TyrannosaurusTreks
Formerly known as Giantbadge
- Location
- Somerset
Best advert for E-bikes I’ve seen yet
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Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
So does that mean you'll be buying one @TyrannosaurusTreks ?
Freds Dad
Veteran
- Location
- Gawsworth.
Bit steep at over £4000
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Length of that head tube... yikes.
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TyrannosaurusTreks
Formerly known as Giantbadge
- Location
- Somerset
I’ve already got one a trek domane+
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Is there any specific performance advantage over the Trek vs an Orbea Gain - or does the Gain look infinitely sleeker at the expense of some performance loss?
Its a little bit like that when I go out with my wife now. She can hold 16mph into a 20mph headwind uphill. I was drafting for all my life to stay on the back wheel. Soon as I popped out to ride beside her, dropped!
It really has levelled our riding pace, which is great.
It really has levelled our riding pace, which is great.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
A mate of mine has bought one for his wife and she is able to get in the Peaks with him - previously very occasional cyclist. I'm awaiting the ear bashing I'll get when we ride out to watch the Tour of Britain. It's only a 5 mile route, off road, but the last mile is up a seriously steep off road track. - I'll be pushing both MTB's !
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TyrannosaurusTreks
Formerly known as Giantbadge
- Location
- Somerset
Performance why’s
Trek - 63nm torque & a 500wh battery
Orbea - 40nm torque & a 250wh battery
The gain will look a bit more sleeker with The Ebikemotion rear hub drive v Bosch mid drive.
I’ve not ridden a Ebikemotion yet, but think I wouldn’t like the difference in torque & half the size battery.
Think the trek is around 6 kg heavier than a carbon gain as well, but the trek moves very well even after the 16.9 mph cut off.
youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
Entertaining - but SO misleading. Those guys would have been exceeding the legal assistance cut-off speed within seconds of setting off, so the e-domane guy must be superfit, retired or not, to be riding like that unassisted 
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Entertaining - but SO misleading. Those guys would have been exceeding the legal assistance cut-off speed within seconds of setting off, so the e-domane guy must be superfit, retired or not, to be riding like that unassisted
I thought that, but I think the motor is marked 'Speed'.
In other words, it's a speed pedelec that assists to 45kmh/28mph.
Legal in some parts of Europe and America.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
So that is what Bradley looks like now.
Bianchi do a 23lb model now. Those weights are coming down and they don't look so different to a normal road bike.
Bianchi do a 23lb model now. Those weights are coming down and they don't look so different to a normal road bike.
Zeek48
Member
You have nailed the differences. I originally had a Giant Road E before any of the lighter models like the Orbea Gain was available. While was certainly fun to ride and definitely had more power and a bit longer range I much prefer my Gain. They market it as just enough. That's what I was looking for. A little help when needed into the wind or climbing. I still want ride unassisted as much as possible and that has enabled me to go the longer distance that the lighter bike and 250w battery loses to the bigger more powerful mid drives with 450-500w. It's all what you want out of the bike.
