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  1. mtbMike

    mtbMike iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    PRESCOTT!!!
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Ibis HD5, Ripley & Mojo 4
    I’m not as anti ebike as lost on here but I can’t imagine how ANYBODY could design and/or approve a bike that looks so hideous.
     
  2. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    The rest of the industry is moving towards streamlining, and making the motor harder to spot. It's like the Ibis designers said, "We have to be different, so let's make the motor area a giant blob of motor and moving parts. Nobody else is doing that!"

    :gag:
     
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  3. Sasquatch9billion

    Sasquatch9billion iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    trinidad j. mendez
    That rear triangle/swing arm thing reminds me of another ugly bike from not too long ago.
    Watermarked-Marin-Wolf-Ridge-Review-Enduro-Magazine-4-1140x760.jpg
     
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  4. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Yes!

    I saw one of those in the wild not too long ago. It looks worse up close. :laugh:
     
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  5. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    So I assume your ebike is better looking than that one!

    Looks like we are down to Guerilla Gravity and Revel. And Banshee. Don't forget Banshee! And Knolly. Knot yet anyway...
     
  6. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    I do not own an e-bike. I have also never ridden an e-bike...



















    With the battery inserted. :laugh:
     
  7. Danmtchl

    Danmtchl iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Bakersfield
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    2020 Trek Fuel EX 9.7
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  8. buggravy

    buggravy iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Calabasas
    Name:
    Matt
    Current Bike:
    Transition Sentinel
    I read an interview with one of the main guys from GG a couple months ago, and the e-bike question came up. He said something to the effect of them being completely open to producing an e-bike, and they're down with anything that makes mountain biking more fun. I took that to mean they're actively developing an ebike that they can't bring to market quickly enough.
     
  9. Y-not

    Y-not Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Coarsegold
    Name:
    Steve
    Current Bike:
    Pivot Mach 6, Litespeed SS
    Coffee and a sunrise.
    Let's get today started. . .

    20221001_063236.jpg
     
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  10. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Same here....

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  11. Bluesrider

    Bluesrider Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Newbury Park Ca.
    Name:
    Todd
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower
    Agree on the streamlining. Pivot is looking good and one version is 36.25 lb

    E81756EE-74BE-4B22-A6D1-0EBCE6E92F9A.jpeg
     
  12. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    I learned a new word yesterday on the ride with @redwoods ... "Slacklining."

    From a tree at Eaton Saddle to a tree on Mount Markham. :confused:

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  13. Bluesrider

    Bluesrider Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Newbury Park Ca.
    Name:
    Todd
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower
    I’ve seen that off Taft Point in Yosemite. The guy told me they use a drone to fly one end of a much smaller thin line across and then pull the slackline up. Crazy to watch as these guys had 1200 feet below them.
     
  14. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    I took this one last year, but it better shows the area they are traversing... I have no idea how far the fall would be. 500 feet at the center? More?

    IMG_5660.jpeg
     
  15. Sasquatch9billion

    Sasquatch9billion iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    trinidad j. mendez
     
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  16. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals

    I've either learned or made up new words every time I'm on an unfamiliar trail that might injure or kill me.
     
  17. mtbMike

    mtbMike iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    PRESCOTT!!!
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Ibis HD5, Ripley & Mojo 4
    Except the flaw of that argument is ebiking is not mountain biking, it’s mopeding.
     
  18. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Nahhh... They were almost ready, but Pat and I were ready to hit the downhill.
     
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  19. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    It's official....

     
  20. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    That garish monstrosity showed up in my Instagram feed this morning... In a pose that highlights the bottom bracket, motor, and rear suspension. Their talented designers must have all quit en masse, and left the design to the interns.
     
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  21. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    Gotta wonder what they were shooting for. Looks more moto than ebike.
     
  22. Voodoo Tom

    Voodoo Tom MTB Addict

    Location:
    Castaic
    Name:
    Tom Kokkinakis
    Current Bike:
    Mango one, black one, Ti one
    It's "Oso" ugly that's for sure.:gag:
     
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  23. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    I just ordered one.
     
  24. evdog

    evdog iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    San diego
    Name:
    Evan S
    Lame. Glad I'm no longer on an ibis.
     
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  25. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    And it comes in "Forest Service Green", even though it's not legal in a single forest in Southern California. If that's not an overt "F- You" to the rules and laws of the land, I'll eat my hat.
     
  26. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    And, I love green bikes.
     
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  27. mtbMike

    mtbMike iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    PRESCOTT!!!
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Ibis HD5, Ripley & Mojo 4
    Looks that Marin monstrosity from a couple years back
     
  28. da big hills

    da big hills iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    pearl harbor
    Name:
    cagey
    Current Bike:
    enduro 29
    I think the thing looks familiar. And its green. nothing could fly like this bike

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  29. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
  30. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    But I already paid off my student loans by being fiscally and socially responsible. I could have spent that money on bicycles and fancy cars and a bigger house, but alas, I did too well for myself, so now my taxes can pay not only for CalPERS and some of your Southwest MTB adventures, but also for students who can suddenly afford to buy nicer bikes than mine. Oh well.
     
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