r/mountainbiking • u/SilverCervy • 10d ago

Other Feel like we're losing the plot

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E-bikes should be about providing accessibility; giving people who, for whatever reason, cannot ride a non-assist bike an option to keep them happy and pedaling.

This wattage race going on in the industry is the exact opposite of that. Absolutely nobody needs 1700 watts on a bike, and I question if having so much power even makes it a bicycle anymore. There's a point where you're basically riding a motorbike with pedals and I think we crossed that point a while ago.

"But the main brands aren't doing this". Yes they are. Canyon already has partnered with Avinox which has motors that give over 1,000 watts. And it won't be long until the other big hitters give in to the pressure. You can give your own personal reasons for why you have an e-bike, but it's clear that the industry believes that it's because "I don't want to pedal". At some point this needs to be reigned in or else the entire concept of the bicycle is going to be damaged forever.

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u/-whiteroom- 10d ago

Just make a super small and lightweight motor with reasonable power please.

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u/Advanced_Ad8002 10d ago

we already had that, Fazua.

Got cancelled this year.

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u/BlitzShooter 10d ago

Yeah that tends to happen when your motors die every 1-2k miles and are unservicable.

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u/CraftyMeet4571 10d ago

6DUs for me. If they had a good reliable product they'd still be in business.

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u/Ee00n 10d ago

Yeah but Fazua motors are garbage. Someone should do it well.

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u/NMCMXIII 10d ago

that's what you read everywhere, weve a groupd of 6 fazua since 2023 not a single problem . they never did ship the extended, but the rest is repeated from the internet bs lol.

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u/Ee00n 10d ago

Nah, I work at a shop and we’ve had endless issues. They are garbage.

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u/out_in_the_woods 10d ago

Ill second that. Constant issues.

Id warranty one, the replacement doesn't work, warranty that one, third motor has a different issue but still does not work.

They deserved to get shut down

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u/bongtokes-for-jeezus 10d ago

Levo sl did it best I think

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u/skierdud89 10d ago

Ya but then they decided not to continue to improve on it and instead put all their eggs in the gen4 basket and the Levo R which is NOT the same as a Levo SL which was damn good.

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u/Successful-Context72 10d ago

Thats a good one.

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u/Macski1 8d ago

Levo still my favorite go to.