Buyers beware, stay away from this bike, especially the EI version, this bike rides beautifully, it is fast up and down hills and keeps up with hardtail xc bikes uphill and a lot of trail bikes downhill but that is only when it works. I have had this bike for three years and it has spent 6months of that time in the workshop and probably the same amount of time waiting for spares. The EI shock servo motor strips gears, the frame has broken twice, the EI wiring has been faulty for almost as long as I have had this bike and the head unit has been replaced, almost forgot the cadence magnet keeps slipping. This French bike is even worse than a French car. I will never go near a Lapierre again and you are taking a massive risk buying one, you have been warned.
