-6 times a year. The bad news is that it's getting built up and crowded. You have get on line VERY early to enter arches. Very hot in the summer, so spring and fall r the best times to visit. My wife getting an eMTB a few years ago was a game changer; she can now ride anywhere I ride. See you out on the trails. Enjoy.
Steve, thanks for an incredible journey in Moab. If you get to Phoenix it would be great to ride with you. Moab is on my wish list for March. Safe riding and Merry Christmas.
I rode this trail last week for the first time on my regular bike wishing the whole time I had my E bike. There's some seriously steep climbs. But it was a lot of fun. I didn't bring the E bike because they are not allowed on all regular single track trails in the area.
Nice to see you guys over here riding in the states. I wish you guys would ride over here some more and promote EMTB’s because here in the states they are banned on most trails!
loved this video and the scenery! I hope I can make the trip there one day from Australia. Great video mate, but it did seem a little like a Treck Commercial! I understand they sponsored this ride for you guys but i just felt it was a bit too much and especially when there are no negatives. No matter how much money you spend and on any brand there is always something thats not quite right. So to not mention that seemed un-authentic. Just my opinion but I still enjoyed watching. 😊
Superlative video. Makes me want to get my ebike, which isn’t a Trek Rail said 50 times, out to Moab and just live there. Sometimes I feel I just mountain bike with pedal assist and not getting the most out of my isn’t a Trek Rail. Inspired to find a balance.
This is why battery range should continue to increase! Ps please tell Giant to get the Reign e2 in stock up here (north eastern U.S.) so I can buy it already! Nice vid makes it even harder to wait for the Reign thou come on Giant lets roll.
Can't believe you sent Steve all the ways to Moab and he didn't look us up.. If you think Slickrock & Amasaback are good - we've got some top secret locations to show him next time!
Hey Steve what a great job you and your crew did best moab info ive seen and please keep swearing i lets me know your a real person not an actor one thing you didnt mention was the gary fisher colour scheme loved it .
Steve, I was out there with my Marin Alpine Pro E2. I wish we could have connected. Moab is a great EMTB location with a caviot. All trails that are non-motorized trails are marked as closed to ebikes. It was a huge suprise to me that with all the motorized off-road traffic that they would take such a purist standpoint. I ran into several groups of guys that also gave me a hard time out of a stance of ignorance. So just a word of caution the other viewers, you can ebike amazing stuff in Moab, but if your heart is set on doing any of the iconic mtb trails, you are going to miss out or do it at risk.
It really is surprising how anti ebike Moab is! They even threaten jail time if you ride on mountain bike only trails! The law makers there are quite ignorant and elitist! There is no reason they can't allow class 1 e-bikes only!
It's definitely one of the spots that you bring both bikes, or rent. You can ride a couple of the famous mtb trails then take the eeb out for excursions. Sedona is even worse as there isn't much to ride that is ebike friendly at all.
"A friend" told me Eagle Eye to Falcon Flow are amazing on an EMTB and also Bartlet Wash. The jail time threat I thought wash crazy. It left a little taste in my mouth like I may prefer to ride elsewhere where my money is more wanted.
WOW! I haven't been to Moab for some time now, last time was on my acoustic MTB. But watching Steve on the eMTB got my interest in making trip out to Moab with eMTB. The Amasa Back trail has some lines to Huck! @Steve Did you get a chance to ride the The Whole Enchilada Trail?
I pedal with a very light pair of workman gloves. Rubberized grip with a mesh back. When I wipe out my $5 gloves are damaged instead of me losing skin off my hands far from medical care.
Whilst there are miles of awesome trail for EMTB in Moab, a lot of MTB trails including famous ones mentioned in this video... Whole Enchilada, Porcupine Rim, Captain Ahab... are not open to EMTB... So just know before you go!
Moab is still in the dark ages with regards to opening up the single tracks to eMTBs. But, the real fun is on the 4x4 trails. Forget about the single tracks, and go have some real fun. Trails to ride: Elephant Hill Rd, Seven Mile Rim, Rim Trail, Poison Spider, Gold Bar, Gemini Bridges, etc. Let me know if you need more info.
I rode in 2019 the Porcupine backwards to the drop off. Only 1 person said something to me about shuttling to the top and riding it backwards. I acknowledged him, and kept going
Steve and team, did the powers at be at Moab allow you to ride the main MTB trails because you're both famous and special? I was there as an adult coach with my high school's MTB team for a high school MTB race. They made it very clear that eMTB's were NOT allowed on the more famous trails and loops -- the very loops you ride in this video. What the hell?!!! I'd like an explanation please... Did the stuffy Moab MTB purists make exceptions for you? I want to go back with my Trek Rail 7. Again, are Moab's famous single track trails open now to eMTB's???
Slick rock trail was originally a motorcycle trail that allowed MTB's on it and remains motorcycle friendly so of course ebikes are allowed on it. Amasa back trail is double track (jeep) trail so ebikes are also permitted. Very few places are you allowed to ride EMTB's on single track however Deadhorse state park is one that welcomes Ebikes. That's the straight story.
Disappointed, I thought it was an eMTB show but it seemed more like a Utah Moab tourism show, I would have loved to hear about the Trek Rail but I didn't even hear what model it was, it was as if Steve is sponsored by a different brand and didn't want to talk about Trek, yes the Moab was nice but it's supposed to be an eMTB show
Just went to Moab with my specialized levo LS comp. F*** Moab. Love your channel, but you got this wrong. Very few single-track trails are available except Jeep and dirt bike trails which I've ridden on my dirt bike. Not worth it. Never going back until they open it up.
Looks very impressive. Gee I'm surprised you are allowed to ride Emtbs there. Many places in Nth America seem to have jumped the gun and considered legal pedalecs " the work of the devil " 😈 but guns are Ok? What are they going to do as the Evolution of human thinking 🤔 sees Emtbs dominating sales. My guess is that they will demand super higher powered and speed electric bikes and ruin the access for all.🚵♂️🚫
Lots of emtb haters here sadly. And yes, we can carry and a lot of the times do...especially when females are attacked, sometimes killed, on trails (even in the city limits).
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Is Slickrock on your mountain biking bucket list? Where in the world is your dream riding spot? Let us know 👇
Graduated from the University of Utah. Mountain bike rides at least twice per day in Salt Lake City. Never got to bike in Moab. Too crowded back in the 1990s. I would love to do Moab now.
The days can be hot but with low humidity the nights can be really chill. I love the Intermountain West!
Some people have used unicycles on your same route. Look up Moab unicycles.
Try the White Line in Sedona, Arizona on a EMTB.
Like Steve, so many times I have said in Moab, "How the heck am I going to get up there?" But somehow the EMTB defied the laws of physics and never let me down.
Steve, thought that was you! I was riding Slickrock with my 6yo daughter the day you were filming. When we passed you, she said, “that man was nice” because of the big smile on your face!
Haha, yeah i remember seeing you guys!!
What an amazing place to ride! Was waiting for a coyote to blast past you on some acme rocket powered roller skates though..
Interesting to hear you mention the cigarette commercial while you were riding Dead Horse Pt. In the late 70's I flew the helicopter that carried the film crew for that commercial (can't remember the brand). Most of the shooting took place above the Schaffer trail which is a series of switch backs on a dirt road that drop off the top of Dead Horse Pt. to the White Rim Trail. Rode Slickrock on my Stump Jumper in the mid 80's when it was free and still get out there from time to time. Waiting on a new Cube 140 and will probably give it another try being only a 5 hr. drive. I'm 77 years old with three stints in my heart but thanks to E-bikes am still going strong.
Have been enjoying your RUclips Chanel for some time keep up the good work.
Finally EMBN comes to Utah! 🙌🏻 Welcome! Enjoy!
Haha!! Cheers
Quit swearing, but probably my favorite EMBN excursion piece in quite some time. Loved France, Spain and Italy, but Moab, Utah is only 1000 miles from 98661. Hopefully, you got to bring your family and can spend a LOT of time in USA and explore all that our mountains have to offer. Have fun and stay well.
Thanks, know where I need to go for an e-mountain bike vacation. Cheers from California!
It's such a good place to ride!
Trails to ride: Elephant Hill Rd, Seven Mile Rim, Rim Trail, Poison Spider, Gold Bar, Gemini Bridges, etc. Let me know if you need more info.
My favorite place on the planet. Moab is an incredible place for EMTB's. It's like our bikes were built for this!
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Steve you're a certified EMTB legend. Hope you have a blast on our side of the pond and get to ride as many epic places as possible. And of course share them with us.
Ha. Thanks Richard, yes a few more vids coming soon!
@@stevejones7956 can't wait, embn content always some of the best on RUclips.
The wife and I will be making the drive from Southern California to Moab this spring with our eMTB’s 🥳
Lucky you, have a blast! 😃
One of my all time favourite places I have riden in the late 90s well look forward to riding there again on Emtb in the near future.
So very grateful you were able to ride Moad. The video was fun to watch and the trails are even more fun to ride.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent job Steve. Any Colorado epic ride high altitude vast open space with miles of smiles. No E-bike yet, turned 61 in September and began saving for one, hopefully by retirement age in a couple years I'll have enough $$$.. Happy Trails..
This is the best video you guys have done. Absolutely superb place and so well done by Steve.
Thanks Marcus, it was a blast, love that place
You're a lucky man, Steve! I love watching your shows.👏👏
Glad you like them!
Being new to e m t b I’m finding your information and videos very useful and interesting to watch.
The first thing to learn is that the fun is on the 4x4 trails, not the old single tracks. You'll see.
As soon as I can ride an EMTB on Whole Enchilada and in Pisgah or Dupont forest, then I'll switch. The US is too far behind in their allowance of EMTB on federal trails.
Emtbs have been allowed in federal parks for 2 years, trump passed the law in 2019.
@@curtrichardson8002 they’re not. You can’t ride eMTB in most federal forests etc. just check the Moab site. Or Pisgah or Sedona or any.
@@NathanEide true that many federal parks aren't allowing emtbs, but it is legal to ride emtbs where acoustic MTBs are allowed. Fairly new law. Sedona is hostile to ebikes, many places are.
@@NathanEide REI has a current list of ebike friendly federal lands and parks.
Having been riding Moab trails since the mid 90s, it was nice to finally see what an eMTB can show. I've re-discovered Moab since getting my Rail two years ago. But now it's all fun, all the time. I've discovered, as you have, that the best riding is on the 4x4 trails, and not the single track trails. "Double track, double the fun". I'm lucky enough to live in Denver (5 hours away from Moab), so I get to ride there at any time. In a few years I'll be retiring to Portugal and learning what Europe has to offer. But, for now, I'll keep riding the hell out of the Moab trails. Be well, stay safe and enjoy the ride.
Have to love the American West!!! Great video. Spectacular landscape!
Thanks Bruce, yes its unreal
Amazing view. Are you aware of any local shops/agencies renting emtb and organising day or multi-days trip in the area please ?
Moab was a destination for our dune buggies when I was a kid... Need to get back..only a couple hundred miles away.. Great, inspiring vid..thanks!..
Crazy to think it's been almost 20 years since my buddy and I rode (on conventional MTBs) Moab for the 1st and only time!
We were crazy to do Slick Rock and Porcupine Rim Trail on the same day! WOULD LOVE TO GO BACK USING OUR TREK RAILS!⚡🚲
Clint
The (USA) eBike Guy (x2)
Fantastic footage Steve and co. It's a pity there are still so many riding restrictions for emtb"s in the U.S.
It’s strange, they will fight at the barricades for the right to carry an assault rifle but ride an emtb down a trail, no way people.
Funny thing is it was our Republican department of interior secretary, that declassified electric mountain bikes several years ago. But we get a lot of resistance from the mountain bike community on most trails around Moab because they are the trail stewards claim ebikes deteriorate the trails more. Which just isn’t true. It’s how you ride the trails.
Thanks for putting in the part about the Honda trail bikes we owe it to them for these great trails!
Wow! Love Moab! Going to plan to go there asap! Also great news on the rail! 750 w/h battery will finally be able to go on long rides! I have the levo with the 700 w/h battery and it is so disappointing when we have to go home early because of range anxiety!
Thank you for making great videos for future destinations.
You need to go to Peru as well and ride the Inca trail.
You can go with 625 w/h battery if you're in good shape and use only basic assistance 🙂
that guy is having his time of his life. Thanks for sharing the new found land for mtb!!
Moab is definitely on my mtb bucket list!
Love Moab...And the people that go there! Moab and the Flume Trail (above Lake Tahoe) are my two favs.
absolutely magnificent, Awesome. Thanks
A few years ago, while rapidly dehydrating faster than I could drink water under the hot morning sun at Slickrock, a year away from ankle replacement surgery, and behind a friend who was always braking on the downhill bits just before the uphills, I was suddenly inspired: "Hey, what about those E-bikes?"
I got a Levo SL a few weeks ago. Liked the transport weight, didn't want to get spoiled by too much power, wanted something less tank-like, and wanted a reliable network for repairs on my first E-bike. It's been great so far, and I try to keep it in Eco mode as much as possible. Orbea Rises were unicorns (suddenly a bunch have shown up in shops this past week!). I feel like I can climb pretty much everything with the motor and enough effort!
I also find myself using mostly the tour+ mode. If you have the legs to initially push the bike the "mind behind" the motor will quickly understand what you are trying to achieve and come to the rescue
Simply awesome 👍👍👍
It's ironic that it rained before your journey.... I live in the states and was unaware of this bucket list destination. 👍 Thanks
Just makes me want an eMTB even more.....
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fantastic job! Steve, greetings from southern Spain
Wow! What a ride. Thanks for the inspiration! 👍😃
Red rock bakery is THE BEST, it’s our go to for breakfast every day we’re in town.
Great footage Steve and thank you for sharing all that madness. We forget how lucky we are with all the beautiful landscape we have on the west coast. Slickrock and Moab are defiantly on my EMTB bucket list!🙌👍
Incredible & can't wait. Few days ago Downieville now Moab what a good time in the US. I was at Gold Lake sailing my little trimaran (Windrider 17) this fall. My dyi ebike had been stolen this summer. That has as of Christmas been changed. Now I have a Luna X2 currently tricking out. Trips are planned to revisit Gold Lake & Moab with the new ride. See Cheeb or ELife same frame set as Luna X2. Cheers from California!!
Incredible, I thought Wales offered some spectacular views but that... is something else
Wow, Great rides. Unbelievable video.
Thank you very much!
Stunning place !
Thank you for the entertaining and educational video, plus the Rail overview. The production and editing were top notch. The location is surreal and awe inspiring. Your storytelling and modern day poetry is fantastic. Keep up the great "work" and ride on! Cheers from Texas.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment Damron 😃
If your still close come to albuquerque and I’ll show you some really cool trails.
Got to ride in moab a couple years ago on a boring old regular bike, now i have a great ebike and I can't wait to go back out some day
Trails to ride: Elephant Hill Rd, Seven Mile Rim, Rim Trail, Poison Spider, Gold Bar, Gemini Bridges, Porcupine 4x4, etc. Let me know if you need more info.
@@eBikerHowie thanks!
That place looks amazing. We have plenty of sandstone in Oz but Moab is next level.
It was truly EPIC!
Great video. Well done!
Hard to notice a bike in this stunning scenery 😁Great video!
It really is, thanks for the great comment Aleksandar!
Moab It's on my bucket list
We think it should be on everyones! 🤗
You’re in my neck of the woods! I love that place
Great footage!
Get to ride moab about 4-6 times a year. The bad news is that it's getting built up and crowded. You have get on line VERY early to enter arches. Very hot in the summer, so spring and fall r the best times to visit. My wife getting an eMTB a few years ago was a game changer; she can now ride anywhere I ride. See you out on the trails. Enjoy.
Steve’s narrative matches that of Sir Attenborough’s , Planets Earth series.
Steve, thanks for an incredible journey in Moab. If you get to Phoenix it would be great to ride with you. Moab is on my wish list for March. Safe riding and Merry Christmas.
What a brilliant vid..
Pretty sweet my goal is to head south of there to hurricane and st. George in the winter time.
I wish I had known you were coming, I would have met you there!
There's always next time 😉
That's just so awesome 👌what a dream trail 👣😍
I rode this trail last week for the first time on my regular bike wishing the whole time I had my E bike. There's some seriously steep climbs. But it was a lot of fun. I didn't bring the E bike because they are not allowed on all regular single track trails in the area.
Nice to see you guys over here riding in the states. I wish you guys would ride over here some more and promote EMTB’s because here in the states they are banned on most trails!
Maybe one day we'll get to come over again and explore some more!
Moab has no match. Great riding.
You could well be right with that one!
loved this video and the scenery! I hope I can make the trip there one day from Australia. Great video mate, but it did seem a little like a Treck Commercial! I understand they sponsored this ride for you guys but i just felt it was a bit too much and especially when there are no negatives. No matter how much money you spend and on any brand there is always something thats not quite right. So to not mention that seemed un-authentic. Just my opinion but I still enjoyed watching. 😊
Bull! Trek deserved a nod for organizing and funding the trip.
Superlative video. Makes me want to get my ebike, which isn’t a Trek Rail said 50 times, out to Moab and just live there. Sometimes I feel I just mountain bike with pedal assist and not getting the most out of my isn’t a Trek Rail. Inspired to find a balance.
I first mountain biked Moab in 1987, and moved here in 1999. A 76 I don’t need an e-bike yet, (I have a moto for that) but I ride my mtb every day.
Extremely well done video! Moab has some of the best e-bike places to ride on the planet, just not on our non- motorized trails. Thanks.
Thanks Ted, yes for sure
This is why battery range should continue to increase! Ps please tell Giant to get the Reign e2 in stock up here (north eastern U.S.) so I can buy it already! Nice vid makes it even harder to wait for the Reign thou come on Giant lets roll.
Awesome
Awesome Steve lucky bugger.
Good to know that eMTBs are allowed in Moab.
You should try the King Kong trail in Virgin, Utah.
Really love everything about the Trek Rail. But clunking and rattling from bosch cx is a bummer...
it's called slickrock because horses hooves, especially shod with steel horseshoes, have no grip on it.
nice video. i ride moab in 2018 10 day with a levo. best place to ride! "uranium arch".
I know Steve hates them, but wearing at least gloves and knee guards wouldn't be a bad thing, would it ? ;-)
That Trek rail sounds like a shopping cart, glad it’s only 10 grand not 15
Did something change I thought moab still had their heads up their kazoo about ebikes, so ebikes are legal?
Only on Jeep trails. He rode Jeep trails
Can't believe you sent Steve all the ways to Moab and he didn't look us up.. If you think Slickrock & Amasaback are good - we've got some top secret locations to show him next time!
Hey Steve what a great job you and your crew did best moab info ive seen and please keep swearing i lets me know your a real person not an actor one thing you didnt mention was the gary fisher colour scheme loved it .
Hows that rail compare to New Gen 3 levo ????
Steve, I was out there with my Marin Alpine Pro E2. I wish we could have connected. Moab is a great EMTB location with a caviot. All trails that are non-motorized trails are marked as closed to ebikes. It was a huge suprise to me that with all the motorized off-road traffic that they would take such a purist standpoint. I ran into several groups of guys that also gave me a hard time out of a stance of ignorance. So just a word of caution the other viewers, you can ebike amazing stuff in Moab, but if your heart is set on doing any of the iconic mtb trails, you are going to miss out or do it at risk.
It really is surprising how anti ebike Moab is! They even threaten jail time if you ride on mountain bike only trails! The law makers there are quite ignorant and elitist! There is no reason they can't allow class 1 e-bikes only!
It's definitely one of the spots that you bring both bikes, or rent. You can ride a couple of the famous mtb trails then take the eeb out for excursions. Sedona is even worse as there isn't much to ride that is ebike friendly at all.
@@byronswogger Yeah, especially since it’s covered with Jeeps and ATV’s! Such stupid logic.
"A friend" told me Eagle Eye to Falcon Flow are amazing on an EMTB and also Bartlet Wash. The jail time threat I thought wash crazy. It left a little taste in my mouth like I may prefer to ride elsewhere where my money is more wanted.
@@johnwilliamson9453 indeed. It’s like saying “you can’t drive a Tesla on our asphalt roads”
I was surprised that...
Just missed out on a podium 😪
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WOW! I haven't been to Moab for some time now, last time was on my acoustic MTB. But watching Steve on the eMTB got my interest in making trip out to Moab with eMTB.
The Amasa Back trail has some lines to Huck!
@Steve Did you get a chance to ride the The Whole Enchilada Trail?
not possible in winter. whole upper half would be under snow.
@@thecount1001 Good point I didn't think about the fact he was riding Moab in Dec.
The WE is not open to e-bikes. Plenty of better places to enjoy motorized bikes.
@@jap7856 lower half would be good though. Porcupine ridge. pretty amazing that there's this much riding at all to be had at all.
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Good ol’ USA 🇺🇸 Mr. Steve
Glad to see ya !!!!!!!
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Only negative about this video I don't like heights and it makes me quiver when you stand off the edge explaining what's down below.
Weird, I just got back from Moab and they are not e mountain bike friendly at all. I was shocked.
I thought slick rock was closed to emtb
Hope this isn’t your only stop in the US.
Why no gloves ? In the mud OK but on hard, sandpaper like stuff ?
Not all riders like to wear gloves. Though from a safety point of view they would help out for sure in a crash!
I pedal with a very light pair of workman gloves. Rubberized grip with a mesh back. When I wipe out my $5 gloves are damaged instead of me losing skin off my hands far from medical care.
@@embn Gloves are kind of a mandatory thing in Moab. One crash and you'll loose all your skin. And, hopefully, that's all.
Nobody goes to Moab anymore, it's too crowded.
Camp on BLM land and avoid town.
@@adamquintana1719 or stay in Green River, Moab hotels are rediculous
AirBnB all the time. And the crowds are gone because of the changing attitudes.
Really? It was super quiet and not very expensive!
I was there last week, it was the most mountain bikers I've ever seen in my life, made Bentonville look like a ghost town
Moab is ignoring a direct order from Washington to allow class 1 e bikes onto the same trails as other mtb's.
Whilst there are miles of awesome trail for EMTB in Moab, a lot of MTB trails including famous ones mentioned in this video... Whole Enchilada, Porcupine Rim, Captain Ahab... are not open to EMTB... So just know before you go!
Because "reasons"...
Moab is still in the dark ages with regards to opening up the single tracks to eMTBs. But, the real fun is on the 4x4 trails. Forget about the single tracks, and go have some real fun. Trails to ride: Elephant Hill Rd, Seven Mile Rim, Rim Trail, Poison Spider, Gold Bar, Gemini Bridges, etc. Let me know if you need more info.
Indeed, they are really strict about it too!
I rode in 2019 the Porcupine backwards to the drop off. Only 1 person said something to me about shuttling to the top and riding it backwards. I acknowledged him, and kept going
Steve and team, did the powers at be at Moab allow you to ride the main MTB trails because you're both famous and special? I was there as an adult coach with my high school's MTB team for a high school MTB race. They made it very clear that eMTB's were NOT allowed on the more famous trails and loops -- the very loops you ride in this video. What the hell?!!! I'd like an explanation please... Did the stuffy Moab MTB purists make exceptions for you? I want to go back with my Trek Rail 7. Again, are Moab's famous single track trails open now to eMTB's???
Slick rock trail was originally a motorcycle trail that allowed MTB's on it and remains motorcycle friendly so of course ebikes are allowed on it. Amasa back trail is double track (jeep) trail so ebikes are also permitted. Very few places are you allowed to ride EMTB's on single track however Deadhorse state park is one that welcomes Ebikes. That's the straight story.
As below Mark.....
Hello, the Bosch engine is a real clunker. I would not pay thousands of euros for it.
I thought WHISTLER (British Columbia, CANADA) was the one!?...just ask any RUclipsr or Sam or Don or anyone from gmbn
Whistler for jump trails and wet and cold. Moab for the most fun techy trails ever.
Any particular reason you displayed the Moloch sign at the beginning? NOT kool! 👹
Disappointed, I thought it was an eMTB show but it seemed more like a Utah Moab tourism show, I would have loved to hear about the Trek Rail but I didn't even hear what model it was, it was as if Steve is sponsored by a different brand and didn't want to talk about Trek, yes the Moab was nice but it's supposed to be an eMTB show
Mate, I can’t believe you’ve stopped braking with your middle fingers. You’ve changed! Something about the ebike or wot? Why?
Just went to Moab with my specialized levo LS comp. F*** Moab. Love your channel, but you got this wrong. Very few single-track trails are available except Jeep and dirt bike trails which I've ridden on my dirt bike. Not worth it. Never going back until they open it up.
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Looks very impressive. Gee I'm surprised you are allowed to ride Emtbs there. Many places in Nth America seem to have jumped the gun and considered legal pedalecs " the work of the devil " 😈 but guns are Ok? What are they going to do as the Evolution of human thinking 🤔 sees Emtbs dominating sales. My guess is that they will demand super higher powered and speed electric bikes and ruin the access for all.🚵♂️🚫
Lots of emtb haters here sadly. And yes, we can carry and a lot of the times do...especially when females are attacked, sometimes killed, on trails (even in the city limits).