With a motor. Talking about gateway drugs for the kids...a $900 balance bike.
i mean, it is cheaper than a new CRF50. but not by much, base MSRP on a CRF50 is $1600With a motor. Talking about gateway drugs for the kids...
the real problem (which i too have stated before) is that when the industry says "grow the sport" all they mean is "growing sales". not growing access to more trails, or increasing trail mileage.
Yup.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.UPHILL BERMS!!!!!!!
uphill skiingI 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.
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.www.pinkbike.com
oh i'm sure there's enough baby boomers on their second (or perhaps third) mid life crisis that this will appeal toSeriously, who is going to buy this? There is noway he is going to make money on these...
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.also i'm surprised christini is still even around
Do the s a favor, get in your best eUpDuro kit and go demo one for us!!!holy shit he's apparently based in philly.
in googling about he apparently also does AWD dirt bikes & motorcyclesDo the s 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...Seriously, who is going to buy this? There is noway he is going to make money on these...
Do the s a favor, get in your best eUpDuro kit and go demo one for us!!!
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.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.
A simple plutonium nugget should keep the battery warm just fine, too.Just rig up a little diesel-powered heater for the li-ion pack
A simple plutonium nugget should keep the battery warm just fine, too.
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.
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 darksideGood.
Because the only assholes who ever said that had jobs that depended on bike market sales.
I really wish ebikes didn't exist. Because the indisputable fact that pedaling uphill for 2 hours just kind of sucks was a really nice barrier to entry. Now it's all fucked.
Which is another reason why the ever-more-poweful eMTBs will need their own tracks.
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
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.Maybe there are places where no trails should be?
Watching the video it seems to be a giant waste of money with a serious environmental impact for how many potential trail users?
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.www.pinkbike.com
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.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/
I'd miss out on the shitshow comment section though!you know there's a function on Pinkbike where you can opt-out of seeing e-bike related content, right?!
Thanks for the reminder, completely forgot about that. Just changed my settings.you know there's a function on Pinkbike where you can opt-out of seeing e-bike related content, right?!
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...
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 .
Didn't think anyone actually raced them....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.
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.holy shit he's apparently based in philly.
That makes sense, the shop seemed more like a moto shop than bicycle shop.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.