Sweet bike for the price biggest con is the stock fork and weight of the bike in technical trails. Really does wear you out. I put a nice air fork on mine and it lightened up the front end. It’s a little more nimble now.
How is climbing in the lowest gear on this bike? Been looking at the Ebycco E8 since its lowest gear should be really low with that front derailleur. Big hills to get anywhere around my house.
Just got one - my experience is that it is not great on steep longer hills - the motor drops to a low power mode where it will only go about 5mph no matter how hard I pedal, the gear, or the level of assist. Just opened a support case, but I have a feeling this is just the way the bike is.
Just got one - my experience is that it is not great on steep longer hills - the motor drops to a low power mode where it will only go about 5mph no matter how hard I pedal, the gear, or the level of assist. Going faster requires the throttle - but that can provide too much power if it's a technical trail. Just opened a support case, but I have a feeling this is just the way the bike is.
I have the same bike but upgraded the fork I keep up with my buddies who have Treks and Giant emtbs. I can also leave them if we hit gravel or pavement so yeah I can attest to how bad ass of a value this bike is.
Kepler is not an e-mtb. The Summit is an actual e-mtb, not like all the fat-tire cruisers out there. Outside of customer/ DIY builds, this bike is the only sub-$2k purpose-built e-mtb.
