Make It Count | Get The Most Out Of Your Commute On An E-Bike
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2019
- The end of the weekend doesn't have to mean the end of your riding. Why not try commuting to work on your electric mountain bike, get up earlier and adding in some quick loops of your local trails and street riding spots. With a bit of preparation you can make every commute count ⚡️
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I love the comment about the red lights and obeying the highway code then riding down a flight of steps and across the pavement followed by getting the evils by the old guy the other side of the road 😂
LEGAL
The only problem in the woods, early hrs ,if you take a spill and hurt yourself bad , no one around to help , dodgy terrible situation
I could do this in the middle of winter with an e-bike and I'd still show up at work completely covered in sweat.
Never out ride your field of vision e.g. if approaching a blind corner make sure you are at a speed you can stop at any time. Bike riding 101 , although i appreciate this was a show with the camera person spotting for you , it is so easy to forget that simple rule . Ignoring it , it does eventually happen that someone steps out at the exact wrong moment , if you are in the right or wrong it still hurts and damages everything.
you forgot the most primordial rule when riding in the city...TRUST NO ONE... like a mayor said one time in Toronto "cyclist must be aware at all times, its like swimming with sharks with cars"
@@mrjapanimeniac failure mayor making lazy excuses.
Someone on GMBN did that around a corner and got smashed hard.
Trail skills to be admired.
Really impressed, every time watching Chris throwing this 22kg E-bike around, like it was nothing.
truly one of the best videos you guys have made yet !superb! you sir have bike skills truly!💪👍
Finally commute videos, more of this! Emtb is great for commuting, helps with obstacles and bad roads.
Or if you ride cross country just do a 30 mile loop around to work lmao
I have a slightly different approach..I work from a van repairing boilers, got the ebike in the back charged everyday.
Get a call..is it too far to come?
Checks for trails nearby...yes no problem, I'll be there at 10am...funished by 12..rest of day on the bike.
The way this guy gets the bike into a manual is so nice to watch.
This is the best E bike video yet. I'm putting together my first E bike now can't wait
What a fun video to watch, wish I could ride a bike like that
This was such an interesting video thanks guys 👍
At 6:50 I honestly thought Chris was going all the way to the top. That man has skills!
Great video. Chris so good!
Was thinking about an e mountain bike commute from Frome to Bath and i stumbled on this! Im on innox hill im Frome which is yards away from where this was filmed. Sold!
You made this video to be very fun. Thank you for sharing with us.
This is a epic video! So many creative lines.
Great video. Really enjoyed it. Thanks.
Great episode! Thanks.
Another great video keep them up. 6:52 road bike party 1 all over again lol
Very nice video! I agree there is fun places to ride everywhere if you look for it. Good work!
Great Vid, love the urban stuff
Ebikes so versatile, I ride across town to get to the trails, rather than driving
i love it all your skills!
😂😂😂😂Dude @ 3:38.Nice skills Chris oh I wish one day.... Practice Practice Practice.Keep up the good work and enjoy every commute.👍
great camera work. nice vid
Dude your a beast on a bike. Awsome vid man
great video !
Nice work, great performance.
Nice skills (cool music)
👍👍👍😁😁 awesome stuff great skills bike handling
Fun video to watch. as I'm now retired at the age of 58, my commute consists of an occasional ride to the store in my cargo electric bike which is rapidly turning into any excuse to go for a ride. My electric bike has turned into my first choice of transportation on most days.
I think my car and motorcycle are getting jealous
Sick video, that bike is gorgeous as well, makes me want one.. Even though I'm still not sure about eBikes. Thanks for this great vid !
Sick video!
I do this every morning plus jumping buses awesome.
crazy...you sure can ride that bike ....sick vid!
Thanks John!
Best part of the working day for sure!
Nice Video. That‘s it.
Greetings from Germany!
Cool vid bro.
Never ceases to amaze me Chris Smith you make it look so dam easy........ Sweet bro keep up the inspiration. I ride my EMTB at 5am every morning for an hour then shower and go to work, it does set you up for the day!!
@Chris Smith oh and forgot to say congratulations on your new arrival and thank Steve from me for the Super Nice in last week's Bike Volt I'm totally stoked!!!! 😎👍
This is what i want to do. I had a road bike but most of the route i take is mainly gravel and off road. Was not that fun to be honest. And wasn’t electric
who needs coffee if you can have barspins for breakfast ;-)
Just like me on my cheap folding bike on the way to the station... 😄
Love the video, seen it several times since it was uploaded some time ago. I use my Levo for commuting, it's the best!
This video needs more views too, would love more commuting videos and tips, like gear, and so.
Cool vid...interesting route from that editing... to get to Bath 🤔😋...
The look he gets after riding the stairs from the guy at 3:39! Wonderful skills by the way.
Cool mug of tea
Greetings from the Galilee.
Chris, your point about observing red traffic lights is well made. Mind you, section 129 (miscellaneous summary offences) of The Roads (Scotland)Act 1984 sets out, amongst other things, that it is an offence to ride a bike on a footpath. It could be taken that riding down a public road whilst pulling a wheelie is riding recklessly.
I am sure legislation in other countries, including England, makes similar provisions but I am also sure you wouldn't condone committing traffic offences so perhaps English legislation permits that style or riding.
The offence of riding on a footpath only covers footpaths that run alongside roads, unless there is specific sineage or local laws riding on a footpath is permitted in many places including through alley ways, parks etc including probably some of the scenes in this video, this has been tested in court many times and is explained in this article here.
www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2011/jul/28/cycling-pavement-offence
Awesome video, I wish my commute was so interesting but unfortunately it’s all duel carriageway. But that’s what makes the weekend so special, looking forward to Llandegla or Coed Y Brenin 👍🏻
You're a beast on that bike. 💪 impressive
really enjoyed this video although if I tried anything like this near me on the way to work id either be arrested or end up sat in a wheelchair with a broken bike at best, I can wheelie though so that's something I suppose at my old age, you really do have some amazing skills although you almost gave that old fella a heart attack, he must have known something was coming with your cameraman sat at the bottom of the stairs? more of this please, really fun channel guys keep up the hard work!!
Such a sick rider 🤟🏼🤟🏼
Your extremely talented
Dope music
Chris Smith off to work at the Steaze Factory, turning out a load of premium Flow.
I ride my e downhill bike to work every day and I have a lot of fun on the way
I'm not doing that before or after my 12 hour shift job. You lucky bastards have easy office jobs and are having all the fun. I need a new job. Nice tricks though 5:10 , 6:50
No need to Tell the Hole world how shitty Your Life is
@@MaxGiehl
Who said my life is shitty? I only said I work long hours that's all. And it's *WHOLE world* not *HOLE world* .
@@chillout1109 I meant that You dont have to Call People Bastards Because They have a Job in an Office. An Office Job isn't Phisicaly demanding, its Mentaly Demanding.
And im not an English Speaker.
@@MaxGiehl
I see you really are not an English speaker. Calling them *bastards* is just banter that we English people do to each other when we talk. It wasn't said in anger. And it wasn't meant to offend.
If you watch the EMBN video titled " *The Hottest Tech Of 2018* " you will hear Steve saying, " *Happy New Year you filthy animals* ". He obviously didn't say that to piss us off. That is just the kind of friendly banter that we just throw at each other as a community.
This has given me an inspiration!
Fantastic! How you guys are doing this? Waiting for a slow motion tutorials.
Sorry, I just found your another vid, thank you!
Lovely video! Truly amazing! What bike is that? I am searching for an affordable full suspension ebike in the range of 2k - 3k that will not break with such tricks. Any idea please???? ( I am not able to do these tricks, but i can do some long (high) jumps, and i don't want to worry for the bike to break.) any suggestions i would appreciate. THNX
same
I quite often turn my 5 mile commute by van, into a 15 mile off road commute on the bike. Also when possible, I will leave the van on site on a Monday morning, then ride home and back to site again for the rest of the week.
Quick shipping, great bike
This is a great video lots of style and interesting things for people to do on ebikes // Your such a good rider and have proberly been doing it for so long but at 7:24 you put your helmet upside down on the counter my ocd is going mad 😂
Cool terrain to navigate, my 18k is mostly on shared-use paths, thankfully, as I’m either not awake enough to do stairs, or too tired to bounce off banked walls. Sweet vid, though 😊
So the barspin was really not expected.
Also does he live 3 hours away from work that was a long commute haha.
Great job
i'm pretty sure he definitely went out of his way to get the best skate parks in route, surely to the end of the road and turn right would have been quicker.
Fantastic video, thought this is one of your best of all!
Maybe not as extreme, but since the New Year I have ditched the road bike and been commuting through the woods doing a few jumps and burms then on the canal. It has definitely brought a broad smile to my face even if I have to spend a bit longer cleaning the bike and getting clean in the shower.
I see you are using a front mud guard, which one would you suggest to keep the worst of the mud off? :-)
nice
The dark mornings and nights put me off using my e bike on the roads to get to work,too many maniac car drivers ,even when lit up like a Christmas tree. Roll on British summertime so’s I can saddle up again. Saves me £30 a week and only takes 7 minutes longer( with a little help from our German friends)😁
Wow!!!
And I thought that my commute was interesting :) I just ride through the woods and by the Danube. I need to be more adventurous. I actually pass by a bike park every day, but never occurred to me to try some jumps.
i have noticed in my daily commute to work and to home that my battery life sucks when i have to stop for lights and corners and stops and cars (going to work @ 13kms)...it takes me longer too, BUT when i go home i use my local trail , which is almost 15kms away and uses almost 5% less battery...so when i am riding almost non stop i get optimum battery life, coincidence?! by the way i have to use the road bike to work because light conditions do not let me see the "black ice" in trails and renovations in the earlier mornings, can't wait for sprint daytime to start earlier already (Canada), cheers . I am saving almost 40 minutes of my life each way compared to transit
Fantastic! I envy yr technique.When can i do manual?
You are insanely smooth. So fucking neat.
That pedestrian nearly spat his teeth out at you.
Don't think ill be doing any of these ill be late every time from either all the punctures or for all the times I'd fall off 😂 plus don't think I'd like to be making the phone call to the boss to tell him I've hit a tree on the way to work 😅
You do make stunts and tricks training videos 😊👍🏾
I work in an industrial park so there's not much in the way of fun terrain but I do ride hard and make tight turns at high speeds sometimes almost too tight because my mountain bike (29x2.25") rear tire slides a bit.
Sup guys, massive fan of EMBN. Since I was a kid I’ve always been a mountain biker. I commute from Surrey into London everyday currently on a road bike and was wondering if I should sell my road bike and get a Hardtail EMTB? What would the time difference be? Thanks!
"Reserved for the pros and unemployed." I work at a country club and am laid off in winter. Game on! The only downside is having to take out a loan for a new Kenevo. Tech question: Is the base Kenevo worth buying, and can the more powerful motor be purchased seperately in time if desired? I have never ridden an e-bike, so I imagine I would not be disappointed by the less powerful motor.
The week day trails club can also have shift workers as well.
Fantastic video. I'm truely inspired. Which e-bike are riding?
It was the Specialized Kenevo, awesome bike!
I'm thinking about getting an electric mountain bike for riding to school. I currently use a street bike, but would like to use an electric mountain bike instead so I can go faster and do some trails because there are good MTB trails along my commute. I don't want to where a backpack while I ride, and I have panniers on my street bike. If I'm mostly using it for commuting, would it be all right to put panniers on an electric mountain bike? I'm putting off buying because of the coronavirus, but I'm waiting to buy a used 2014 Haibike Xduro RX 29 for $1400 (It originally retailed for $4000) I'm only concerned that the battery my be too old, and I might end paying a ton to replace it. Is it worth buying it? Or should I pay more for a newer bike.
So good
I decided to buy one and have one
Any advice to buy ? Which brand
100 thumbs up
This is my first time watching a mountain bike on the city roads, and my first thought is: This is the most powerful cyclist in the world, with those effortless accelerations.
Then i remember that there is a motor..
I would enjoy seeing how to put a rear rack on a full suspension ebike so I can ride it with panniers when not riding single track.
How about raining days?
I buy new cube reaction hybrid pfm.and im kinda scared of rain. Motor and stuff.
Could you do a 25miles commute to work and then 25miles back home again or in your opinion would that be too much ?
Could you please let me know what bike you are using and what is the price range?
same
How many miles is your journey in ?
rear light come be better or doubled up
I thought he was just an old goofy dad... then he started doing tricks lol.
Sorry boss, I’m going to be a little late. I inadvertently drove off the side of a suspension bridge.
What bike is that?
I sweat too much to ride to work. If I did that ride by the time I got to work I'd look and smell like I had fallen in a lake. :P
Not on an ebike
Wear diapers.
🤣🤣😷
now show us the real day to day mondain commute... you know the one where you wake up late and don't have time to find a second sock. I mean that's normal right I always carry one spare sock just incase I can't find one.
How loud is that Kettle boiling water! Mine just screams while boiling water!
This was my first EMBN video, I have to admit I didn't expect the level of trail skills. Thank you for correcting my perception.
Excellent video but who actually rides like this to work? 😃
what model bike is he riding
a Specialized Kenevo
@@bascopeach he is a gifted rider
A million hours on bikes and a few hours on the operating table.
@@scottpratico1315 Looking to get my first Ebike ( just finished paying off my Yetti SB150, which cost me my left kidney), would you recommend the Kenevo or Levo or Pivot Suttle. Just an old cross country guy that found his passion for mild to mid enduro trails and having time of his life
Steve Hofsaess got a focus jam 2 with tec pack, upgraded the front fork to a pike 150, and its a nice bike to ride and does a 100 miles with tec pack on, also easy to ride switched off as well
Good vid but hardly a realistic commute.... my old 5 mile (each way non e-bike) meant dicing with death over a major roundabout or taking the scenic route that passed a dodgy estate- neds with psycho dogs, paths covered in glass and dogsh*t and despite being a Sustrans route and a shared bike/pedestrian path(...in theory....) you had to watch out for the pedestrians and their stupid dogs....Commute to work like in this video and a collision will be a regular thing, more reckless than sticking to the road and fitting a dongle lol!!!
There's a difference between having fun and being an absolute prat. Don't do wheelies and kick flips on the road, don't ride down steps on the pavement because if you hit someone at speed you're gonna be in serious trouble.
I was like wow, until he shows up for work....at a bike shop. Uh, not really doable for the "office worker". But cool bike
Trails, bike paths and skate parks all good, kids playparks, pavements and sets of steps not so good