MAX POWER! Electric Mountain Bike Test - Trek Rail

[@olliechristopher467]

What a great test my man!! Yes there is no denying for guys with limited time to ride these Trek Rails are a great option. I'm retired so I'm not time restricted. In fact the 12.5 loop on my local trail takes me over 2 hours with 1:45 moving time with my Slash. For reference a guy like yourself in good shape can do it in under an hour. Thank you Jared!!

[@JaredHoff]

Thank you for the awesome comment. I love my Slash and can’t see myself getting rid of it. That’s the only reason why I haven’t sold it to buy a Rail or Fuel EXE

[@EatDrinkBeMerry]

Loved the vid, brother! Got a ‘23 Rail 9.8 XT on order and am stoked!

[@JaredHoff]

That’s an amazing E-MTB your getting. Stoked for you 👍🏻

[@714racer]

Great video! I have the 9.7 and am constantly amazed by the quality of this bike, The Bosch has a very smooth power application with all kinds of range. I did 20 miles and 4,000' and only used 35%. The emtb mode is really fun.

[@JaredHoff]

Heck yeah 👍 Agree

[@joep5146]

Just ordered a Trek Rail 9.8 GX AXS gen 3 at a super discount - 33% off the original price. Can't wait to give it a spin. Thanks for the excellent vids.

[@JaredHoff]

@@joep5146 heck yeah 👍 stoked for you! That’s a great deal. I remember wanting one so bad when I filmed this video but they were so expensive back then.

[@mtbjoser]

Excellent (and fun) experiment! Thanks for sharing, this is valuable information 🙌

[@JaredHoff]

So much fun! Thanks for taking time to comment. Greatly appreciate it 👍🏻

[@mtbjoser]

@@JaredHoff Welcome! Keep up the great content!

[@klassyken]

Great review thankyou, this was what I needed to see.

[@JaredHoff]

Glad to have helped 🤘🏻 thanks for taking time to let me know. Much appreciated!

[@klassyken]

Trek needs to sort out the sizing on the Rail, @ 5'11 m is too small on the reach for me and L too long. They need to use the same sizing found on the slash, m/l etc. I bought a turbo levo instead due to those sizing issues. If they do fix the sizing I'll get a rail next time, especially if they do a 750 watt battery on an alloy frame (aka more affordable)

[@JaredHoff]

@@klassyken Turbo Levo is an amazing ebike though. Stoked for you!

[@trosencrantz]

Sometimes the battery will show 98% the next day. May not be correct but every day you can lose a very little bit of capacity if the bikes sits for days. If I want to get max capacity, I generally top it off, just before my ride that day. Had you never gone in anything above Tour mode, you would have gotten into the 30 mile range with it.

[@JaredHoff]

For sure! Definitely could have gotten better range in your mode. Glad to hear I’m not the only one that experienced it being below 100% after charging all night.

[@kennysmith5990]

I have Gen2 9.7 SLX/XT. Mainly ride gravel with it. It seems to work fine without using the turbo mode. Have done a little single track with it and just using the eco mode, it is amazing.

[@JaredHoff]

Heck yeah. Turbo mode for the win 🥇

[@noonster55]

Set a timer for about 4-6 hours when you charge the bike. Do not leave on over night. The bike will get to100 % in around 6-8 hours. After a certain amount of time, it will start to decrease to around 90-95 %. That's just the way they work...

[@JaredHoff]

Oh okay. Thanks for the info. Good to know 🤙🏻

[@EatDrinkBeMerry]

Rode a ‘21 9.7 for a month and noticed the same charging issue. Appreciate the info. I’ll try an outlet timer for this.

[@michael_the_chef]

​@@EatDrinkBeMerry it is not an issue, it is to protect your battery, 18650 cells dont like to be hold on 100% state of charge for a long time

[@84chopper84]

Plug a timer into the wall to shit it off u can check ot anyways

[@nathanjimenez1562]

In the manual bosch says if the charger is left in after its fully charged to 100 it will periodically switch back on to see if it needs to charge more due to battery decrease while in stand by so you should be able to leave to charger over night and wake up with 100 percent .even when not plugged in for 2 days my allant8s hasn't dropped any percentage points when I turned it back on.

[@rogerserafin]

Great review Jared !!

[@JaredHoff]

Thank you 👍🏻 That was actually a lot of fun riding up the hill so fast, but not so fun having to edit a video with hours of footage 😂

[@tomcagle5324]

Nice, unique comparison of power mode review!🤟 Turbo mode, for me to learn on climbs tech and switches is "motor overrun"...especially on exposed, sketchy singletrack ascents. I have to downshift to an easier gear or two/three to be safe.✌️

[@JaredHoff]

For sure! That Turbo mode is a bit much. Just wanted to make a video that showed something different. Thanks for the awesome comment 👍🏻

[@tomcagle5324]

💯4-sure! Turbo exists explicitly for climbing... defines the E-mtb! Keep up your keen reviews 👍

[@TomKennedyUSA]

Great analysis, thanks!

[@JaredHoff]

Thank you for the feedback👍🏻 This video was fun to make😁

[@joeblackp687]

Great video thanks

[@JaredHoff]

Thank you for taking time to comment 👍🏻

[@akaemzett]

Good job on the video, I wonder how the battery fares in colder conditions, winter is coming... P.S.: In your description, there is a typo (9.7 instead of 9.8)

[@JaredHoff]

Thank you for catching that typo. Winter test is a great video idea 👍🏻

[@eduardodinzey2714]

😎I have T. Rail 5 ! good video by the way but you' didn't say how the performance with the shifting on the component on that eMTB...

[@JaredHoff]

Shifting was great no issues.

[@jailbreakoverlander]

Im shocked you dont have an epic chip in your bike unlocks the 20mph barrier

[@JaredHoff]

I wish. Let me know if you find that 👍

[@DriveVibeAuto]

Where can you find and how much faster will it go?

[@84chopper84]

Tgats pretty awsome 36ks in Australia doing hills 👌

[@JaredHoff]

Heck yeah! I was lucky enough to borrow this bike from a good friend, but still don’t own an e-bike 😔 I’m hoping to grow this channel enough to get one eventually.

[@DigitalSamTV]

What is the baytery volts output and the motor watts size? From all the research I've done these bikes have pretty lame power and pretty boring engines, you need to get something like the linar x2 which use bafang motors with 4 times the power of the big brand ones like this trek

[@JaredHoff]

@@DigitalSamTV that could be interesting

[@TheMrokspok]

Recently purchase Cube Stereo Hybrid 160 Actionteam with 750Wh battery and Performance Line CX 4th gen. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@JaredHoff]

Awesome man 🤘🏻 Stoked for you!

[@themiddleagemasher8108]

so Jared.... a recent health issue with the heart has me looking at the TREK RAIL 7 gen 3 bike ...... thoughts on the parts and suspension packages offered ?>

[@JaredHoff]

My concerns with the Rail 7 are: 1.) They didn’t give it the same geometry as the higher and models. 2.) The price! You can get a e-bike with better parts for a cheaper price. Like the N8E (Link below), which comes with way better suspension, drivetrain… basically everything. bikesonline-usa.sjv.io/c/3995632/1308917/15955

[@themiddleagemasher8108]

@@JaredHoff good to know. I’ll dm you on the insta for more

[@billyfarwig7387]

best money I ever spent; basically a Slash with a motor ! nuthin like grabbing a fistful of brake goin uphill hahahahaha SO FUN !

[@JaredHoff]

So much fun!

[@ridingdeep8530]

You get very little workout in Turbo mode, that's silliness. That being said, it is interesting to see your range in that mode however.

[@JaredHoff]

But so much fun!!!

[@jbloggs4161]

Some of us have other physical activities to prioritise Getting a workout is the last thing I care about when it comes to the bike

[@michael_the_chef]

Not true, i can get the heart beat easy as high as on my regular enduro rig, but i am faster with the ebike

[@ridingdeep8530]

Very true, they are super fun. @@JaredHoff

[@mostlycycling007]

Hi could please inform your height and your choice getting which size. Because im going to get rail 5 i need to decide which size i should get. Im 5.8. Thanks

[@JaredHoff]

I’m 6’2” so I fall inbetween a L and XL. You should really try to demo a bike to get the sizing right Getting a bike that’s the right size makes all the difference. Part of sizing is personal preference. Especially if you fall inbetween sizes on the size chart.

[@herbertmichaels2841]

Whats it like compared to a giant trance yamaha?

[@JaredHoff]

I say get the one you can find the best deal on. Trek is usually a little higher quality, but you pay the price for it.

[@nathanjones6908]

What is the unit on the left of your handlebars?

[@JaredHoff]

That’s the handlebar remote that lets you switch between power modes.

[@nathanjones6908]

@@JaredHoff where to buy one of those as im looking at purchasing a Rail 9 very shortly

[@EatDrinkBeMerry]

@@nathanjones6908 it is included with the bike. The 2023 Rail 9.x models have a smaller remote.

[@mrpuggie2k7]

What year rail is this?

[@JaredHoff]

2022

[@СлаваСлава-з4х]

Love the bike design kzbin.infoUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L and functionality. It is hard to align the front tired to center the disk brakes. The brake wheel touches the stationery side of the brake caliper and pad. I aired the tire up to 40 psi as the markings say 40-60psi. Left the house for a few hours and came back to an exploded innertube.All in all it seems to be a good bike. Have not ridden it yet though so that's the max of my knowledge. Update, put a new innertube made sure the tire was set properly and it did the same thing in under 20 minutes as second pic shows.

[@JaredHoff]

300 lbs

[@socialising6037]

20mph swear they are only 15mph here in the UK 😭

[@JaredHoff]

Sorry to hear that 😞

[@darkwinter-lll]

Should of just got a dirtbike

[@JaredHoff]

I hear ya, but this is just something you’d have to experience to understand.

[@nathanjimenez1562]

Trek should put the performance line speed motor on their mountain bikes same torque but can do 28 mph at least in America that would be fun

[@JaredHoff]

For sure 👍

[@TikTokRomanasi]

Not good for Food Delivery driving 😂 1,38h

[@JaredHoff]

You’d look like a boss delivering on that 👑