The Dam - An Extreme E Bike Climbing Challenge | World's Steepest Climb

We thought we’d found the craziest E Bike climb after visiting the slab in Bristol, then the rock in North Wales. We've been searching since then for somewhere to push the boundaries even further…
Standing at over 100 metres high and at an angle of 46 degrees the Malaga dam might just be a step too far.
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[@SamPilgrim]

Sick! Didn't think that would be possible to be honest, nice one!!

[@michaelmazani]

Imagine drifting down this on the trike 🤯

[@danytheunicorn95]

Now you have to do it! and clear a 3 gazillion foot gap backwards!, we admire you sam, you can do anything you put your mind to! so as soon as this quarantine ends, let´s go to Malaga:)

[@sickcunt9386]

No grab bomby on the tall bike 🤣

[@andrewcannon3926]

46° thats cray cray

[@scottpratico1315]

Need to wait until Crack A Mone O'clock

[@therealcbumstead]

Surprised to see you climbing my grandparent's way to school!

[@embn]

Haha!

[@dushk0]

I'm sure the way back from school was exactly that same steep climb with snow and ice up to the waist and a huge headwind both ways.

[@therealcbumstead]

@@dushk0 Not to forget the wolfes and bears they had to deal with.

[@andrewnorris5415]

@@therealcbumstead April 1st

[@ethanpieterman]

That's easier than they told me

[@derekharper6031]

Would love to see someone take this on using a non ebike for a comparison

[@TwoWheelerSparky]

The footage made it look like something you could achieve on a rigid road bike

[@HeathenRides]

Not possible

[@user-jt1jv8vl9r]

Love to see it tried nonetheless.

[@Djuntas]

There are ebikes that are much more powerful than this, starting at what 5000 euro. They can go 100 K/M iirc.

[@michaljambor7772]

or motorcycle for that matter

[@bad0beef]

You could at.least wear gloves. Maybe something more...

[@stonksrgud7645]

Yeah i would wear full body armor bullet proof XD

[@TheTechGiantYouTube]

Why would anyone put a thumbs down to this video? i mean it does what it says on the tin so not sure what they are expecting,some really odd people out there

[@davidking3699]

I will give myself a pat on the back for being first... to comment, not climb this ridiculous slope - Awesome effort... Chris: I'll just roll down it now... does nose manual down 46 degree concrete incline whilst still not wearing much protective gear...

[@Johnr37us]

And this is why we should never underestimate the magic of a E bike. 😁. I recently purchased a 2020 Giant Fastroad E ( I live in the United States) . I usually ride in Economy mode ( this way I do most of the work) but I was out on a long ride a few days ago but didn’t realize how strong the wind was blowing so I switch to the Power mode ( now I usually try to maintain a pretty fast cadence at Around 70 - 80 % of my max) ... well I went from 17 mph to 22- 24 mph. Now here in the United States the 2020 Fastroad is considered a class 3 ebike so it will assist a rider up to 28 mph.

[@billybobby7607]

Mines assists upto 99mph hahahahaha

[@noze02]

Really crazy climb, we love EMBN pushing the limits!!!

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

"Now is the fun part: Going back down" /Bike turns into unicycle.

[@Damian.Williams]

You made that look DAM easy...

[@kldstl]

You can see your way out sir 🤨

[@samuelbippus2641]

Ahhhhh, I see what u did there. 😂

[@dushk0]

dam, son!

[@TriptoCo]

Damn!

[@kldstl]

@@dushk0 you can follow Mr Williams out

[@SUBcyclist]

Fantastic effort! A real 'watershed' moment in EMTB climbing!

[@ebikesmile2743]

Respect! And awesome demo of what these 250w eMTBs can do! - Shared to "eBike Smile eMTB Community" fb group

[@Pienimusta]

That is absolutely insane. Great job!

[@christiangatti8891]

Everytime I pass by the dam on the motorway, I give it a quick look and say, one day!!! Lol

[@firminofire9895]

Well! I got my turbo levo 2020 at the weekend. Oh! My! God! What a bike! Chuffed to bits!

[@schloOnzo]

Really love climbing with my Decoy, it makes the impossible possible so easily

[@jimwright5492]

Absolutely brilliant, well done ,never gave up

[@rejeanpaquet4375]

Proper equipement, proper technique, proper physical ability and proper mentality took you up the summit, Bravo for reaching your goal 👍

[@embn]

Thanks Rejean!

[@bustergoddess]

Dam! That made my palms sweat. Great job ⚡️💪🏽⚡️

[@embn]

Appreciate it! ⚡️

[@user-uh2uh6bn1t]

Imagine the death grip challenge on that. Scary

[@LeesChannel]

Finally something steeper than the streets of San Francisco! San Francisco's steepest recorded street is 43 degrees.

[@maximemineault8117]

Are you sure? Quick google search is saying steepest street in san francisco is 31,52% which is barely over 17 degrees.

[@LeesChannel]

@@maximemineault8117 search "real steepest streets of san francisco" Although it is percent, not degrees. Many of SF's steepest streets are not documented.

[@OlDoinyo]

Some of those are just sidewalks, not actual driveable streets.

[@leeteemtb9587]

Bravo captain brave, I doff my cap to you Chris, that looks crazy

[@davehamilton4909]

Had my heart in my mouth all the way. Respect!!!

[@embn]

Thanks Dave! So did we!

[@stevieant]

I can imagine this type of work puts a huge strain on those electric components / motors. Would this type of stuff cause damage to an e-bike?

[@protonicstorm7228]

Possibly not as this is what it's made for, don't forget that the motor is only assisting, you are doing most of the work, i do suspect that this would be different if it was pure motor and not under pedal power, the e8000 is a 250 watt motor and what a motor it is awesome, very impressive...

[@sebasstein7014]

If you have a decent bike it shouldn`t, because a 800 Watt bike for example should support all 800 watt of power without getting damaged from it. When you build a motor it should handle its full performance without any problems. A motor with 70nm of torque should have components that can easily handle 70nm of torque, otherwise why would you build a 70nm motor onto a frame that can only handle 50? Would be a bad manufacturer.

[@MikeTyler]

I was on the edge of me seat! Great video

[@theshamrockfamily4099]

I don't have an E bike ,can't afford one but I really enjoy watching watch you do.Thanks for the material.

[@MrMirfaelltnixein]

Very nice Chris. I think i won´t do that cause this injury that occured on another climb challenge a few days ago. My respect to you.

[@mufudzimaposa]

That was a tough one for sure...nice!!!

[@darrenwall5439]

Chris your a legend man!

[@5492sparky]

Bloody brilliant Chris. Love these climb challenges.

[@harleyboyd9998]

WOW Great Success, excellent ebike Canyon Spectral ON 9.0 But the realty is it's the Ability of the rider, impressive.

[@blakebeyett6471]

I feel like it might be possible on a regular bike with extremely low gear ratios, with bars dropped really low, nose of saddle dropped way down. Combine that with a rider that has supreme fitness with lots of experience on steep climbs.

[@buzzmas8068]

Blake Beyett if the gearing is that low, wouldn’t you not have enough speed to be stable? I’d think you would just tip over

[@BUSHCRAPPING]

yeah and do extreme zig zags it wouldnt be too hard

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

Put a ratchet on the rear wheel.

[@flying-j]

You could do it in a regular MTB. Not me but I bet regular MYBers could.

[@noonehere4332]

On such a steep climb torque is a bigger concern than drag.

[@sionjones1675]

holy moly! That's incredible!

[@phiiz3r]

That had my heart going just watching from the couch, amazing stuff! 29" on the front & 27.5" on the back, would 29" on the back and 26" on the front had made it easier?

[@saschab3710]

Well this is pretty amazing and shows that ebikes are not lame at all 😎👍👍👍

[@tren705]

Anyone else get anxiety when he does a stoppie down it ? Lol

[@embn]

Yep!

[@mikee8244]

@@embn maniac!😀🤘

[@GregMorganCapeTownWild]

Well done, that took guts!

[@CrazyBikerGuy]

Holy birds eye view, that's incredible.

[@ErLo202]

Great job Chris. I’ll take my hat of for you. What heartrate did you have on top?

[@sanatandharma4435]

Even a Landrover Defender would be is on it's limit here!! Good job! Well done!!

[@oakleykiter]

AWESOME!

[@Ukmongoose3]

My lord! Great job!!

[@superlukeygw7196]

Great vid 👍

[@elektryczny48-wolt51]

Super górka i jazda BRAWO!!!!

[@Onealmightypod]

Well done!

[@jasonjeffery-endurance6071]

So what kind of watts are you putting down to climb this?

[@surfpiggg5740]

i’ve personally tackled this climb and it’s a lot bigger then it looks well done

[@Blox117]

nothing a unicycle couldnt easily handle

[@JonCannings]

Nice one mate

[@thetwowheellifeplus4065]

Hell of a climb! Good job!!

[@embn]

Cheers! Very happy to get up it twice!

[@xplore7359]

This made my hands sweaty..

[@dakkedankos4116]

NICE VIDEO GUYS!!!

[@embn]

Cheers Nikolaj!

[@12345foss]

Great video. Crazy steep! This is not a dam btw, its a spillway👌🏻

[@darrenwilliams6827]

Your legs must of been on fire🔥good job🤟

[@embn]

Chris didn't go back for third try 😂

[@maxb7281]

Awsome 🤘

[@dennisdownes9319]

Awesome!! Great job!! DD

[@pajaranga67]

GREAT!!!

[@ngenes1]

Didn’t look very steep until he went downhill with the rear easily floating. Wow, I’ve done steep long climbs on a non-motorized bike and saw stars dancing around my head from exhaustion. (Always ride with a partner on extreme ride conditions. It’s just not worth the challenge)

[@TCK71]

Sick!

[@AnwarKhan-kf6tr]

Proud of you bro

[@mcbruddaal]

It so scary... riding down on the front wheel

[@blaisewall4527]

Yoooo boys 🤘🏽

[@cpostclothesrack2012]

This surely helps as an easy entry to downhill mtb. Im sure it will help the mtb community and not ruin it.

[@commonsense6018]

Hey embn, how do we ask you questions, I need your expertise on modifying my HT turbo levo.

[@embn]

You can ask us questions by using the hashtag #askembn

[@danielnobel5869]

Cant believe you're brave enough to endo down that

[@marcoscheider2272]

omg i am shitting my pants watching this. much respect for that feat

[@marcmiller8142]

Kind of spoiled it for me when I realised it was on an electric bike

[@garythesaint44]

Didn’t look easy mate😂 nice job👍 have you thought about doing it on a non assisted bike?

[@PL-fh8cz]

Danny McAskill would have ridden up the top of the wall for a challenge. 😁

[@AndrewThomasHelliwell]

well done chris

[@WynandBasson]

Hectic, I got really nervous for you there. Can I suggest that you encourage wearing safety gear. Even better, like with extreme off-roading they use a safety line to help prevent flip overs. You know this challenge type videos will encourage a whole host of thrill seekers to try it, so at the very least add a disclaimer mate!

[@WynandBasson]

Oh and ps, well done for making it up that thing, looks insane!

[@Skatafossy]

GREAT....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@danytheunicorn95]

Nice one!, you could also lower the pressure on the forks or get a smaller front wheel, it helps me climb stairs:)

[@clebertonus]

Top!!!

[@simonchaddock3694]

Nice one chris

[@mrjay4000]

Nice work! What's your low gear? What chain ring?

[@gasmanrus]

You’d get a nice bit of regen on the way down with a hub motor 😀

[@boggybigpants9462]

Wow ...I wouldn’t of thought that possible

[@JeepAndThings]

Sweet! question, could you do this with a standard hill climb bike, or is it impossible without the assist? P.S. there are great dirt bike glove that are very airy that would protect your finger better.

[@ankhenaten2]

No only e mtb can handle this torque

[@haroldsimpson7260]

Should have tried it on a Haibike with a FLYON TQ motor don't know what you're messing about at.

[@drwtrex]

Wow 😲 nice !!!

[@embn]

Cheers Danny!

[@DavidSmith-wy5js]

Increbable well done.

[@embn]

Cheers David!

[@alexmckenzie6240]

Great effort Chris Maybe some New Gloves from the Easter Bunny soon if your lucky

[@MudRogue]

What's the watts on that bike?

[@nitraM321]

thats climb is slightly over 100%, envisioning conversations with roadies

[@darrengreen8557]

What was Chris’s heart rate as he did this he looked spent at the end ?

[@Ak__Beats]

where in Malaga is this dam

[@309GFB]

Respect 🤙

[@jaymonme5558]

Sick

[@mallias2683]

Nice. How do you measure the angle of the climb when you are out there?

[@TheMeta6]

You could use your phone

[@embn]

Yeah we've got a phone app that does it :)

[@Ruffest]

As much effort as I put in getting out of bed. ⚡🔥

[@Anthony-vm1jc]

That's not the top 🤦‍♂️it's the top of that bit 😂 still bloody impressive 👍✌️

[@daraghreilly3486]

Now back up and try that nose manual all the way down again,then back up again if you dont get it,lol🤣

[@KevFromScotland]

when he first turned the corner I thought. That doesnt look to bad. then I realised it was the "WALL" in the distance he was talking about, not the gradual incline to start with! OMG I would have no chance.

[@MrScrofulous]

Should have taken the Kenevo.......that long geometry would help you keep the front wheel down, and also 90nM or torques. Pro-tip, drop the seat post before starting a steep climb out of the seat like that, so you can get your foot down when you bail. Also, armoured gloves.

[@tamasvarga67]

Mr Scrofulous Why not Flyon with 120Nm that’s even more powerful ... but it seems he was able to do it with the Spectral/E8000 70Nm so it’s a mute advice...

[@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_]

@@tamasvarga67 The flyon comes with a massive 40-42t chainring stock so they'd have to change it.

[@grahamjones6712]

How many watts is that ebike?

[@gursisingh1940]

What place is that?

[@johnsedler3647]

How much torque does a human produce with no moter just peddle only can you please tell me thx

[@mtbmagal]

wow!

[@Mikeb8134]

great!

[@Vectorebike]

What was the angle?

[@maxkaufel4715]

Vectorebike he said 46 degrees