The Cruel Sport Of Climbing | Powerstage Pain Up Close

[@embn]

Do you think you could clean a Power Stage climb? Let us know in the comments!

[@SuperDodoe]

Excellent! whats the location?

[@cliffsangelsphotography]

Need more Power Stage climbs

[@vashon100]

Very impressive, thanks for the footage

[@huckthat]

100%

[@dewindoethdwl2798]

I’d enjoy trying. More interested in clean than fast.

[@davidtomasetti8520]

I never in the world thought I would ever look forward to going uphill, but my Levo makes the challenge enjoyable. Great new discipline to watch as well

[@webster169]

Love Enrico’s passion for emtb racing

[@orangegunslinger]

My Decoy makes going up hill fun and I have the energy for the DH after. Win win.

[@bod3000]

Great episode. Nice to see ebikes going up

[@maxritter7868]

Y'all need to get Enrico to do more videos. Would love to see the two of you go on an epic adventure or geeking out over stuff. Great video!

[@NerdsonDirtMTB]

Kinda funny EMBN gives us a good race vid that's 13 minutes of just the power stage, while WB/UCI gives us a pity reel that's 5 minutes long at the end of the regular EDR vid... Take notes WB/UCI if you want to build the sport you need to let people actually see enough of it to get invested.

[@MrSupermugen]

WB have zero clue how to do bike racing, I must admit their DH live footage is pretty good but they still have a clueless clown commentating... But the UCI dont care about EWS anymore, They got lucky that Enduro bikes took off big time over the last 5 years but now its all changing as People are converting to park bikes and short travel rippers or Ebike and park bike(which i've done)

[@martanavarrogil7722]

This is a real race for an electric bike! Fantastic video! Stefano.

[@crt269]

More technical power stages for sure. This is really why the EMTB is such a versatile experience.

[@cliffsangelsphotography]

Can we get Rich, Blake, and Hank to do a Power Stage climb?

[@michaelbeuoy4293]

Excellent video!

[@allanburns3501]

Fair play great episode. Flowing up technical climbs is went I ride eMTB. This was a treat, my wife thinks I’m mad.

[@Masemoto]

That was cool to see. Didn’t know such events existed.

[@daboo2]

Wow! Those riders have some mad skills!

[@enriquee.k3329]

Another great video bro, your an amazing, amazing new in e-bikes and so enjoying your episodes 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@dewindoethdwl2798]

Uphill in a trials motorcycling style is the best bit of ebiking. Not so much about speed but minimising dabs. The aim is to get up sections “clean”, no dabs. Far more fun than racing up. I’m gobsmacked what I ride up with the extra squirt of power to 60yr old legs!

[@edarnold99017]

Love watching Flo!

[@embn]

She's found her niche really well!

[@andyarchitect]

This was great to watch... more engaging than watching downhill runs! 😀 Maybe they should do the inverse of enduro where the uphill is timed and the downhill is simply a liaison stage 😅

[@crt269]

In future, could you guys provide more coverage on the total climb. It’s really interesting.

[@embn]

It's not really possible with our scale and the scale of the event!

[@stevejones7956]

Hi there, yes it's certainly something we're tuned into achieving. Glad you're into it!

[@chrismillard3044]

Now this is what ebikes are great for, I love tech climbs on my mtb, maybe when ebikes areca bit lighter and cheaper I will get 1

[@_Jake.From.Statefarm_]

Gilchrist is an animal. Can we get an interview?!

[@embn]

We had a chat to him last year - check it out here: embn.me/KingoftheHill

[@artsteale3443]

That was cool.

[@matt45540]

I love climbing up a trail, and everyone realizes I'm on an e-bike and is suddenly less impressed and myself, and shocked with the bike. 50/50 people understanding the purpose of an eBike and people despiseing you

[@SuperRobbro]

Up-Hill E-Bike riding is the new Formula 1 of Mountainbiking. Interesting.

[@dirttrackdemons5396]

My kind of racing❤

[@19bootsy68]

I was on my Haibike ALLMTN 4 this morning and pulled up at a cash point machine. I was joined by a body builder who had biceps bigger than my thighs as he stood in his vest...He then said to me..."Ebike?...that's cheating"....I laught loudly and cycled off. It's as good as when I fixed my bike at work...give it a ride passing the smokers shelter and someone shouted..."Where's your helmet"...yeah, someone who could die of 13 types cancers, stroke, heart attack and COPD giving me safety advice 😂.

[@topheavy7616]

I’ve gotten the same comments from people waiting for the shuttle. I also don’t think they saw the irony.

[@AmvC]

Thumps up ⬆⬆ 👍 ⬆⬆ ⬆⬆

[@siriosstar4789]

So they allow motors with different torque levels ? that's insane . that's like allowing varying hp motors in formula one .

[@lizardmechanic8785]

Technical climbing on an Ebike is a completely new sport, I call it uphilling.

[@Numberofbillion]

No not many of us could clean a 'World level' Power Stage Hey Steve, for climbing - any thought to trying one of those old school downhill seats (the really long ones) ?

[@EMTB17]

I’m sure 80% of riders could clear or clean this climb. Now doing it under a clock or at the fastest speed possible is something totally different. Next time before you speak down.

[@stevejones7956]

Not a bad idea, the Tioga one's you mean?

[@Numberofbillion]

@@stevejones7956 I think so?, they are about 12inches long / normal width, i have a Setlaz & DDG super strad2 - both 12inches long. Would be fun content regardless of outcome.

[@Numberofbillion]

@@stevejones7956 I think so Steve? There's a few brands - Setlaz & DDG. They are a normal width but about 12inches long.

[@beneklein413]

The Crew guy looks like a real E-Mountainbiker

[@tonym6633]

160 NM , 470 mm chain stays ,150 mm cranks 2.8 Eddie Current. Who's beating me up the power stage?

[@wedge650]

Uphill bike without motor exist ??

[@kevinmanzo862]

Disappointed in the gasgas there 😤

[@robertlambrose6427]

Very Euro! No Bafang HD participation. Twice the power, half the cost and right to repair.

[@stevejones7956]

Hi Robert, the winner of first two emtb world cup's has been on Shimano.

[@Simon1279.]

This is where light emtb concept dies instantly and where you get what emtb sport actually is.

[@Adlemtbadv]

The only way is 👆 I'd like to see longer, more full on dedicated climbing competitions like the moto guys, Redbull Romaniacs style. Now that would be a spectacular watch. Imagine the custom bikes, frames, tyres etc.. Crazy stuff.

[@stevejones7956]

Great sport to watch, agreed!

[@Chops00]

This isn’t cruel. You have a motor…

[@jlah4010]

🤣

[@MickShere]

It is definitely a spectator sport..

[@godtux]

This is unfair. Heavy riders get the same help from the motor, so they are at a desavantage relatively.

[@vashon100]

disadvantage vs desavantage

[@embn]

Along those same lines, heavier athletes have to work harder to win a running race, there is the option to become lighter if it's your thing that you want to win at, but saying that they don't not win races. There's an old story that Usain Bolt was told he was too tall to win sprint races and now he's the most decorated Sprinter of all time.

[@stevejones7956]

Kind of is yes you are totally right, Jose Borges (2nd on day) says he'll never win power stages because of his weight. It's also down to the steepness too

[@FancyMcDancy]

Did it never occur to you guys that it would be helpful to tell us where this is happening?

[@danemonium]

HUNDRED PERCENT

[@Bogdan_Ch]

Finally a sport for old farts !

[@whiplash1903]

Try to pedal uphill with no motor, then we'll talk about "the cruel sport of climbing"