News bot Posted February 20 Share Press Release Cannondale introduces the lightest, full-power, electric mountain bike ever made* – the brand new Moterra SL. Packing up to 85Nm of torque, 600+ watts of peak output, and 601Wh of battery power yet weighing as little as 19.5 kilograms, this is an eMTB that defines its own class. Delivering agility and playfulness with power and range, the Moterra is a bike like no other – turning every trail into a non-stop, high-speed flow session. Moterra SL’s high power/low weight combination demands a melding of engineering feats. Creating a lightweight, 150mm-travel frame is only possible thanks to pioneering carbon […]View full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeerpuD1 Posted February 20 Share Nice looking bike. Really low weight for a full powered bike. Wonder what pricing will be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmarc Posted February 20 Share 29 front - 27.5 back ? hasnt this been tried before and failed to take off Headshot, LazyTrailRider and Pieterlab1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chain-L Posted February 20 Share Best selling e-mountain bikes in SA is 29/27.5…so no..it didn’t fail to take off.. LazyTrailRider, Zebra and Pieterlab1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun001 Posted February 20 Share 4 hours ago, madmarc said: 29 front - 27.5 back ? hasnt this been tried before and failed to take off It’s an e-bike so there is no drawbacks of the smaller wheel having slightly worse rolling resistance and the advantage are better handling at the rear for descending as well as being able to handle more torque. Basically mostly same reasons why motocross bikes have had this same setup for ages already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted February 21 Share There’s no speed penalty to the 27.5 wheels. Mullets are also the in things I line that that this bike is quite light. This makes it behave more like a normal bike so it’s a useful play and skills tool. I want one Mr Ramapoesa Pieterlab1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun001 Posted February 21 Share 44 minutes ago, DieselnDust said: There’s no speed penalty to the 27.5 wheels. Mullets are also the in things I line that that this bike is quite light. This makes it behave more like a normal bike so it’s a useful play and skills tool. I want one Mr Ramapoesa There is no debate that on uneven terrain a 29 inch wheel rolls faster so saying there is no speed penalty is not true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted February 21 Share 58 minutes ago, DieselnDust said: There’s no speed penalty to the 27.5 wheels. Mullets are also the in things I line that that this bike is quite light. This makes it behave more like a normal bike so it’s a useful play and skills tool. I want one Mr Ramapoesa Just hold your horses ... I think that finance cadre may just take the wind out of the sales (see what I did there 🤪) of any new kit ideas for some with his speech today ... I do hold some small hope it'll not be too catastrophic! DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted February 21 Share 33 minutes ago, Shaun001 said: There is no debate that on uneven terrain a 29 inch wheel rolls faster so saying there is no speed penalty is not true. Ok I’ll say it again , there is no speed penalty. Theres no debate because people are tired of it. The fact that 27.5 dh hikes live with 29er dh bikes is quite revealing the fact that XCO bikes have settled on 29er is more to do with industry standardisation and settling common sizes to reduce the number of options. in the real world , there is no speed difference BigDL, Jewbacca and Headshot 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted February 21 Share 12 minutes ago, DieselnDust said: Ok I’ll say it again , there is no speed penalty. Theres no debate because people are tired of it. The fact that 27.5 dh hikes live with 29er dh bikes is quite revealing the fact that XCO bikes have settled on 29er is more to do with industry standardisation and settling common sizes to reduce the number of options. in the real world , there is no speed difference HAHAHAHA I am suddenly thrown back to 2014. The wheelsize debate is BACK baby! BigDL, DieselnDust and LazyTrailRider 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebob Posted February 21 Share Can it be derestricted? Asking for that other thread gerriemtb, Bicycle Yard WESTERN CAPE, Vaalhaai and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted February 21 Share Haven't nearly all the pro's that tried 27.5 rear's revert back since like 2 years ago already ? Even the shorties like hart is on full 29er afaik. Debate what you want gwin would looi me on a 26er from 2001 even if i was on an ebike LazyTrailRider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun001 Posted February 21 Share 21 minutes ago, DieselnDust said: Ok I’ll say it again , there is no speed penalty. Theres no debate because people are tired of it. The fact that 27.5 dh hikes live with 29er dh bikes is quite revealing the fact that XCO bikes have settled on 29er is more to do with industry standardisation and settling common sizes to reduce the number of options. in the real world , there is no speed difference Yes, thats because a smaller rear wheel handles a bit better going downhill. I was saying it is slower rolling, there is a difference. You can say no speed penalty as much as you like. It won't change the truth. XCO bikes use 29 because it rolls faster on the terrain they are used for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted February 21 Share 29 minutes ago, Jewbacca said: HAHAHAHA I am suddenly thrown back to 2014. The wheelsize debate is BACK baby! Full speed ahead Jewbacca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted February 21 Share 20 minutes ago, Shaun001 said: Yes, thats because a smaller rear wheel handles a bit better going downhill. I was saying it is slower rolling, there is a difference. You can say no speed penalty as much as you like. It won't change the truth. XCO bikes use 29 because it rolls faster on the terrain they are used for. Go do the experiments if you want truth Headshot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun001 Posted February 21 Share 2 hours ago, DieselnDust said: Go do the experiments if you want truth I don't have to. It has already been proven scientifically numerous times. Here is one such study you can have a read through. https://www.hrpub.org/download/20171230/SAJ3-19910597.pdf Headshot and DieselnDust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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