Best review ever! Such a difficult decision and so well done! Wow....e-bikes have a long way to go with the lead of DJI I do have to say, I have the Heckler SL. Its' a sweet handling bike. Fun and secure. 1750 miles on the Fazua motor. No problems. But I spin, spin, spin.....no mashing of the peddles and I ride in cool to cold temperatures.
Thanks for the kind words! It was a really stressful project and we’re glad it’s over! 🤯Hopefully enjoyed by many. Thanks for sharing feedback on the Heckler SL.
So, how does the Transition Relay stack up against these "new" contenders, as the 2023 SL emtb of the year? Not comparing it to these seems a glaring oversight, though I appreciate what you guys do. Comments/commentary please?
We really hoped Transition was going to get us one, sadly they didn’t. Good point though, we should have compared though half the testers didn’t ride it. For those who have, it’s still very much a contender and we’d still highly recommend it.
The dead FAZUA motor is probably a problem with torque sensor calibration. That’s the problem with my unit and many reported same issue on Reddit and other forums.
I’m bummed that you guys didn’t review the Transition Relay. Especially since it was your Light E-MTB winner last year. How does the Relay stack up against this line of competitors? I ask, because I’m looking at buying one in the next couple of months, ( in part, because of your earlier review). Thanks.
Dji should for trail use, guys who just want to travel steep terrain from point A to point B. Only care about the calories burning fun factor. Decoy sn, santacruz heckler, pivot is more for the hardcore park, enduro rider who likes to ride agressive & lands big drops.
My fav is dji, price and new trend. Kenevo sl too expensive for what it is, not powerfull enough. Yt similar as sb165, good motor good price Santacruz heckler is my second option
@ I find it fascinating so many are ready to write off everything for a bike they can’t ride based solely on motor specifications. Biggest gripe on the Ari is the rear is pretty dang progressive and hard to get travel out of past 75 percent and on a large the stack was way too low stock.
Yeah we’ve tried to steer people away who reach out and are either deciding between a way better bike with Shimano vs a bike we would not buy but has Bosch… we hope they’re happy, but a lot more important stuff than that for us. Yeah that Nebo is a fun bike!
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An hour and a half of lightweight e-bike goodness?! Time for some popcorn. 🍿
Enjoy!
This channel has the best bike reviews
🙏 thank you very much.
Man thanks guys for this very comprehensive and honest reviews.
Well produced!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Best review ever! Such a difficult decision and so well done! Wow....e-bikes have a long way to go with the lead of DJI
I do have to say, I have the Heckler SL. Its' a sweet handling bike. Fun and secure. 1750 miles on the Fazua motor. No problems. But I spin, spin, spin.....no mashing of the peddles and I ride in cool to cold temperatures.
Thanks for the kind words! It was a really stressful project and we’re glad it’s over! 🤯Hopefully enjoyed by many.
Thanks for sharing feedback on the Heckler SL.
So, how does the Transition Relay stack up against these "new" contenders, as the 2023 SL emtb of the year? Not comparing it to these seems a glaring oversight, though I appreciate what you guys do. Comments/commentary please?
Had same thought...
We really hoped Transition was going to get us one, sadly they didn’t.
Good point though, we should have compared though half the testers didn’t ride it.
For those who have, it’s still very much a contender and we’d still highly recommend it.
With the amflow would the aluminium bike be stiffer as a posed to the carbon?
The dead FAZUA motor is probably a problem with torque sensor calibration. That’s the problem with my unit and many reported same issue on Reddit and other forums.
Thanks for sharing we’re waiting on an update from YT/Fazua as the bikes in the way back to them.
When you say DJI is looking to sell the amflow in the US in Q4, do you mean in 2025?
I’m bummed that you guys didn’t review the Transition Relay. Especially since it was your Light E-MTB winner last year. How does the Relay stack up against this line of competitors? I ask, because I’m looking at buying one in the next couple of months, ( in part, because of your earlier review). Thanks.
We were really hoping to get one again! Sadly Transition couldn’t deliver one to us.
That said, still very much a contender!!
Dji should for trail use, guys who just want to travel steep terrain from point A to point B. Only care about the calories burning fun factor. Decoy sn, santacruz heckler, pivot is more for the hardcore park, enduro rider who likes to ride agressive & lands big drops.
Why not the Giant
Trance X Advanced E+ EL 2. Light, Powerful and great Black Friday price
I think dji should simplify their lives and just sell this motor wholesale like Bosch. I don’t want an amflow, but I want the dji motor.
While you definitely pay a brand premium for a Santa Cruz, it's even more so with Pivot....
I think with the YT you rode the entry level model , wish you would have rode the Core 3 core 4
Agree, it likely would have improved a few critiques, and maybe dropped a little weight too.
My fav is dji, price and new trend.
Kenevo sl too expensive for what it is, not powerfull enough.
Yt similar as sb165, good motor good price
Santacruz heckler is my second option
Thanks for sharing your votes!
@ hope you can review the alum frame as well, if there any diff in rigidity, weight and handling
Wow. A review that considers more than just motor power. This is gonna piss off the comments section.
Haha. In our opinion they’re mountain bikes first haha. 🤷♂️ But to each their own.
@ I find it fascinating so many are ready to write off everything for a bike they can’t ride based solely on motor specifications. Biggest gripe on the Ari is the rear is pretty dang progressive and hard to get travel out of past 75 percent and on a large the stack was way too low stock.
Yeah we’ve tried to steer people away who reach out and are either deciding between a way better bike with Shimano vs a bike we would not buy but has Bosch… we hope they’re happy, but a lot more important stuff than that for us.
Yeah that Nebo is a fun bike!
Timestamps, please!
Ask and ye shall receive. Sorry we missed.