I regularly go out in Hilly forest and do 60+ Km on Eco mode on my Focus Jam2 (Bosch gen 4 motor / 625Wh battery) and Use one bar of power up (20%). Although this motor is not the quietest, it's amazingly powerful and efficient and I only need to change it up to Tour mode when the incline is pretty steep. Eco mode certainly gives me enough assistance on 95% of the terrain I cycle on, which is mostly hilly forest. Although I've been a keen cyclist for many years (54 years old), I was finding it less and less enjoyable climbing the 800m to the top of our local hills. Now with my new eMBT, I have as much fun going up the hills as I do coming down.
The Focus Jam2 is a bit more expensive than the Cube but with great features too. It was second on my list. You're right about the Bosch motors. And they're about to become even better because in a few days Bosch is releasing software updates for both the motor (increasing torque from 75 NM to 85 NM) and some head units such as the Kiox which will allow for GPS navigation and other improvements. I'm looking forward to them. You must be in good shape to ride in eco mode and use so little battery! The range you get from the bike is impressive! Ride on!
@@ruirodtube I cycle 30km every day to work on my normal bike, so I'm a decent enough cyclist...on flatter terrain. It's the prolonged steep hills that are starting to be less fun but my eMBT is just making it so much fun to cycle in the forest again. Anyway great video and thanks for the content.
Great commentary on the bike, especially the Kiox. Found your channel while searching the Cube Stereo, glad I did. Currently deciding which ebike to go for after 8 years full suspension mtb riding & thixx x video has helped a lot! Thanks again. 👍
Perfect video, just about to buy a second hand nearly new 140, upgrading from my Cube hybrid to full suspension ebike! Wow, can’t wait for long rides and great trail riding 😀
Buying one with fox suspension soon, instead of only distance I would like to hear more about elevation and distance combined all together. bike will be used by me mostly on climbs and decents, no flat roads. can you please share your thoughts and range thanks
CX Gen4 motor & Bosch 625 my weight + backpack 120 kg ,bike rapierre am 7,6 , trail riding eco + emtb I did 63km and I have two lines left ,time 4h :48
Wow 40 miles and still battery left..off to see one tomorrow,both 140 and 160..if I can get 40 miles on a full battery,being 114kgs I'll be super happy
Steven Short I hope you’ll enjoy the bike. Make sure to test the 625 Wh model. It’s great. Weight is an important factor but also how much power your legs can deliver (fitness), the outside temperature and the type of terrain. Generally my mileage gets better throughout the Spring and Summer seasons. Also, the 160 mm models come with 27,5” wheels while the 140 mm comes with the 29”. I prefer the 29” because with our weight they overcome the obstacles better. Enjoy!
Hi Donna, I love my Cube e-MTB. It has all the features I was looking for and the price is reasonable. With it I'm able to overcome some difficult features which I previously couldn't with my Trek e-mtb. Just beware that this e-bike needs TLC and I wouldn't advise it unless you either have basic maintenance/cleaning skills or a good bike shop supporting you. The Trek I bought in 2016 didn't need as many adjustments/maintenance/cleaning. Let me know what you decided. Cheers.
Hi, it's the head tube that makes that noise. It's annoying af! It happens when I removed the head cap screw to place the smartphone holder. To get rid of it I had to try a few times unscrewing the head cap and releasing a bit of the tension. Now it cracks a lot less.
Nice review👍 zou u de hoogte meters ook willen geven? Het tik geluid wat u hoort is het balhoofd lager. Het lager los halen en invetten dan is het over👌
Donna Adams I started my professional pilot carrer flying Cessna Mustangs, then I flew the Beechcraft Premier 1A and now I fly the Hawker 4000. Privately I fly the Cessna 172 SP with the Garmin G1000 cockpit. Cheers!
Ruirodtube thankyou will look those aircraft up as I only know the Cessna 172 , I took flying lessons many years ago in a 152 but gave up as got too expensive. But kept up my interest 😊
Pawel Walkus it’s the vertical tube where the handlebar is supported. I fixed it but it came back. Then I fixed it again and it isn’t cracking after one ride. Any suggestions how to get rid of it permanently?
Pawel Walkus I believe it’s the rings below the stem (headset spacers). They‘re compressed against eachother and make cracking noises when they shift relative to eachother. What do you think?
Pascal Pereira I solved it on my third attempt. I don’t know if I was lucky or if I applied the right technique but I started by unscrewing all the bolts and torqued the head bolt first and then the two stem bolts. So far so good. Thanks for the suggestion.
I regularly go out in Hilly forest and do 60+ Km on Eco mode on my Focus Jam2 (Bosch gen 4 motor / 625Wh battery) and Use one bar of power up (20%). Although this motor is not the quietest, it's amazingly powerful and efficient and I only need to change it up to Tour mode when the incline is pretty steep. Eco mode certainly gives me enough assistance on 95% of the terrain I cycle on, which is mostly hilly forest. Although I've been a keen cyclist for many years (54 years old), I was finding it less and less enjoyable climbing the 800m to the top of our local hills. Now with my new eMBT, I have as much fun going up the hills as I do coming down.
The Focus Jam2 is a bit more expensive than the Cube but with great features too. It was second on my list.
You're right about the Bosch motors. And they're about to become even better because in a few days Bosch is releasing software updates for both the motor (increasing torque from 75 NM to 85 NM) and some head units such as the Kiox which will allow for GPS navigation and other improvements. I'm looking forward to them.
You must be in good shape to ride in eco mode and use so little battery! The range you get from the bike is impressive!
Ride on!
@@ruirodtube I cycle 30km every day to work on my normal bike, so I'm a decent enough cyclist...on flatter terrain. It's the prolonged steep hills that are starting to be less fun but my eMBT is just making it so much fun to cycle in the forest again. Anyway great video and thanks for the content.
Great commentary on the bike, especially the Kiox. Found your channel while searching the Cube Stereo, glad I did. Currently deciding which ebike to go for after 8 years full suspension mtb riding & thixx x video has helped a lot! Thanks again. 👍
shifty muckers you’re very welcome. I’m glad that it helped. That was exactly my intention! 👍🏻
i have ordered one like yours.Thank you for the video from España
Great video it has helped me a lot in my choice of eBike , thank you UK
Perfect video, just about to buy a second hand nearly new 140, upgrading from my Cube hybrid to full suspension ebike! Wow, can’t wait for long rides and great trail riding 😀
Thanks. Enjoy the rides. They'll be fun with this e-bike.
Cheers!
brilliant video, andd amazing route!
Nice Test, thanks 👍🏼
Great bike! I have the same bike and i love it 🤙🏼
Right on!
Cool. Just ordered one. I know those trails as I also reside in Lux 😉 cheers
Buying one with fox suspension soon,
instead of only distance I would like to hear more about elevation and distance combined all together.
bike will be used by me mostly on climbs and decents, no flat roads.
can you please share your thoughts and range
thanks
CX Gen4 motor & Bosch 625 my weight + backpack 120 kg ,bike rapierre am 7,6 , trail riding eco + emtb I did 63km and I have two lines left ,time 4h :48
Wow thats a huge
That's good to know. Do you usually ride in Eco mode or was it just to test it?
@@ruirodtube If the terrain is straight, I drive eco ,If steep emtb
Wow 40 miles and still battery left..off to see one tomorrow,both 140 and 160..if I can get 40 miles on a full battery,being 114kgs I'll be super happy
Steven Short I hope you’ll enjoy the bike. Make sure to test the 625 Wh model. It’s great.
Weight is an important factor but also how much power your legs can deliver (fitness), the outside temperature and the type of terrain.
Generally my mileage gets better throughout the Spring and Summer seasons.
Also, the 160 mm models come with 27,5” wheels while the 140 mm comes with the 29”. I prefer the 29” because with our weight they overcome the obstacles better.
Enjoy!
@@ruirodtube I e got 29" on my normal bike so would ideally want to drop wheel size..ill see tomorrow which one feels better
@@ruirodtube ordered the 160 in blue/orange..
Steven Short nice! Enjoy the rides!
Hi , what do you think of your cube bike as I’m thinking of buying an mtb E-bike but haven’t made up my mind yet?👍
Hi Donna,
I love my Cube e-MTB. It has all the features I was looking for and the price is reasonable. With it I'm able to overcome some difficult features which I previously couldn't with my Trek e-mtb.
Just beware that this e-bike needs TLC and I wouldn't advise it unless you either have basic maintenance/cleaning skills or a good bike shop supporting you. The Trek I bought in 2016 didn't need as many adjustments/maintenance/cleaning.
Let me know what you decided.
Cheers.
Hi Ruirodtube. If i understand a ride was 2h56min and 65km long. But how many height meters (genaral) you ride (climb).
Tom K hi, Strava says 1,296m of elevation gain on that day. It’s ratter hilly where I live. Almost no flat terrain. I hope this helps.
Be good if you had a artificial horizon...joking aside what was your average speed?
Norman Kennedy 20 kph
Hi! That engine have 340% turbo mode?
Hello, yes it does. And it also has 85 Nm torque.
It's the Bosch Performance Line CX year 2020 and beyond.
Cheers!
What is that noise « Tak tak tak « ?
Hi, it's the head tube that makes that noise. It's annoying af! It happens when I removed the head cap screw to place the smartphone holder. To get rid of it I had to try a few times unscrewing the head cap and releasing a bit of the tension. Now it cracks a lot less.
Nice review👍 zou u de hoogte meters ook willen geven? Het tik geluid wat u hoort is het balhoofd lager. Het lager los halen en invetten dan is het over👌
Frank Snip thanks for the thumbs up 👍🏻. Unfortunately I don’t understand the rest of your message. Can you write it again in English please? Thx.
@@ruirodtube hat is fine, would you also like to mention the height meters? greetings Frank
@@ruirodtube the tap sound comes from the headset bearing in the frame. you can take it out and grease it, then it's over👍

Frank Snip Thanks for the tip! I’ll make sure to have it done when the bike shop opens again. I don’t have the proper grease at home.
Frank Snip my height is 173cm and the bike has an 18” frame size. All the bike measurements are available on the Cube website.
Oh you just said your a pilot can I ask what you fly as I follow aircraft a lot?
Donna Adams I started my professional pilot carrer flying Cessna Mustangs, then I flew the Beechcraft Premier 1A and now I fly the Hawker 4000.
Privately I fly the Cessna 172 SP with the Garmin G1000 cockpit.
Cheers!
Ruirodtube thankyou will look those aircraft up as I only know the Cessna 172 , I took flying lessons many years ago in a 152 but gave up as got too expensive. But kept up my interest 😊
What is this weird sound? Like changing gears all the time
Pawel Walkus it’s the vertical tube where the handlebar is supported. I fixed it but it came back. Then I fixed it again and it isn’t cracking after one ride.
Any suggestions how to get rid of it permanently?
@@ruirodtube Do I understand it right. You mean the headset or the stem?
Pawel Walkus I believe it’s the rings below the stem (headset spacers). They‘re compressed against eachother and make cracking noises when they shift relative to eachother.
What do you think?
@@ruirodtube Did you tried to apply some grease on the stem bolts and maybe check the torque. Same with the stem cap bolt.
Pascal Pereira I solved it on my third attempt. I don’t know if I was lucky or if I applied the right technique but I started by unscrewing all the bolts and torqued the head bolt first and then the two stem bolts. So far so good.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Moien 👍
Moien. Wie geet et? :-)
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Nice Vid. what kind of phone holder you are using?
wolkuz I’m using the Topeak for iPhone 8. You can see it better on another video of mine where I detailed the extra equipment. Cheers.
How long was the ride ?
Pascal Pereira the ride lasted 2 hrs 56 minutes. I had to look it up on the Bosch e-bike connect website 😆
@@ruirodtube Maybe it is time to buy a sport watch.