Great video. This trail really does not show the true fun of ebiking. I ride my emtb on trails that would be a killer on my acoustic bike. Steeper, longer, more technical. I really love the ebike in winter. I can stay warm and if I start to sweat I just throw in a bit more power and slow down. On the acoustic I was either sweating or freezing. Same idea in mid-summer. Climbs that would require a gallon of water and multiple cool off breaks on the mtb are nice on the ebike. Comparing emtb and mtb is like comparing a dirt bike to a street bike. Both have 2 wheels and a motor. The trails I have a blast on with the mtb would be very boring on the emtb. My favorite emtb trails are an ass kicker on the mtb and really not that much fun. On the emtb I can go UP the black runs.

You should really try an EMTB race at one of the GNCCs. Most of the courses are much more technical than what I am seeing here.

😂 E bike race; I’ve never even heard of such a thing 😂

If the other riders had their bikes configured for MX wheelsets, but ran the race on 29s, that could explain why you couldn't keep up. I have a 29er and the stock configuration is off by 2-3mph. You can adjust the tire size in the control, but that only affects the display. The dealer has to properly calibrate the rollout with your rider weight and tire size. When I bought the bike it did "20mph" but now it does ~18mph before you lose assist. My bike is designed to run MX or 29s depending on the flip-chip, so they have a wide latitude for wheel size.

I had a xc mountain bike high desert yesterday and I did it on my changed suspension bike hardtail to ridged . Of course I was the only rider on a bike like that . Lots of fun . Maybe comparable to a single speed putting me at a bit of a disadvantage . E bike maybe the complete opposite over my direction going ridged with less comfort .

Based on the video, I can see how having the skills and confidence to rail the turns is an important part of the race.

I have the Levo SL. I ride similar trails to what this race had. More hilly, but same technical difficulty. I put light weight XC wheels and 2.35 XC tires on it. HUGE difference in speed. I can ride with the battery off and keep up with my friends on their acoustic bikes. You might switch yours out and give it a try.

I think it’s an interesting sport. Combining mountain biking with a motorcycle race. I’m sure the top contenders are a combination of skilled mountain bikers with modified motors on their eBikes

E-bike racing is more like MX where it’s an hour long sprint and not an endurance race. I always train and race with a garmin head unit (it connects to the motor) because it’s easy to train and ride easier than you think. Remember the motor is a force multiplier and if you only put 100 watts to the pedals then you’ll get 400 watts out but if you put 200 in then you’re getting 800 out. I also drag the brakes in turns but keep pedaling and use it like a clutch on a dirt bike. The power curve on the Levo is at peak power at 80 rpms so if you’re spinning 100 rpms then you’re just wasting your energy and past the power curve of the motor (over rev).

Love e-bike racing but it's definitely a different animal. I find it much better suited to my fast twitch fibers and sprinting. My bike handling skills have improved immensely and it's easier on my knees that Army service wrecked. Headed out to ride now :-) Great video, thank you!

Class 1 ebikes… still require athletes to race them🦵💥

Cool video, enjoyed it a lot while doing Z2 on my trainer ❤❤❤

8:31 that’s exactly why I don’t own a e-bike…yet

Common Clint don't go to the dark side.

Judging by the course, tyre choice would have really helped. XC tyres might have been a better choice. Nice first try. 👍

Really like the voice over on this type of video. Plus your honesty. “I suck at it”. Funny…😀

This is when a chip comes in to delete the 20mph restrictor. No one will ever know. Gotta love them Bosch motors and aftermarket engineering 😂

Clint, riding on Long Osland earlier in my mtb riding there is not a whole lot of elevation. I learned to get fast by pedaling through the turns which would always slingshot me out of the corner but with an ebike I would think you need less power so you don't over shoot he apex of the turn. On flats I would probably pin it and rely on good braking practices.

Love it! I’m loving my 2023 Levo Turbo Comp Carbon. What I love about it is getting lost for hours on end, and not worrying about tank’n. When I go 3 - 4 hours on my analogue bike, I’m crushed - which I’ll never stop doing - but it’s nice to take a break and still get some fitness in and go for 4+ and still feel the challenge but not be dead after the ride. I never go more than eco, even in 20-30 percent inclines.

For EMTB race I do think the course needs to have a variety of hard technical up hills and down hills to separate the skill leave but not necessarily in an enduro format.

So glad I found this video. I was contemplating doing this or San Falasco , I definitely will do it!!

I’m always curious to know how long your battery lasts i’m just shy of 50 and I still can’t make the jump to get one of these things.

Basically no difference

I am all about my shimano xt’s Probably gonna be on every bike I own

Have been a TRP fan but recently put a set of Hayes Dominion on a hardtail and they are Rad. Could be a new go to

Thank you very much!

Stance E 1 Pro, upgraded 36 Front shocks Sram Blue tooth 150mm dropper post 800Watt battery runs like a rabbit and I'm 66Yrs old

Clint, that Sentinal Transition is a sweet bike, do you think you will buy/keep it or are you sending it back at some point?

The Maven ultimate have been perfect for me, zero issues, no bleed issues, no hand pump issues...great stopping power. I even bought the Van Halen set haha.I just bought a Revel ti hardtail frame, thinking of putting Hope Pro 4 on it.

I put mavens on my bike. Insane stopping power. Almost went over the bars until I got used to it

Just demoed the Sentinel in BR last weekend. These brakes are way powerful, so much so I found myself just uysing the rear because when I added the front I kept stoppig too soon fro corners. Really powerful and would take aome time to get used to them.

This was my first time bleeding SRAM brakes. I looked at multiple videos including the ones from the SRAM site, and this one was the best. Once I followed the steps in this video, I finally got the air out and system pressurized.

DB8 were the first SRAM brakes with mineral oil. Cheap brakes that - IMO - work very good, I really like them. It seems that Mavens are similar but more powerful than the DB8. Honestly I did not found even one comparison between both. If someone has impressions riding DB8 and Maven - please, share your thoughts. Mr Gibbs did not mention anything about the lever feel - this is probably the most controversial subject around the Mavens.

Interesting, this raises my seat height by approx. 1.5 cm compared to the Lemond method which I have been using for months. I developed some frontal knee pain so I will give this a try.

I loved this video cuz you were the sponsor and not DJI so you were a real one with the tests. Great video bro

Could you possibly explain how to put the tape on a the tubeless tire as well when you do it? Unless you already have a video on that.

I noticed the glare on your 1050 screen was pretty bad for the clip where you were riding outside. Has that been a problem?

I saved this vlog in 2021 and I came back again recently to watch it for some fine touch up on my bike fit setup, helped me quite a bit. Thank you!

I luv Garmin. I agree necessary to have blinking lights on bikes. The mirrors I didn’t like. I’l give the Varia a try!

I don't get the ebike damage part. I'm 160# and my ebike is 20# heavier than my analog bike, same tire size. Is someone 20# heavier really going to do more damage? There is zero power delivery on a fast downhill, especially a flowey fast downhill, so that wouldn't be it. On a steep uphill in turbo mode, maybe a little skidding in the dirt, but negligible. Or maybe the first peddle strokes at the beginning of a trail.

Is it better than Forerunner 55?

You really got me on the sponsor joke. I was about to eject myself from this video right when you said it. Just was waiting for you to say DJI sponsored.🤣

Much off dry ceramic makes a mess, leaves black gunk on chain ring,cassette ang jockey wherls

Hey mate, good onya for getting out there on the pushy to do some proper field testing. Here's a tip for you, if you're looking to keep your vids for years, and you want the best quality for use as everything gets more capable, buy as many cards of a size as you can afford, up your bit rate to 100Mbps but also up your FPS up to [in your case ] 120 FPS. Because you use Resolve [I read that in one of your replies] what you do then is in the edit page, right click on your highlighted clip that you'd like to edit, scroll up to "change clip speed" click it and up the top left click in the "Speed" box and change that to 40%. Hit "Change" on the bottom right. This will give you an output of 30 FPS. [40% of 120 FPS =30 FPS ]The box will disappear and you'll see the highlighted clip on the timeline. Highlight all the clips to the right hand side of your now edited clip, this will allow you to click and drag all of them as one unit quite a way to the right. Once you've done this, highlight your clip you've slowed down, hover the mouse towards the right hand side in the clip and this will give you a symbol similar to ] , once this is showing, click the mouse and hold, a white line will now appear in front of your clip, without letting go of the mouse, drag the clip to the right to populate the interior of the white lined area. When you reach the vertical white line on the right, you will be able to view the full extent of your edited, slowed down clip. Be careful to allow enough space between the clips to "grow" your slomo clip. Put the play head back at the beginning of the edited clip, hit ctri F [PC ] then the space bar once you have full screen, to view your now, 30 FPS clip that will look buttery smooth. I own Resolve Studio, but I would imagine Resolve Freebe does the same if that's what you're using. I'm a bit of a quality over quantity freak. PS WB is very important, try and work in Degrees Kelvin. As a starter, try ~5500 for sunny days. [Your light will be different to the light here in AUS, due to different contaminants in the air ] Don't use Auto WB. You're better off using a good quality ND 8 or ND 16 filter. Make sure you set your ISO to operate in a range, e.g. low of 100 to a high of 400. This depends upon the lighting situation of any given ride. i.e. In and out of shade or not. It's all about ISO, trust me on this, everything else can be a fixed setting, controlled by ISO. Good luck. If you get around to doing all that, maybe pop that up on your channel and see if people notice the difference. Enjoy. Al.

Gopro is amazing. For 12 or 13yrs, they havent figured out the overheating & shutting down of their cameras. Just amazing 😅

Great video Clint. I’m getting on really well with my DJI Action 5 Pro. I used -7 ev on my latest MTB video. The controls and magnetic mount feature are awesome.

Why not use water to cleannur butt like 80% of the world does. White people are so dirty walking around with half clean butts 😂

Been using the 1st gen of this product on my MTB (removable battery) and it's been flawless. Very well made and will buying this new version for my EMTB. Paid $375 shipped just today

gopro color changes from time to time 11:37 11:44 11:48 11:56 sometimes over saturated somes too warm , dji color is consistent and natural.

Good review. 👍🏼