Just bought an EMTB and heading out on your first ride? Chris has a few tips for you! From bike set up to riding skills.
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Make sure to perform a bolt check before each ride, set up your bike’s suspension correctly, pedal at the right cadence to get the most out of your motor, and find a tyre pressure that works for you!
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Just find that for some one that has the level of skill and knowledge like you guys, to even go to the process of sharing is great, keep up the good work
Thank you for all the tips I appreciate you're video. I just bought myself a Giant Stance E+2 Power bike and I can use all the tips . This is my 1st E bike I ever bought and I'm enjoying it and it's so much fun to ride on trails and up hills. The Yamaha motor that this e-bike has is awesome with lots of power and torque.. Once again thank you for all the tips.
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Timely video; just bought my first e bike and am waiting for delivery next month. I actually started out riding roads and trails when I was a kid, with some pretty challenging jumps, then went to marathons and tours. All was well until my knees wore out, hence my first e bike. Thanks for all the tips, and I'm sure I'll be using a few of them!
I don't have an e bike
Thank you for a great video. Been riding a MYB off and on for decades but I still learned from this. My Ebike is still a month away.
"Might want to think about" protecting your eyes.
Jeeze guys. How much time did you give eye protection? In my experience, flys and bees, never mind mud, have this alarming tendency to go for the eyes. There are few things more distracting to an intrepid cyclist than being impact stung by a bee attempting to fly into his eye. Branch tips are a similar problem. This is as important as anything else. I ride without a helmet routienly. Don't feel bad about it. But seldom go without at least sunglasses and gloves. "Firm-Grip" lightweight utility gloves without the wrist strap. Three pair for $10. This is my sage counsel.
Thanks, I'll let you know in a week! 😫
So it's a like a mountain bike, but with a motor?
thank you great video rgds from austria
I don't think I was quite prepared for such a commitment. I never looked at a bike as a viable commuter! Well circumstances have change! I am soaking up this great advice! Thank you.
Most of those tips were not Ebike ones just standard any bike tips :/
Great advice.
Excellent tips
Never could figure out why Fox rear shocks don't have sag percentages shown – it just makes things that much quicker to set up
Great tips. I also always drop the seat post going up hills ( I am a beginner) as I nearly end up on my arse if I get stuck and stop on the way up:)
Great vid. Any advice on a hard tail for climbing & single track downhill ? Thanks
Basic Essentials MUST include puncture repair option!!¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Too many ads.
Tighten the snot out of every fastener and use red LocTite..
I also ride motorcycles so the brake levers get flipped.
Right is front..
I am a beginner 😊✡ Thanks for the valuable tips. I'm going to add a small mezuzah to my Radrunner plus.
thank you good tips !
Thanks… lots of good tips. Could you spend more time on going downhill. I learned the hard way that my Giant ETrance (26 kg) is a lot heavier than my Specialized Epic Carbon (11 kg) and that going down the trails requires a significant amount of focus and skill to control that increased weight! Even with the bigger brake rotors slowing the Giant to a comfortable and safe pace while going downhill is difficult without the feeling of loss of control. In the meantime I’ll continue practicing and walking my bike down any trails that unnerve me – better to be safe than sorry👍
excellent info, the only thing i could add is that some setups allow for throttle and pas
These are tips, not skills. Horribly misleading title.
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Riding in inclement weather. My bike manual says to not do so as it can cause damage to the electronics/electrical components. Any way around this bit of an inconvenience? Leave for work its nice out, come time to leave work for the day and its raining, so now what? How do you Ebike riders cope with bad weather scenarios?
This is my first E-Bike so its all new to me. I've ridden bikes for years just never anything electric. Had a gas bike for a while but wasn't worth the money with all the issues it had.
Another thing, what about tires? Seems the stock tires that came on my Ebike are the thinnest you could possibly find, already had a flat from a burr, and had to replace the inner tube. So, tire type & recommendations for inner tubes would be a great video too.
6:26 FOUR FINGERS GLOVES ? Skøre Englændere !
Can't understand half of what he says, but I appreciate his advice!
that was quite helpful…thank you.
Battery life is amazing!
For eyes, even if clear, need UV protection especially with eMtb rides likely being longer than normal.
Cadence and easing off the power when changing gear are by far the best e-specific tips any beginner needs. And don't rely on turbo.
Yassss
Great tips! 🤙🏼
What kind of bike was that? You said specialized levo? How much did it cost you?
A bit ott on riding gear, I have most of that but rarely use any of it, it all interferes with my riding experience, especially goggles and gloves, I like to feel the air in my face and see first hand not through a lens what’s in front of me, I need the dexterity of gloveless hands to use the controls and feel what’s underneath me. I do wear a helmet but only after cracking my skull one to many times but that’s the only essential thing you need in my opinion. T shirt, jeans, helmet, manky old trainers and I’m ready to rip 👍
Can anyone suggest a good start off ebike brand just for daily commute around a 15 mile round trip? Thanks in advance
My Wife and I just took our first demo ride on a Specialized Turbo Levo Expert. We are all in and fully committed to riding E-MTB. I've been riding over 30 years and she has been riding about 20 years and it's the most fun either of us has had. We had so much fun riding them that the climbs we used to dread, are now fun and I loved them. I was using my brakes on the climbs that's how great it was. Now I just gotta figure out how i'm going to pay $20000 for two of them.
Which bike model is this please?
Great informative video.. I switch to a EMTB a few months ago … and it is easy not to realise, and to change gears as you would on a standard bike. But as you rightly mentioned the torque on a ebike is the thing to take in to consideration. ..I found that keep spinning those wheels is the key and gently does it on all gear changes.
Great point is be aware of what gear you need to be in (and always be prepared )