Love at First Ride! Nukeproof Megawatt Carbon SRAM Powertrain - First Ride Review

[@joehoeper3941]

Loam Wolf is killing it this year with eMTB content

[@TheLoamWolf]

Thank you Joe!

[@ericvinciguerra6712]

Love the hub sound!! ❤

[@robsherratt]

great job Rob

[@TheLoamWolf]

Thank you Rob!

[@tahoeebikes]

CANNOT WAIT TO GET MY HANDS ON MINE

[@Krankin]

That looks so sick.

[@HelplmAlive]

Definitely also better logo placement/size as well.

[@btfox]

I like they have a tidy integrated frame display. And proper frame cable routing.

[@TheLoamWolf]

They’ve done a good job with the integration for sure.

[@tomassanesson902]

Awesome bike lovet

[@TheLoamWolf]

We agree!

[@topchoice1621]

I really really really like this bike looks really good oh man it’s a beast

[@megane230f1]

​​​@@eugenuxheckler SL doesnt look like an e bike, it is that impressive to look at, do i want an automatic e bike? No thanks, although the nukeproof is a beautiful looking bike

[@IIISentorIII]

​@@eugenuxgo easy on the drugs my friend, you write like a five year old 😅

[@topchoice1621]

Come on guys let’s keep it civil now no need to insult anyone or disrespect anybody over a bike video but everyone has a right to their opinion this bike isn’t for everyone but for me it’s a great bike personally I’d prefer the model right under this one the carbon pro

[@NukeProofBikes1]

Sensational riding Robert. Thank you for the kind words.

[@TheLoamWolf]

Thank you for the opportunity to ride this sweet bike.

[@NBSTL68]

High on my list is a quiet motor. I just watched a video on this same bike filmed in the same location by Steve at Electric Mountain Bike Network channel. He says his fav thing about the bike is that it is, "almost totally silent"... but you are saying," The noise is quite loud...people will know you are riding an ebike". You both tested the same bike at the same location it appears from the backgrounds...So what's the truth on the noise? Quite or annoying loud is quite a difference of opinion for the same bike. You two are my top fav reviewers. Thanks!

[@BorisHatter-cz4bb]

I have one and had lots of e-bikes. This is the most silent I’ve had.

[@lozetchells9164]

Gotta say, I own a Gen3 Bosch CX bike and a 2022 Levo and I'd choose the Levo Brose motor over the Bosch CX every day of the week, especially for noise (or lack of it). By far the quietest ebike motor I've ever ridden and so lovely and torquey

[@lozetchells9164]

@@pebbleinspector the Bosch CX? Yeah that died at 2000 miles. Both it and the replacement were FAR noisier than my Brose. I'm not saying the Bosch CX is the noisiest motor out there but compared to the Brose, it's far noisier both uphill and down.

[@fzr1000981]

Long term Brose/SRAM reliability is a big question mark. Bosch reliability is well established and the Bosch race motor is winning races. Yes it rattles but doesn’t really bother me

[@vidibites]

Any idea if this will filter down to super light emtbs? This is too much travel and weight for me, but I love the tech. Trek EXE style.

[@whitest_kyle]

I wouldn't be surprised if Sram released a lighter, lower power motor at some point... because damn that thing looks thick and heavy in a bad way lol.

[@camwoo]

I have the current Megawatt so I'm sure this thing rides amazingly well. It looks like the improved on every aspect of the bike with the exception of battery removal. I wouldn't consider sliding the battery out the bottom of the frame to be particularly easy or fast. I'm sure it's due to the Sram/Brose architecture but I still think it's a design flaw.

[@ArmorOfZeus]

It's very simple to remove. Just lay the bike on its side. Lossen the drop out bolt, pull. Easy peasy

[@chrisk5125]

Love the way the battery removal works on the Santa Cruz Heckler. Just unlatch with an Allen key, done. Snaps right back in with no tool at all

[@camwoo]

Yes that's great! More companies need to embrace tool-less battery removal for eMTBs@@chrisk5125

[@g.wilsondh8407]

IMO Auto-shift has no place in this kind of riding (tourer or street bikes it does) The real improvement in the new drivetrain solutions is shift while coasting. I still lean more towards Pinion MGU system, though.

[@stevenkilleen8149]

I want that vivid for my mega 290

[@TheLoamWolf]

We haven't tested it back to back with anything yet, but the two bikes (Megawatt Carbon and Trek Slash) we've tested with it equipped have felt awesome... might be worth purchasing!

[@stevenkilleen8149]

@TheLoamWolf I am running the super deluxe ultimate now so once it's available i am def getting

[@jordanmackay3568]

You should be testing an XL. 474 reach for someone over 6ft 2 is far too short even though you have a shirt torso haha. Especially for a race bike

[@TheLoamWolf]

That's a fair assumption, but the size large fits my proportions and riding style best.

[@jordanmackay3568]

@@TheLoamWolf XL with a 35mm stem 👌

[@ShredQuestMTB]

Renthal 33mm stem

[@EMTBDEGEN]

Do you consider this better than the highest end Canyon Strive:On?

[@ZippidyMTB]

A head-to-head vs the Orbea Wild is needed.

[@TheLoamWolf]

Very true!

[@jordanmackay3568]

Nah, the Strive is the best ebike at the moment

[@TheLoamWolf]

We hope to include all three in our eMTB Shootout next year. All serious contenders.

[@ZippidyMTB]

Include the winning bike from the last 1-2 years, Newer is not always better just more expensive.@@TheLoamWolf

[@50.Baryshikov]

Sad news…. Nukeproof just declared bankruptcy. 😢 Such an awesome bike, but dealer said it’ll be tricky to find one.

[@marcopaganotto9125]

Seriously though, who the fk has 11k to spend on an ebike?! 4k is shocking enough for your average person!

[@yofoo138]

So it is loud that’s all I need to Know

[@rainerwahnsinn9672]

Does it feel very heavy?

[@TheLoamWolf]

Quite reasonable for a full power eMTB.

[@50whatnomadtravelnursemtb5]

It’s super nice, but I’ll never spend that much on a bike, they only last so long so the value for the life of the bike just ain’t worth it. 5k is about max for me, even that is a lot of money!

[@Vodafone16v]

For $5k you can buy a KILLER eMTB in the used market. The simpler the operating system the better for me. New eMTBs have way too much sensors and stuff... and for me, an eMTB NEEDS to be de-restricted to unleash the real fun.

[@50whatnomadtravelnursemtb5]

@@Vodafone16v I do own a Giant e-bike, was closer to 5500 and no they don’t need to be de- restricted to be fun. Just saying I will never pay this much for any bicycle let alone an e-bike.

[@JackElliott-qf7cb]

Picked up a R Raymon Fullray 150 8.0 for £2,700 ,a few weeks ago new. Absolutely destroys my Cube stereo hybrid race 140 that was £5,000. Good bikes are out there fir much less than you think .

[@NitroHasGame]

Ive wanted an updated Megawatt, but 8.8K or 9.9K is WAY too steep

[@TheLoamWolf]

It's certainly a high price tag, but for the top level spec and high quality overall finish it stacks up quite well compared with many.

[@glennbroad2543]

Nukeproof need horizon wheels on all their bikes, love my mega but the sunringle on entry level are a big put off

[@uskypg]

Since you use a lot of Pov footage in these videos I think would be very important to spend the money on the best action cam or if you already have it spend the time learning how to properly record with it in different environments. Can't watch the pov footage now as it looks is 10 years old... I like your videos in general but the pov is hard to watch every time 😊

[@TheLoamWolf]

What do you think the POV footage lacks? It's the latest camera, so would be interested to know what we need to know differently.

[@uskypg]

@@TheLoamWolf I watch KZbin on a big TV 4k screen. to put it simple :just compare the quality of the video where you are in front of the camera(or any other Loam wolf member from the videos on the channel) with the POV. That pov honestly looks like a 480p video from many years ago. I don't know what camera you use, if you say "it's the latest" then maybe you should spend time to change settings. I owned a go pro 10 and now a go pro 11, the videos with both were stellar honestly using all the time 5.3k. Only scenario where video is poor is lower light conditions, but that is valid for all action cameras. I love the channel and Ron's work /stellar rising skills, but this POV quality is impossible to watch....

[@chrismade123]

for that price at least fox suspension

[@TheLoamWolf]

The new RockShox suspension gives Fox a run for its money for sure.

[@chrismade123]

@@TheLoamWolf the new newer does the same rockshox is usualy cheaper then fox or öhlins right? I like rockshox for cheaper and good performance, but still for 10k no kashima looking is bad

[@JackElliott-qf7cb]

So still only 15.5 mph . Be more fun chipped 😜

[@craig8638]

The price will be fully nuking.

[@ssjj9584]

Don’t know why you should wait to let the bike point uphill then grind though gears (loud and harshly). Like in your last vid it sounded horrible grinding gears once pointed uphill in a sudden matter. Is it that hard to look ahead and pre shift and ride correctly? Seems this is making you a worse rider with bad habits?

[@TheLoamWolf]

It was to test the autoshift system in an extreme circumstance. Of course you can look ahead and pre shift, and should try to avoid such behaviour.

[@fud1376]

looks absolutley horrible..just the size of the thing...Buy a bloody motorbike instead..Ha !

[@jasper_of_puppets]

And when they do, you'll complain that the bloody motorbikes are on the MTB trails

[@fzr1000981]

Looks ok to me, must be analog purist