Bought my first commercial e-bike today

[Pablo]

Yeah yeah yeah the idiot who used to sell maniacal 3000W mid motor strap ons bought a brand new Cannondale e-bike.

https://www.cannondale.com/en-us/bikes/electric/e-mountain/moterra-neo/moterra-neo-3-c65372u

Had the cash sloshing around in my Paypal account, so naturally I used the Paypal card! Wife will never know. Wait I told her.

She got a Cannondale ebike from REI a couple weeks back. I looked at other brands but smalls all had 29" wheels. I don't want a 29" wheel bike!

I'll get to pick it up after we get back from Alaska.

 

[I<3oil]

jesus god $5k

 

[Pablo]

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Huh?

 

[Quattro Pete]

I don't want a 29" wheel bike!

So you bought one anyway?

 

[Pablo]

So you bought one anyway?

Small = 27.5"R

Most all mtn bikes are involuntarily 29" these days. I have a 29" Stump jumper S1 carbon frame. It's a good bike but the 29" wheels are just not right for slower stuff

 

[CKN]

The wife and I have Specialized Bikes. A Vado and Cumo. They are not cheap either! A GOOD E-BIKE cost dollars...guys.

 

[atikovi]

Top end? Range?

 

[Pablo]

Top end? Range?

It's 20mph class, range ~75 mile range not sure if that's optimistic or conservative and I can assist it more for longer range

 

[JeffKeryk]

Pretty cool... Welcome to the dark side.

 

[CKN]

It's 20mph class, range ~75 mile range not sure if that's optimistic or conservative and I can assist it more for longer range

It depends on the amount of "assist". But on flat land at minimal assist setting a good e-bike can do 75 miles. Our Specialized bikes weigh over 50 pounds-quite frankly you can't ride them without the minimal assist setting-too heavy!

 

[I<3oil]

Huh?

Moterra Neo3​

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$5,000$6,750

 

[#18FAN]

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5k might get you a Bernie model for a road bike now days.

 

[tcp71]

Sweet ride. I was at the bike shop today and checked some out. For those scared of the $5k price tag:

 

[Trav]

Make sure you park it outside. LOL

 

[Pablo]

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Moterra Neo3​

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Need to pay to play at some point. My money, I earned it with the sweat of my nads. And really $5K is kiddie money in 2023, sorry to say.

 

[Pablo]

Pretty sure it can be chipped............but I know nothing about that................

 

[CKN]

Pretty sure it can be chipped............but I know nothing about that................

Ours never leave our line of sight.....NEVER! If I'm solo riding and I have to use the restroom-it goes inside with me.

 

[Pablo]

Ours never leave our line of sight.....NEVER! If I'm solo riding and I have to use the restroom-it goes inside with me.

I know what you are saying. I'm the same with my Stump jumper carbon

I was however referring to the 20mph speed limiter............

 

[I<3oil]

Need to pay to play at some point. My money, I earned it with the sweat of my nads. And really $5K is kiddie money in 2023, sorry to say.

wew boi

 

[Rand]

Wow I thought the 1299 at costco was a good chunk o change.