This is what's wrong with The Industry™
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a $900 balance bike.
With a motor. Talking about gateway drugs for the kids...
i mean, it is cheaper than a new CRF50. but not by much, base MSRP on a CRF50 is $1600
This is where eMTB is really hurting those of us who dig legally on public land in the US.
I don´t know if this is a thing in other parts of the world, but in germany and austria "uphill flow trails" are the new shit.
Every bikepark is building one or wants one.
Just wait for it, you´ll have one somewhere near you in no time.
uphill skiing
Wrong or right? 
Christini Releases Range of AWD eMTBs
www.pinkbike.com
Christini Releases Range of AWD eMTBs
Christini Releases Range of AWD eMTBs - Pinkbike
Two-wheel drive e-bikes are now a thing.
Seriously, who is going to buy this? There is noway he is going to make money on these...Wrong or right?
Christini Releases Range of AWD eMTBs
Christini Releases Range of AWD eMTBs - Pinkbike
Two-wheel drive e-bikes are now a thing.
oh i'm sure there's enough baby boomers on their second (or perhaps third) mid life crisis that this will appeal to
This. The guy must be smuggling coke in the frames. Otherwise I can't explain how the heck those abominations have survived for over 20 years.
Oh, wait, because 'Murika
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holy shit he's apparently based in philly.
in googling about he apparently also does AWD dirt bikes & motorcyclesDo thes a favor, get in your best eUpDuro kit and go demo one for us!!!
You mean until they come out with a fat-bike version...
As crazy as they are, these guys are definitely "survivors", they've been trying this for at least 20 years now...
I had a chance 15 years agos to play with one of their fs awd mtbs in Yuma AZ. Would not buy one unless I constantly dealt with deep sand/moondust on my rides.
In that terrain it was a hoot to ride, otherwise overall rating of meh.
In that terrain it was a hoot to ride, otherwise overall rating of meh.
Do the
I probably shouldn't admit this, but I swear I predicted E-AWD was coming when some buddie and I were out riding ebikes a few weeks ago. We were goofing around with a super tough, steep and loose climb for laughs, the sorta thing you'd never get very far on with a regular bike. After several attempts and no one cleaning it, it occurred to me that a little front wheel drive would have made the difference.
Not interested personally but I can see how it would be neat in certain situations, particularly if you can switch it on and off.
(Ban?)
Not interested personally but I can see how it would be neat in certain situations, particularly if you can switch it on and off.
(Ban?)
I haven't found any situations where I have been craving a driven front wheel, honestly. The first climb out of the parking lot or the steep righthand shale switchback at Mountain Lion are about as steep as what is rideable, afaik, and with "only" rwd they're fine.
For most climbing situations, it would make no sense, most of your weight is on the rear wheel, way more than normal, which is already most on the rear wheel. You wouldn't be gaining much, although I'd think even 80/20 would be significant.
But on snow on a fat-bike...once they figure out that E-bike market (with batteries that actually last), I'm sure they'll have plenty of idiots in the pool. The battery thing is a big deal though, e-bike dumbness aside, it's asinine how much "outdoor" stuff is powered by Li-Ion batteries that go to shit around freezing and below.
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Uphill berms are fun as shit on a Moto. Imagine how fun ripping up A line or DM would be on a ktm.
Ratty and others have already shown that sort of thing on ebikes.
Which is another reason why the ever-more-poweful eMTBs will need their own tracks.
Ratty and others have already shown that sort of thing on ebikes.
Which is another reason why the ever-more-poweful eMTBs will need their own tracks.
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I saw more ebikes while visiting your hood than I have seen in 2+ years, impressive. Its only a matter of time woo till you go to the darkside
No I don't let E-thanol gas anywhere near my dirtbike.I saw more ebikes while visiting your hood than I have seen in 2+ years, impressive. Its only a matter of time woo till you go to the darkside
And I will never defend california recreational douchebaggery when it comes to anything bicycle related. It's indefensible.
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Maybe if it was a single trail in isolation, but this is part of a wider project by NZs department of conservation to link to an existing shared trail- multi day hike type trails.
Paparoa Track
The Paparoa Track crosses the Paparoa Range. It takes you through alpine tops, limestone karst landscapes, thriving rainforests and provides breath-taking views.
www.doc.govt.nz
The planning that goes into these types of trials to get approval from the department of conservation to proceed is immense, a huge amount of effort to manage and protect bio-diversity and ecosystems- the video doesn’t really give that perspective though!
The is definitely on my bucket list to do along with the old ghost road https://oldghostroad.org.nz/
you know there's a function on Pinkbike where you can opt-out of seeing e-bike related content, right?!
Christini Releases Range of AWD eMTBs - Pinkbike
Two-wheel drive e-bikes are now a thing.
No arch on the fork..
Brakes lines routed on the outside of the frame...
Thanks for putting this into perspective. I wonder why the video showed it the way they did. This will just be ammunition for the anti MTB folks.Maybe if it was a single trail in isolation, but this is part of a wider project by NZs department of conservation to link to an existing shared trail- multi day hike type trails.
Paparoa Track
The Paparoa Track crosses the Paparoa Range. It takes you through alpine tops, limestone karst landscapes, thriving rainforests and provides breath-taking views.
The planning that goes into these types of trials to get approval from the department of conservation to proceed is immense, a huge amount of effort to manage and protect bio-diversity and ecosystems- the video doesn’t really give that perspective though!
The is definitely on my bucket list to do along with the old ghost road https://oldghostroad.org.nz/
Thanks for the reminder, completely forgot about that. Just changed my settings.
Nah, the VPP patent was already gone by the time they launched the Switch. They retired it because of the lack of any proper sealing and the harshness/binding it experienced when the link started rotating the opposite way.
The fuckers even acknowledged it on the Switch Infinity introductory piece at PB. They WROTE how they knew the previous version was sub par, yet they sold those models for what, 3-4 years?
And their tribe still praise those dentomobiles...
Gotta rationalize that buying decision somehow.
I fell for it. Owned an SB66. Decent bike, until you needed to maintain that fucking system. Greased it up and sold it on to some techie-bro with pristine lifted Tacoma. Still doesn't bother me in the slightest.
This. The guy must be smuggling coke in the frames. Otherwise I can't explain how the heck those abominations have survived for over 20 years.
Oh, wait, because 'Murika
Pretty sure the bikes are just a hobby. His money maker is in moto, specifically Enduro and Enduro-X bikes (Enduro in the original, motorized sense). A fair bit of the top riders and companies either use his bikes, or license the AWD design.
Didn't think anyone actually raced them....
I mean you can get a trials bike places these won't go... and people that proficiently ride trials bikes can also get big bikes places that these may or may not go.
Though it was like a yeti or e bike, people who don't know any better and think they look cool buy them.
When I was in Philly two years ago for the Bike Expo we went to get dinner and saw the Christini shop across the street. I was like holy shit I remember those ads from early 2000's MBA magazines but had no idea they still existed. It was open and we went in and looked around but nobody else was there, or at least came out to talk to us, it was really weird.
That makes sense, the shop seemed more like a moto shop than bicycle shop.