Matt Jones & Veronique Sandler's First E Bike Ride | EMTB Shredding At Revolution Bike Park

[@NewCreation23DR]

The 2020 turbo levo comp changed my life. I have very severe panic disorder/ PTSD and service injuries. On a regular bike I would ride 2 or 3 miles then feel anxiety due to increased heart rate and being in the middle of the woods. But with the ebike, I can go 12 miles no problem and it gives me the confidence and security in the middle of the woods to know I can make it out. Life changed. Love the EMBN content, and bought 2 shirts recently to represent.

[@50dent11]

love this

[@hindukush762]

Thanks for your service and glad the ebike is helping you get out and ride. Awesome!

[@Soarific]

Glad to see you are enjoying it, take care and look after yourself :)

[@Soarific]

@Jaime Jaxx Sure thing Mr Phisher.

[@Soarific]

@Yusuf Pablo No problems Pablo the bot.

[@bobss3704]

I have been riding MTBs from the days when they had no suspension (honest)! Up to the present day, I am now 67 and the best thing I have bought is my 2018 Trance E which opens up another world of riding. Some days I just want a lazy ride and the bike does the hard work and other days a real good workout. All I can say is get yourself an E MTB and ride off into the sunset, Brilliant, Cheers from Victoria, Australia.

[@JaggersLips]

Il be getting one when I can no longer climb ! Ebike are great for keeping you in the sport 👍

[@tinman7551]

This is by far the best video you guys have ever made. The genuine excitement and enthusiasm for e-biking in this video is infectious. Brilliant stuff guys 👌🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰

[@richieclarkiepiano]

Really great video guys, not just the riding but presented really naturally. Will point this at any of the eBike haters.

[@embn]

Glad you liked it!

[@janniks.6582]

6:55 I actually started out mtbiking on an ebike and it helped me a lot. I did 2600km til now and got it in March last year. Was able to go into the mountains of South Tyrol and progressed way more than my friends could just because I could always go for a few extra laps after them.

[@Greggspies]

You should ride with Keith in Ellmau

[@leeteemtb9587]

This video was too short, all 3 riders are like poetry in motion on the vision line. I could watch so much more and that Veronique Sandler is epic on the big hitters.

[@SubmarinersDive]

Loving the positive theme on E-MTB's when there are so many out there that are prejudiced against them. Excellent video! 🍻

[@tornadolighting]

You guys at EMBN are nothing if not consistent with your fantastic e-bike videos. Keep up the good work.

[@embn]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@ronin550]

This is awesome, ebike weight helps carry speed. I wouldn't want it any lighter. Awesome vid🤘🏾🤙🏾🚴🏾‍♂️

[@df9834]

Great to see people understanding ebikes more, instead of stupidity slagging them off!

[@ronin550]

@@df9834 so true, I've noticed it improves my riding as now I get more time to learn skills vs dying the whole time👀🤣🤣

[@-TheRealChris]

That's a good point, I'm a downhill guy and i have ridden downhill tracks back to back with my heavier downhill bike and a friends much lighter carbon enduro bike and i have to say it was much harder work on the light bike. I have never ridden an ebike but i love the concept,especially the self uplift feature, i just cant afford one.

[@martysoulard7349]

This was a great video for exposing people to another great part of mountain biking. It does not have to be one or the other. If you love mountain biking, you can also love eMountain biking. Keep up the great work of being good ambassadors to emtbing. My message for people is to make biking be what you want it to be for you. Get out, ride what you want and enjoy.

[@kashkhan6425]

Agreed ebike doesn't replace anything it's more of a great addition. Cracking video 👏

[@TomKennedyUSA]

Quite possibly the best mountain bike video I have ever watched (and I have watched thousands). More like this video please, where the e-bike skeptics become believers!

[@embn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@christianmontoya5072]

Another excellent video. I appreciated hearing the pros take in emtbs. I'd love to watch you convert more. Just do the exact same video with a few other entertaining pros and I'd watch every one!

[@BwvertriebDe]

Hey, very cool Video about these Bikes with some crazy jumps. It was pretty entertaining to watch.

[@macmondo74]

Matt's front tyre pressure @7.20 ??

[@harryblack8686]

'let's start off getting used to the bikes on the smaller stuff' Proceeds to smash out 20ft jumps what would kill the average mortal 🙄

[@colinhennessey5076]

Mate I’m sorry but those really aren’t that big max, biggest was like a 10 ft table

[@blank-dr2kx]

You know it doesnt take super powers to make those jumps. It's all about carrying the speed and commitment. The pro lines here and BPW are all about getting your speed up, go fast you can clear anything and they are so well built they fire you to the landing easily

[@adamwharmby4864]

Just bought the whyte e180 S for my 1st ebike cant wait to get it on my local rides

[@charliewong6609]

My dad has the same bike, it’s incredibly fun. I’m sure you’ll love it 👍

[@peterstark8609]

Do you remove the battery to charge? If so, is it annoying?

[@adamwharmby4864]

@@peterstark8609 I have a plug close to where I keep my bike so don’t need to remove it

[@emmagirlgamer9480]

Great video Chris👌 nice to see Matt on a ebike 😅

[@hindukush762]

It's amazing that there are pros out there who are only now making their first rides on an ebike; especially in the UK. I wouldn't have been that surprised if they had been Yanks since we're a bit behind the world in that regard with a whole lot of haters still out there. Maybe when they have an emtb division of Rampage will they get the acceptance they deserve in the states. A great opportunity to get first ride reactions from expert mtb'ers. Nice work Chris.

[@111MoRri111]

What’s the point of using an ebike when you only go downhill?

[@stevenbelow2502]

@@111MoRri111 What goes down must go back up.

[@111MoRri111]

@@stevenbelow2502 yeah I get the point that you can go up quicker but nobody’s riding up that mountain at rampage

[@stevenbelow2502]

@@111MoRri111 Obviously you wouldn’t be able to climb Cam Zink’s descent line but you work out the most radical climb line and couple that with a great descent. It’s all judged anyway so it would be in the eye of the beholder. There’s already an ebike race circuit in Europe that gets a lot of participation from retired male and female mountain bike racers that’s strictly a timed event. You should check it out. The concept is great and those guys are still some of the best riders in the world.

[@graysquirreltreeservice7299]

Chris took that corner the best 👌sweet slide ,skills 😁👍

[@stevenbelow2502]

I've noticed Chris is still sliding his corners even though his recent video talking about trail etiquette called it a no-no due to the erosion it causes.

[@JoseCastillo-cn4dc]

Welcome to the e-bike side. I still ride me regular bike at the jump park but for big mountain the ebike is the best. So many runs on a ebike yes you will hear comments while you pass others riders. I am having fun.

[@bush_wookie_9606]

I've finally switched from 26 to 27.5 size wheels, I will catch up to you e-bikers in about another 10 years

[@AlanPage-ck3cy]

My son is 17 an loves the bike an the idea of everythin yous do were does he start

[@justinfreeman]

What was the model for the Merida ebike the presenter was riding? Would be good to have links to each of the ebikes

[@worldstallestmidget]

Are the bikes derestricted while at the park? Wondering how fast you have to go to hit them.

[@ChrisWilliams-pu8pj]

Very enjoyable! Thank you.

[@pauldabek613]

Just got a orbea wild fs10 can't wait to hit the hills

[@Rich.enDorseit]

I feel this could become a regular feature. Pro's ride bikes for the first time?

[@sheepdog1102]

Great video and one fine looking place to ride.

[@johnbeedham3010]

I love seeing bike riders discover emtbs!

[@brianzchuk]

What size Marin is Vero riding?

[@MjVanCamping]

Awesome! Love it! So sick!

[@nateoum1359]

Bought a pivot shuttle bc Ebiking looked fun. Took it out and it just didn’t feel like I was Mt biking. Felt like I was taking the escalator at the mall. Sold it after one ride. Thank goodness for the pandemic otherwise i would have lost a lot of money trying to sell a used bike in normal times.

[@53glowe]

Got an eBike to help in my heart attack recovery. Now riding 5 times a week because the eBike puts less stress on my heart and need less recovery time between rides. I tried that on my analogue bike and just couldn't do it...caused issues. Just loving being able to ride this much again (was riding 275klms/week prior to my cardiac event) 🚵👍😀

[@SV_Photo531]

Awesome video. Had a little Led Zeppelin vibe in the end 🤘🏼

[@trailrunnah8886]

These look like so much fun! It's sad that in pretty much everywhere I ride in New England, they're not legal. People have the perception of them over here that they're basically dirt bikes and that people are going to be going full speed around trails, constantly ripping up trails and crashing into hikers and other riders. 🙄

[@jakeevans1129]

Still skeptical but I'm yet to ride what I would call a proper enduro/trail e bike so who knows, being a slopestyle and DJ rider I want the bike to be super playful

[@malcolmphillips267]

What Bikes are They On???

[@59trevski]

As more people buy emtb’s very capable enduro/DH ability. Maybe some consideration into uplifting your selves at these bike parks. It would save money on up lift trucks for the bike park.🤘

[@willbennett7107]

Bike parks like this you can’t ride them up normally 😜

[@mattcurran7526]

And now Vero has probably got a sweet Heckler 😜

[@bikevoltrides7209]

EBs are the best!!!!

[@tobye3768]

Surely vero doesn't have that bike anymore now she is sponsored by santa cruz

[@eightlivesdownmtb]

She left Marin at the end of December.

[@rugbygod7551]

Matt and Veronique need to collab more

[@JesperPlesner]

More vidoes like this one 😎

[@craigsj]

I like how a comment was made in the beginning that "I was an e-bike skeptic my whole life" (just how old are you?) then later says "I never did long rides, embarrassed to say I hate pedaling", thus puncturing a core hypocrisy of ebike opposition, that ebikes are cheating and that conventional riders earn their downhills. Funny how different the outcome is when the talk is about actually riding the bikes rather than the superiority of my team over yours.

[@Alex-qt8tp]

Or he was just skeptical about how it rides downhill.... not necessarily hypocrisy and « cheating » claims...

[@craigsj]

@@Alex-qt8tp "Or he was just skeptical about how it rides downhill" his whole life? No. eMTBs are new, no one has been a "skeptic their whole life". What he means by that is that he had a negative opinion generally, without conditions. He never considered them interesting for any riding at all. Also note that I did not say HE was hypocritical or that HE made cheating claims, I made a general comment about "a core" claim of e-bike opposition, that is a claim that mountain biking is about "earning your downhills" when it is not. If you ever engage in these irrational discussions you will inevitably come up against this argument, that REAL MTBers earn their descents and that EMTB is a crutch for riders that don't deserve to ride trails that are the exclusive domain of "strong" riders. Here is the clear counter-example and its really the majority who engage in this type of riding.

[@stuarthatfield6266]

Ebikes are not new at least the levo been around for 6 years now ,you seem to be micro managing their comments ,it’s another toy to have fun on ,if it makes people happy go for it a change is as good as a rest ,get out and ride .

[@craigsj]

@@stuarthatfield6266 Are ebikes "not new" compared to the lifetime of the rider? You seem to be deliberately trying to misunderstand what I am saying. The rider made a specific comment, I was interpreting that comment and providing reasoning for my interpretation, not "micro managing" nor making any claims that you are implying that I am. As for them being "another toy", how is that contributing to anything and why are you offering it in response to my comments? Have I said anything that would disagree with that? As opposed to the broad dismissal that I called out that you are now defending? Seems to me that you just want to be argumentative. Right back at ya.

[@stuarthatfield6266]

@@craigsj Christ you do waffle on ,he they wasn’t under oath ,emtb are not new ,it was a sum up by two very young riders .

[@dirtjumper23]

Ironically I think Revs is uplift only with no option to ride up, ebike or not

[@bikelifemtb1292]

11:38 that eye roll

[@caketin4216]

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[@Denny.190e]

Ich bin gerade dabei Nohander auf meinem Focus Jam2 6.7nine zu lernen 😜

[@sic04250f]

I got the 2021 jam2 6.8 and am keeping both hands firmly on the bars man...lol It's opened up a new world of trails at my doorstep here in Melbourne.

[@stevenleslie8557]

Two more believers. That's great!

[@andresescudero1187]

I love your videos and it would be great if you would add subtitles in Spanish👌🏼👌🏼💪🏼

[@blusoda0021]

I can't be the only one who watched this cuz of matt

[@GoodGuyBiker]

but did he die ?

[@stormstaticisme7868]

What's the presenters name?

[@charliewong6609]

Chris Smith?

[@stormstaticisme7868]

@@charliewong6609 thanks 👍

[@javiervv9095]

Nice motorcycles 😉

[@darrenmiffitt6353]

She turns insanely fast.

[@thecount1001]

it's so sick it's covid. in a few years well just say, dude that trail was covid!

[@teddysadventuretime3958]

So we can travel to Wales and have a session with friends during lockdown 🤔

[@islandaerial3414]

E-biking is actually AR

[@brianthompson1045]

Come on we all know Matt got his ebike awhile ago.

[@embn]

This was filmed that exact while ago! Veronique has moved to Santa Cruz in that time in fact... we just took our time with the edit 👍

[@pascalthyron8285]

Matt hates every second of it

[@lucaskik9866]

Don’t think so....

[@jugaloo5873]

Salty matt

[@JesperPlesner]

😎👌🙏🙈🤩

[@rusuflorin5391]

E

[@elliot8595]

no gloves

[@westy25uk]

I thought the UK was on lockdown ? Am I missing something here ? 2 women got fined the other week for going 5 miles from there house for a walk and 2 older ladies were actually arrested for having a cup of coffee on a bench but Matt Jones is travelling to Wales with his mates and not keeping 6 foot social distance. Before anyone starts I don't think Matt or anyone shouldn't be out doing stuff because I dont think there should be any lockdowns but my issue is why is it one rule for the plebs (general public) and a different rule for youtubers and people with money. Can some one enlighten me ? I Phoned the police helpline to ask if I can go mountain biking and they said only if its a short distance away from home and not for very long. This guys gone to bloody Wales! I'm baffled.

[@blpvisuals]

this was filmed last year i think as vero is still on a marin and shes sponsored by santa cruz now

[@westy25uk]

@@blpvisuals Fair enough, my curiousity is satisfied and im no longer baffled.

[@westy25uk]

​@@blpvisuals Hold on, she only parted ways with Marin on 28th Dec 2020. I wonder at what point during the year it was filmed and why they would take so long to upload it.

[@embn]

This was filmed last year, before the current restrictions

[@westy25uk]

@@embn What date was it filmed ?

[@ichmagvans]

matt has a Porsche GT3 not a lambo

[@tobye3768]

He has both

[@billygreen9512]

😂who really cares

[@ellisgribble5729]

Me thinks mat jones doesn’t play well with others!

[@Dazzofdeath]

Agreed.... 🤔

[@leonardhaworth5632]

From his KZbin he seems fairly relaxed when he's had time to get to know them. It could just be not knowing them well enough yet

[@melwalshmtb9121]

Veronique makes me feel like a shit rider😂

[@Ruffest]

You guys talk rubbish 😂😂 I've rode up that track and it's not easy 🤮🤮

[@woodsymtb6154]

I'll' second that. I spent a day there riding the uplift track on an e bike and it is bloody steep

[@rowanmcmullan6653]

Ebikes suckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@ImMikoFreako]

This presenter is so annoying... when sb is over persuasive it puts me off the whole ebike thing

[@CurvedSlightly]

Un-liked and un-subscribed. 👍