Your videos inspired me to take my ebike to Sherwood Pines 2 weeks ago and try a bike trail for the first time in my life. My ebike is a 20 inch fat tyre folding bike so was not sure if it could cope with this trail. I am 65 years old and dont have the physical abilities that you younger fitter riders have. When I pulled up at the start of the blue trail I was very nervous but excited, as I have already said it was my first time on a bike trail. So I got started and took my time and boy oh boy did I enjoy it. I did my first run in 46 minutes and went for a well earned cuppa. I was so excited I decided to do a second run to see if I could beat my time, to cut the story short I managed 39 minutes. The bike stood up well to the challenge and stayed in one piece as did I :) This has made me want to do more but I realise that the Sherwood Pines blue run is quite mild compared to some. My next aim is to try the red trail and see how I get on. Keep up the good work.
Amazing, well done on conquering your first trails in a long time! I quite like the blue trail at sharwood pines, it has some nice flowy sections to it. Congratulations for getting back on the bike and a very respectable time too. Good luck on the red trail.
Really enjoyed that vid.Just brought a ebike and last week managed to the wild boar chase in the forest of dean.Did the full boar @47 miles. Got back at the end and felt like doing it again.But had no battery left. Well done
Ebikes always fly by me on the climbs - and the riders wonder why I’m blowing when I get to the top and they aren’t 😂 Tbh I prefer the satisfaction of the hard work at the end of the session, I cycle for fitness as well as enjoyment
I know what you mean, there is something really satisfying about making it to the top of a hard climb. It’s been really good riding the shark for a few weeks. I get to see what ebiking is all about. It’s great to compare it to my usual riding.
@@bikeandbeyond Being 54 and a ex smoker.We need the assist fellas🤣.It gets us out in the hills and helps us up those climbs.And maybe does a little repair to the damage we have done.
Saying that.I do take my son's non electric hard tail for a blast locally.Just my DIY EMTB hard tail gets used for our 30 mile old bloke Sunday adventures.Trust me when it comes to the rough down hill stuff. I would trade my 29" DIY hard tail for a mint full sus non electric any day.
Lot of the lads I ride with are on full sus EBikes. After a lap of hamsterley taking in the reds and blacks and being the only one on a hardtail without e power I can really understand the benefits. But the only e bikes within my budget would probably be destroyed on the trails we ride. So I'll be sticking the a good spec hardtail. But there's always someone on hand with a tow rope or a push on the hills once I'm knackered lol. Be interesting to see the shark on a more technical trail up against the bizango.
I once raced an ebiker up cardiac hill at Cannock chase (when I was on an xc bike) and we were surprisingly equal with an average speed of around 19kmh which made me feel good about myself But the bit I don't talk about is how exhausted I was after that and how the ebiker was also a bit tired
I'm probably going to get pelters for this but most e-bike riders we encounter have traded skill for speed! No one wins with this (except for the riders ego!) and the trails get hammered by poor riding techniques with riders out braking themselves into berms / crashing etc. I appreciate they have there place on very specific trails but in the real world it is really limited gain. If you want to go really fast off road then get a KTM 350 😉 PS. Another great video though...keep up the great work.
Yeah you raise a really interesting point. I think it is a double edge sword. Ebikes definitely have their place on the trails (and are great for getting less able people back on a bike). However, like you say, for some people this power gets abused. This can lead to trails getting wrecked or they give the rider an inaccurate representation of their own skill levels (which leads to injury). All bikes are tools and I guess it’s how we use them.
Interesting observation. I ride a vitus sentier hardtail no e power. Majority of the group I rhde with are on full suspension r bikes. We regularly ride hamsterley forest. If you know the trails there you will be aware of the sheer amount of climbing required to do a loop of all the red/black trails without e power its pretty brutal. The lads I ride with are of a good mix of skills from new riders to former top ranking junior world Cup downhill rider. Yes they do have an advantage having e power on the climbs but on a decent I don't think the motor helps other than on flatter sections helps any. I would say its the full suspension that is the big factor. This is where I would say Majority of riders these days have traded speed for skill. Belive me a bkack steep tech descent is totally possible on a hardtail but required skill and thought. Full sus bike you can just go for it without much thought.
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Your videos inspired me to take my ebike to Sherwood Pines 2 weeks ago and try a bike trail for the first time in my life. My ebike is a 20 inch fat tyre folding bike so was not sure if it could cope with this trail. I am 65 years old and dont have the physical abilities that you younger fitter riders have. When I pulled up at the start of the blue trail I was very nervous but excited, as I have already said it was my first time on a bike trail. So I got started and took my time and boy oh boy did I enjoy it. I did my first run in 46 minutes and went for a well earned cuppa. I was so excited I decided to do a second run to see if I could beat my time, to cut the story short I managed 39 minutes. The bike stood up well to the challenge and stayed in one piece as did I :) This has made me want to do more but I realise that the Sherwood Pines blue run is quite mild compared to some. My next aim is to try the red trail and see how I get on. Keep up the good work.
Amazing, well done on conquering your first trails in a long time! I quite like the blue trail at sharwood pines, it has some nice flowy sections to it. Congratulations for getting back on the bike and a very respectable time too. Good luck on the red trail.
Really enjoyed that vid.Just brought a ebike and last week managed to the wild boar chase in the forest of dean.Did the full boar @47 miles.
Got back at the end and felt like doing it again.But had no battery left.
Well done
Thanks Paul, glad you liked the vid. Nice work in the FOD!
loved your vid. I have a rock shark. use it to commute to and from work. reply enjoying riding again.
Ebikes always fly by me on the climbs - and the riders wonder why I’m blowing when I get to the top and they aren’t 😂
Tbh I prefer the satisfaction of the hard work at the end of the session, I cycle for fitness as well as enjoyment
I know what you mean, there is something really satisfying about making it to the top of a hard climb.
It’s been really good riding the shark for a few weeks. I get to see what ebiking is all about. It’s great to compare it to my usual riding.
@@bikeandbeyond Being 54 and a ex smoker.We need the assist fellas🤣.It gets us out in the hills and helps us up those climbs.And maybe does a little repair to the damage we have done.
Saying that.I do take my son's non electric hard tail for a blast locally.Just my DIY EMTB hard tail gets used for our 30 mile old bloke Sunday adventures.Trust me when it comes to the rough down hill stuff. I would trade my 29" DIY hard tail for a mint full sus non electric any day.
Lot of the lads I ride with are on full sus EBikes. After a lap of hamsterley taking in the reds and blacks and being the only one on a hardtail without e power I can really understand the benefits. But the only e bikes within my budget would probably be destroyed on the trails we ride. So I'll be sticking the a good spec hardtail. But there's always someone on hand with a tow rope or a push on the hills once I'm knackered lol. Be interesting to see the shark on a more technical trail up against the bizango.
It’s good to hear that your mates are helping you up the hills. Yeah perhaps I will find a harder trail and see how the Shark and Bizango measure up.
I once raced an ebiker up cardiac hill at Cannock chase (when I was on an xc bike) and we were surprisingly equal with an average speed of around 19kmh which made me feel good about myself
But the bit I don't talk about is how exhausted I was after that and how the ebiker was also a bit tired
I'm probably going to get pelters for this but most e-bike riders we encounter have traded skill for speed! No one wins with this (except for the riders ego!) and the trails get hammered by poor riding techniques with riders out braking themselves into berms / crashing etc. I appreciate they have there place on very specific trails but in the real world it is really limited gain. If you want to go really fast off road then get a KTM 350 😉 PS. Another great video though...keep up the great work.
Yeah you raise a really interesting point. I think it is a double edge sword. Ebikes definitely have their place on the trails (and are great for getting less able people back on a bike). However, like you say, for some people this power gets abused. This can lead to trails getting wrecked or they give the rider an inaccurate representation of their own skill levels (which leads to injury). All bikes are tools and I guess it’s how we use them.
Interesting observation. I ride a vitus sentier hardtail no e power. Majority of the group I rhde with are on full suspension r bikes. We regularly ride hamsterley forest. If you know the trails there you will be aware of the sheer amount of climbing required to do a loop of all the red/black trails without e power its pretty brutal. The lads I ride with are of a good mix of skills from new riders to former top ranking junior world Cup downhill rider. Yes they do have an advantage having e power on the climbs but on a decent I don't think the motor helps other than on flatter sections helps any. I would say its the full suspension that is the big factor. This is where I would say Majority of riders these days have traded speed for skill. Belive me a bkack steep tech descent is totally possible on a hardtail but required skill and thought. Full sus bike you can just go for it without much thought.
Great video, nice work.
Thanks dude.
Enjoyed the vid! I haven’t tried the new blue trail yet, would you say it’s doable on a gravel bike?
Some of the newer sections are still a bit chunky where they haven’t worn in properly yet, but I would say that it is doable.
That trail is lovely
Shark took to it 'like a fish in water'. When did you become a dad? :D
🤣🤣😂
At this point the blue is so much better than the red
Yes, I was genuinely thinking that on the ride!!!