How Fast Are These Light Weight eBikes?The SCOTT Lumen First Ride

Here's my 'First Ride' of the new SCOTT Lumen, a lightweight (16.5kg) eBike that has 130mm of travel.
To test it, I put it against my personal fastest known time of the loop on a SCOTT Spark. The loop is a 10km ride with over 420m of ascent and descent and the result was very interesting.
After, I take it to Cambusbarron for a lap of some of my favourite trails and to use the remainder of the battery. This is a super fun, capable and lightweight eBike that is perfect for trail riding and exploring.
Learn more about the #SCOTTLumen here:
bit.ly/SCOTTLumen
Some quick questions answered:
- I'm riding a size large, I'm 189cm (a 6 foot 2).
- The cable integration is easy to install and work on (check out the bike build)
- The TQ system offers 50Nm with a 360wH battery with the option to add a range extender of 160Wh.
- The bike has a 130mm of travel and I've spec'd my build with a 140mm fork and grip 2 damper
If you've any questions about the new Lumen, leave it in the comments section down below.
Thanks for watching and see you on the Trails!
Scotty
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Edited and Produced by Scotty Laughland
Cinematography by Rob Grew

[@rubinsteinkleer8334]

Can you post the stats please. Distance,mode used, vertical meters etc, thanks

[@jimbo4203]

Oh i miss my Scale 930 but back to the ebike , I've found that I still get a great workout on my ebike , and I want to ride it all the time, so fun too

[@0rc4life]

Great Video and Bike, looking forward to get a Lumen on my own in the next 2 Years! Keep on riding man! =)

[@ScottyLaughland]

Oh yeh! You’ll love it man so much fun!!

[@UrbanSelfSufficiency]

Awesome bike, awesome video, awesome riding... never hit a sub button so quickly. Thank you; keep up the great work.

[@ScottyLaughland]

Thank you appreciate it!

[@2105Sonny]

Nice review thanks

[@ScottyLaughland]

No worries, glad that you liked it!

[@tomassanesson902]

Awesome bike lovet

[@richardvimmerstedt2045]

love your videos, Scotty! Sterling looks like an absolute Gem!

[@ScottyLaughland]

Thanks man! It's a great place to live and is central to get out and explore wider Scotland...

[@Barry43]

You make the bit after the cliffs look so Easy the root shoot I smoked out there on Monday Wednesday did not even try it again legs were still sore from the fall on the Monday

[@ScottyLaughland]

Thanks man! It’s one hell of a section alright, love riding it!

[@Barry43]

​@ScottyLaughland it's brilliant m8t you have inspired us never off the hill/ loop now

[@vkvitalykainov6497]

Scotty hi 👋 nice video 👍 thank you very much 🤝 for video!

[@ScottyLaughland]

Thanks for watching 🙌

[@johannel8104]

Great vid. Thanks so much. I heard the motor only kicks in at something like 75 rpm cadence. Did you find this to be a problem on slower technical sections or when stopping (like when you did the sideways hops) and getting started on steeper terrain? And on a scale of 1-10, how much does it feel like a regular mtb? Ebikes typically feel totally artificial and overpowered. 500w on most bikes are just insane.

[@SirTubeALotMore]

I'm curious about the size ratio between you and the bike. Your position on the bike is very upright. Is this your preferred size of bike or does it depend on factors? Great video btw!

[@thomasclarkson1056]

Looks like my dream bike that! What distance did you cover on this particular ride? Love your videos as only recently moved to Scotland and now have a massive list of places to ride thanks to you! Keep up the good work

[@ScottyLaughland]

Thanks man! It’s an unreal one, I’m a lucky guy!! It was around 35km with a large portion in the middle being particularly flat using my battery only for the steeper ups!

[@niallmanchester]

@@ScottyLaughland 35kms was worse than I was expecting. Could you guess at what was the split between no battery, low, mid and high, and your elevation? Jaw-dropping skills on display, by the way. Made great viewing!

[@scottsports]

Nyoooom 🔥

[@ajj4483]

Looks like a really great bike in your expert hands, brilliant review. I'm looking at the e910 Lumen but have heard of some reliability issues with the TQ motor, anything to report on that note? Thanks.

[@ScottyLaughland]

Thank you! So far I’ve got nothing but good things to say about it. I’ve put countless hours on the bike, taking it around the Alps and it’s been brilliant, such a fun and capable bike!

[@G00glieS]

What kind of issues does the motor have? I tested several bikes on this motor. One bike has subjectively more power and it was deadly silent. But another bike had high-pitch CRT like noise from some electric circuitry and the motor disconnected several times. There were no assist at all. Like some one was turning off the assist switch back and forth.

[@Barry43]

Scott think we saw you yellow and green bikes you were driven in-between witches and uni woods

[@Barry43]

Was this the 23rd or Monday

[@Barry43]

Me and my pal go looking for all your paths the lop

[@Bessunger]

ca. 16 kg for a light e-mtb is great and an interesting alternative! Would be interested in some more details reagarding the TQ motor and it's characteristics. Loely scenerey!!!

[@ScottyLaughland]

What would you like to know?

[@Bessunger]

@@ScottyLaughlandriding experience, how does it respond, how old is it, does it rattle going downhill, how is connectivity? I am riding an All-mountain without motor and had the chance of riding a Levo SL and a Scott full e-mtb. The Lego hat a smooth electric motor and enjoyable assistance, however, compared to my motor-less Switchblade it was noticeable, but OK, 19 kg were heavy. The Scott hat a Bosch full power motor which was too strong even in eco and kept pushing too hard; however, newest gen may be adjustable via app, which you don't get with rental bikes.

[@flurin6278]

how much distance and climbs did you do before the battery was empty and in which mode did you ride uphill?

[@ScottyLaughland]

Distance was just over 25km and just shy of 1000m riding predominately in Boost for the climbs but trying to be as preservative as possible!

[@andybiker-hiker4343]

Great video, Scotty. I'm seriously struggling between getting the Lumen or the Patron. Scott bikes are my go-to, especially my main ride a Scott 2018 genius tuned 900. Our local terrain, whistler BC + North Shore is gnarly + rough, steep downs. I just don't know if the Lumen can cut it with only 130 mm travel. I'm 6 ft + 200 lbs w/o gear .... a stellar bike but wish they'd beefed up to 150mm

[@br5380]

I can recommend a Specialized Kenevo SL, it's got 170mm of travel but is lightweight (and a lower power motor) - works really well for me in Scotland, might be more suited for the rides you do than a short-travel eBike.

[@andybiker-hiker4343]

@@br5380 thanks very much for that recommendation I'll definitely look

[@ScottyLaughland]

Oft, that’s a hard one! I’d want to say the Patron atm as it can handle those bigger hits but that being said the Lumen is awesome but I think you’d want to build a custom version like I did with a 140mm fork!

[@andybiker-hiker4343]

@@ScottyLaughland thanks so much. That may be the ticket, getting pricing on components now

[@benoosthuizen4961]

Scott is releasing a “Genius” version around January 2024 which will have more travel ! Think it’s going to be called the Voltage.

[@downsey45]

Do you get as fit with a e-bike as you would with a regular bike.

[@ScottyLaughland]

If you ride the eBike more then you would your regular then for sure 😉

[@frasermaclean2912]

Slightly faster than my 70 minutes for the same loop 😂

[@ScottyLaughland]

Blame the bike! 🫢🫢🫢

[@robertobenozzi6830]

One video with Marco Aurelio Fontana!? 😁

[@ScottyLaughland]

Could be an idea!

[@liquidSpin]

I have something to look forward to when I get super old :)

[@ScottyLaughland]

Or now if you want double laps 🫢

[@liquidSpin]

@@ScottyLaughland and an empty wallet haha 😅 The Scott Lumen is the ONLY e-bike MTB choice to get hands down!!

[@Barry43]

Yellow voodoo and green scout

[@IIISentorIII]

stop using drugs!

[@Barry43]

@@IIISentorIII never

[@CarbonToe]

So no negatives? If it’s an advert you should just be honest.

[@ScottyLaughland]

None! I mean I’m just showing you what it can do and where it can take you… Hope you enjoyed it anyway!!

[@elgeffe503]

Price haha

[@OneCosmic749]

It's as fast as the rider can pedal because it has a very low power motor :D

[@ScottyLaughland]

Still offers a lot of assistance you’ve got 300w, which in a lot of situations is a huge help! 🙌