I was out on the Downs Tuesday, going in the opposite direction! I was so sure I saw you! We were cycling push bikes leaning into the wind but heading towards eastbourne being pushed up the hills! We managed it over a 3 hard days. I do it every year! You should definitely return to do it winchester to eastbourne the views are amazing heading in that direction also! My next step is to get an ebike with spare batteries! Questions: 1. Can you make video showing all your kit. 2. Do you think it’s possible to do it on 2x 700wh batteries in 1day with good weather.
A follow up video going over bikes, gear used, planning the route and transportation access to start and end point. With lessons learned what would you do/take again what would you change would be great!
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And in addition, a question about battery chargers, since they were using 2 batteries. Did they carry 2 chargers or let the first battery charge to 100% (this can take up to 5-6 hours, enough time to kill many beers), then get the second one on charger while sleeping ;-) Or they had a crew with 5-6 spare batteries for each bike ;-)
Would like to know both perspectives on the bags on the front wheels instead of the rear, not sure I would have liked that weight in the front unless it was ballanced with bags on the back also.
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More of this guys. For me this is more interesting than shredding eMTBs at bike parks ;-)
Love the adventure content! Would be great to see more content on battery management, charging infrastructures for multi day adventures. I don't think its feasible for most people to carry 4 batteries for 2 days, so how about using pubs/cafes as charging stops?
Started e-bikepacking this year, it's the best thing I have done in years and it is a constant learning curve in terms of refining the set up. Luckily I already had a load of outdoor gear (dry bags, tent, stove etc) so could use some of that. I have done a few two day trips without having to recharge because I have 1,625w of batteries. Having to recharge is the biggest blocker to a multi day trip especially if you want to go to remote areas. Despite what a lot of people say keeping the weight down is still important as it will extend range.
wow guys, it so surprising and wonderful to see Tom Cardy in the channel and I love backpacking videos. Thankfully you guys reached safe and sound and it was a very very good video. Good job guys.
You don't need an eBike for this. Two of us did Bournemouth to Eastbourne via Winchester in on regular MTBs. Also did Bristol to Ivinghoe Beacon via Avebury to connect the Ridgeway. I love my eBike for certain stuff but a waste of time for the big epic rides. I did x4 350mile loops last year on gravel bike with minimal camping gear - x3 stops per trip. It's a massive sense of achievement doing it with just your legs. NOTE: Prevailing wind usually from West or South West along that coast so start at Winchester and go East!! I think eBikes for pure fun around 50k and regular bikes for proper rides. On the plus side, I hope you inspire people to get out and ride on anything - well done for that chaps!
Would love to see more E-bikepacking trips and maybe a show on full-suspension bike - travel bags. See on your show you had both front, rear and handlebar bags. Love this type of e-biking and have done a couple 2 night trips around the Rincon Volcano in Costa Rica, since single track trails are few due to the extreme jungle and extreme rains. Rustic lodges a better option to tenting though, as too many snakes, puma and jaguar for that. Love your show and look forward to all the videos each week.
This is great and fun content. Please give us more adventures with e-mountain bikes. This is content a large part of your target group is craving for. ;-) The Levo disappoints. Not even 30km? My Cube with a Bosch Gen 4 and 500Wh goes about 50 to 60 km at least under comparable conditions.
@@erich8258 Starting at 05:23: battery change time after 18 miles. 18 miles equals 28,9682km ~ 29km . That's less than 30km. They used 2 batteries à 700 Wh per day. Worst case, this equals 1400Wh per day. I was riding around Castle Neuschwanstein in the German Alps under similar conditions a few days ago. As mentioned above "My Cube with a Bosch Gen 4 and 500Wh goes about 50 to 60 km at least under comparable conditions." ;-)) About 29 km for the Levo is not very impressing.
I'm hesitating between a conventional and an electric bike for bike touring mainly on little roads and biking tracks. Would you say the e-bike is better? How do you recharge the battery on camp grounds? Thank you for the nice video!
Great ride boys, credit to you both for doing it on e-bikes. It's a hell of a route. The max elivation is only 280m or so but you gain and loose it all at once over and over again! Very few opportunities to re-supply without deviating from the route and loosing precious elevation to.
One of those reasons why i love you guys from GMBN&EMBN doing stuff like this. Would love to ride with (like Blake would say) "you beautiful people" some day. ✌️
Great video, did that trip in 1986 on rigid mtb's (or ATB's as they were called then), brought back some great memories. I have to say though guys it was a rookie error starting in the east and travelling west; you were always going to at least have some headwinds.
Oh this is awesome! Fantastic series - Adventure Week! We have some rather inexpensive trekking ebikes and next spring we'll get some more "serious" stuff like a fully ebike which we can use to do ebike tours/bike packing. Yeah, the weather..still, the views and places are amazing. Well done
Nice work guys. Winchester used to be my home in UK 20 years ago, and I rode the SDW just before I left UK to visit my Mum in Bexhill. It was a great weekend, the weather was shit for me too! I remember the ??chalk/clay?? soil being as slippery as ice when wet, ha-ha! I get my Trek Rail soon, there's loads of great bike packing routes of every level here in NZ, come visit one day when you can :-)
Great video. Tom mentioned at the end that next time you'de do a few things differently. It would be a really interesting followup to find out what they would be?
Did this route on my Haibike Fatsix a couple of years ago, spread over 3 days, but in the opposite direction. I was lucky and got good weather all the way. Great ride with awesome scenery. Highly recommend it.
Love the fact that you guys persisted with the ride despite the conditions. Goes to show that the world is not entirely made of Insta worthy moments. Nice!
Most enjoyable. Thanks. 1,000 ft per mile in those conditions at the distances you did is impressive. Panniers on the front surprised me, as I know weight there in off-road motorcycle trail riding is a no no.
Nice guys! What bike packs Dis you use? And what bike pack carriers? Is front better (the pack is suspended by the fork) or rear (no suspension for the pack but maybe better bike control)?
Hi guys loving the video looks great adventure apart from the weather on the first day looking forward to seeing your next video keep safe and keep E biking 😷👍🏻
Great video guys. Definitely interested in knowing more about the panniers and whether front or rear or a balance of both would be best. Hoping to start doing e bike packing next year but not sure how to carry everything as yet especially over more chunky terrain.
This was great guys. Beautiful Ride on the 2nd day. That 1st leg, though.. Bloody hell..(!) Maybe consider doing the Camknjonde Santiago...and finish up, down here, in sunny Portugal ;) Really cool idea, filming the bike-packing, for the channel. Thanks for the video! Pls do a follow up going tjrough gear & logistics. And comments on the experience, naturally. Cheers
Nice vid, would have appreciated a description of the front and rear racks that were fitted to the bikes and any issues with them. Not so common on a full sus bike, at least as far as I know?
@@embn Yes Topeak but which ones? Or maybe they just fitted them for you and you don't have a clue? Come on, how to pack and into what is just as important in Bikepacking as the ride itself. If you can't pack you can't bikepack.
Would love to see what luggage was used on the Turbo Levo as they don't have anywhere ready made to bolt anything on. In fact I'd also like to know what fork panniers were used on the Haibike too. That would give a good luggage capacity without having to wear a backpack.
Boys you looked like you had a blast!!! When you stopped in Winchester by the sign saying 99 miles to Eastbourne, I used to live just down that steep bank! So disappointed we didn't see you, we are always riding down by Winchester cathedral! If your ever down this way again, let me know and I'll get the kettle on 👍👍🤘🤘🔥🔥
This video was fantastic so what I’m looking for. Made me miss the UK big time now when I go on an adventure ride I have to take bear spray on my rig lol. Keep up the entertainment guys love the channel. Mountie
Having done this route myself with a group of others. It certainly is a challenge. The preferred route though is West to East as that is the prevailing wind. We had to break the trip into 2 night stops as battery conservation was an issue, we only had 500 watt. The South Downs is on my back yard and is a great place to explore with some challenging climb particularly on the East side. Great to see you guys complete the challenge.
Most folk go West to East because the prevalent wind is then on your back, so was surprised to see you ride that way! Nice luxury with two batteries too, glad you got to see it in its splendour tho on day 2.
Just about to go bikepacking with my 2 year old onboard. 2020 Turbo Levo Comp, front child seat, same Thule pack n Go pannier setup, with front fork racks for light gear and a small bar bag at the front. Only 24 miles but round the back of Loch Lomond and alongside some Munro’s, should be interesting!! Great video guys!
Great video - this is how I use my eMTB, out exploring the bridleways and byways of our fair island, so nice to see you not in a bike park! As per the other comments would like to know what kit you used and the stats on battery usage. More adventures please...
When I said to my wife “ This is what we’re gonna do”......... she said “ Noooooooo” and went to bed ! Ummmmmm bit of work needed on that one 😁 she’ll give in.......... fantastic vlog, next one bike packing to UK bike parks and spots suggested by viewers ..... ps can I come 🤙🏾
You had a perfect whether you have nothing to complain of. At the same time here in Israel we had almost two weeks of 40-50C with 75-95% humidity, absolutely nightmare...😬
Would love to go Bikepacking but I’ve only one 500Wh battery. Starting from Leeds I’d only get to Huddersfield and have to get the bus back. If I bought 3 more batteries for a trip like this when would I use them again? Sounds like a great way to explore the countryside though. Can’t wait for eMtb’s to give us more range so we can do longer trips without the hassle of carrying the equivalent of 10 bags of sugar along too. FYI, Great channel.
Could you explain how you charged 4 batteries? Here in USA in Western Pa we have a 335 mile ride into Washington DC from Pittsburgh Pa and trying to figure out charging, while camping.
Batteries cost more than the cheap Tents & Sbag Mat set up 🤷🏻♂️ Bike packing with 3/4 Spare batteries ain’t gonna happen for 99% of Riders 🚵🏻♂️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
I agree with some of the other comments, you haven't said what bikes can accept panniers and racks etc, what the kit is. Most can't, you have to use bikepacking gear with their awkward, small, difficult to pack seat packs etc.
Hey EMBN! Love this channel. However, I would love if you guys could Adress some more time to safety and safety gear. MTB accidents are nothing to take lightly and there’s a big rise of critical accidents the last years. I think this has to do with more and more people getting into e-trail biking and chairlift bike park especially. Best regards from someone who work in the air ambulance 🚁
Guys, did your ebikes have rack mounts? I just don’t have them on mine, and I don’t know if it’s possible to install a trunk somehow. Maybe these are special racks that are attached in a different way?
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Have you ever been bike packing on an e-bike? It's great fun!
Electric Mountain Bike Network it looks great fun just not in this country shame we can’t take e-bikes on planes
Where did you guys get those bag racks?
Hell yeh! just did 170 miles over 4 days out here in cali on my e touring bike. Looks like you guys had quite the adventure
How did you charge 4 batteries? Did you carry 4 chargers with you too?
I was out on the Downs Tuesday, going in the opposite direction! I was so sure I saw you! We were cycling push bikes leaning into the wind but heading towards eastbourne being pushed up the hills! We managed it over a 3 hard days. I do it every year! You should definitely return to do it winchester to eastbourne the views are amazing heading in that direction also!
My next step is to get an ebike with spare batteries! Questions:
1. Can you make video showing all your kit.
2. Do you think it’s possible to do it on 2x 700wh batteries in 1day with good weather.
A follow up video going over bikes, gear used, planning the route and transportation access to start and end point. With lessons learned what would you do/take again what would you change would be great!
And in addition, a question about battery chargers, since they were using 2 batteries. Did they carry 2 chargers or let the first battery charge to 100% (this can take up to 5-6 hours, enough time to kill many beers), then get the second one on charger while sleeping ;-) Or they had a crew with 5-6 spare batteries for each bike ;-)
@ That's what I was wondering. Battery management insight would be interesting.
Hopefully solid state batteries will be a game changer.
Would like to know both perspectives on the bags on the front wheels instead of the rear, not sure I would have liked that weight in the front unless it was ballanced with bags on the back also.
More of this guys. For me this is more interesting than shredding eMTBs at bike parks ;-)
More bike packing videos please. Just imagine what those head winds would have been like without epower!
This whole week will be based around adventure! 👍 We would love to do some more bikepacking for sure!
@@embn Jeah - we love it :-)
Love the adventure content! Would be great to see more content on battery management, charging infrastructures for multi day adventures. I don't think its feasible for most people to carry 4 batteries for 2 days, so how about using pubs/cafes as charging stops?
Started e-bikepacking this year, it's the best thing I have done in years and it is a constant learning curve in terms of refining the set up. Luckily I already had a load of outdoor gear (dry bags, tent, stove etc) so could use some of that. I have done a few two day trips without having to recharge because I have 1,625w of batteries. Having to recharge is the biggest blocker to a multi day trip especially if you want to go to remote areas. Despite what a lot of people say keeping the weight down is still important as it will extend range.
Agree with others requesting more bike packing vids 👍👍
Bikepacking with cards, fck yeah!
wow guys, it so surprising and wonderful to see Tom Cardy in the channel and I love backpacking videos. Thankfully you guys reached safe and sound and it was a very very good video. Good job guys.
Was a fun trip 🤘 Very windy though!
You don't need an eBike for this. Two of us did Bournemouth to Eastbourne via Winchester in on regular MTBs. Also did Bristol to Ivinghoe Beacon via Avebury to connect the Ridgeway. I love my eBike for certain stuff but a waste of time for the big epic rides. I did x4 350mile loops last year on gravel bike with minimal camping gear - x3 stops per trip. It's a massive sense of achievement doing it with just your legs.
NOTE: Prevailing wind usually from West or South West along that coast so start at Winchester and go East!!
I think eBikes for pure fun around 50k and regular bikes for proper rides. On the plus side, I hope you inspire people to get out and ride on anything - well done for that chaps!
More information about the saddle bags and their influence on the ride, please!
Would love to see more E-bikepacking trips and maybe a show on full-suspension bike - travel bags. See on your show you had both front, rear and handlebar bags. Love this type of e-biking and have done a couple 2 night trips around the Rincon Volcano in Costa Rica, since single track trails are few due to the extreme jungle and extreme rains. Rustic lodges a better option to tenting though, as too many snakes, puma and jaguar for that. Love your show and look forward to all the videos each week.
Very inspiring. I am learning so much for my own little ebike adventure channel. Thank you.
Like that, I'm interested in the two different approaches to the panniers?
My guess is.. EMBN got a front and rear set in from Topeak to review.. and Tom got the short straw.. :)
This is great and fun content. Please give us more adventures with e-mountain bikes. This is content a large part of your target group is craving for. ;-)
The Levo disappoints. Not even 30km? My Cube with a Bosch Gen 4 and 500Wh goes about 50 to 60 km at least under comparable conditions.
I think they were counting miles, not km
@@erich8258 miles x 1.6 equals km. ;-)
@@Mike.Muc.3.1415 of course. And therefore Chris doing less than 30 miles, not less than 30 km, isn't so bad
@@erich8258 Starting at 05:23: battery change time after 18 miles. 18 miles equals 28,9682km ~ 29km . That's less than 30km. They used 2 batteries à 700 Wh per day. Worst case, this equals 1400Wh per day. I was riding around Castle Neuschwanstein in the German Alps under similar conditions a few days ago. As mentioned above "My Cube with a Bosch Gen 4 and 500Wh goes about 50 to 60 km at least under comparable conditions." ;-)) About 29 km for the Levo is not very impressing.
Don't under appreciate the wind. They had to abuse Turbo mode somewhat. I get further on my Turbo Levo but I'm not carrying extra batteries etc.
Love this kind of video very much ! Thank you for sharing it ! 👍👍👍
I'm hesitating between a conventional and an electric bike for bike touring mainly on little roads and biking tracks. Would you say the e-bike is better? How do you recharge the battery on camp grounds? Thank you for the nice video!
Great ride boys, credit to you both for doing it on e-bikes. It's a hell of a route. The max elivation is only 280m or so but you gain and loose it all at once over and over again! Very few opportunities to re-supply without deviating from the route and loosing precious elevation to.
I did the South Downs way on an old GT Timberline in the mid 90s. Nearly bloody killed me !
One of those reasons why i love you guys from GMBN&EMBN doing stuff like this. Would love to ride with (like Blake would say) "you beautiful people" some day. ✌️
Great video, did that trip in 1986 on rigid mtb's (or ATB's as they were called then), brought back some great memories. I have to say though guys it was a rookie error starting in the east and travelling west; you were always going to at least have some headwinds.
Oh this is awesome! Fantastic series - Adventure Week! We have some rather inexpensive trekking ebikes and next spring we'll get some more "serious" stuff like a fully ebike which we can use to do ebike tours/bike packing.
Yeah, the weather..still, the views and places are amazing. Well done
Nice work guys. Winchester used to be my home in UK 20 years ago, and I rode the SDW just before I left UK to visit my Mum in Bexhill. It was a great weekend, the weather was shit for me too! I remember the ??chalk/clay?? soil being as slippery as ice when wet, ha-ha! I get my Trek Rail soon, there's loads of great bike packing routes of every level here in NZ, come visit one day when you can :-)
Nice, but on a decent day, seems like that trip is a relative doddle. Who was the camera person? They deserve a shout out too...
Great video. Tom mentioned at the end that next time you'de do a few things differently. It would be a really interesting followup to find out what they would be?
Did this route on my Haibike Fatsix a couple of years ago, spread over 3 days, but in the opposite direction. I was lucky and got good weather all the way. Great ride with awesome scenery. Highly recommend it.
Love the fact that you guys persisted with the ride despite the conditions. Goes to show that the world is not entirely made of Insta worthy moments.
Nice!
great vid guys .... but why no reviews on the kit used and view on different setups that you both had ... but in general, more of the same please !!
Thoroughly enjoyed this adventure. Thank you!
Most enjoyable. Thanks. 1,000 ft per mile in those conditions at the distances you did is impressive. Panniers on the front surprised me, as I know weight there in off-road motorcycle trail riding is a no no.
So what, beer in your panniers and camping gear in your backpacks? What a concept!
Really made me want to try ebikepacking next summer, what a great way to see the world.
Nice guys! What bike packs Dis you use? And what bike pack carriers? Is front better (the pack is suspended by the fork) or rear (no suspension for the pack but maybe better bike control)?
Its on my bucket list now to ebikepack in new zealand
BRILLIANT GUYS BRILLIANT...NOW ON MY BUCKET LIST 😁👍
OMG... fantastic... ive been a unwell man for a while and its great to do these adventures indoors on my computer.. great vlog
Thank you for sprinkling in a few Yank terms, i.e. miles vs kilometers, etc. I enjoyed the bike packing video. Great channel.
They use miles in England
Really enjoyed watching Chris and Tom they are both excellent presentor ,Cheers Guys🙏🖖
Hi guys loving the video looks great adventure apart from the weather on the first day looking forward to seeing your next video keep safe and keep E biking 😷👍🏻
Great stuff Gents. Great to see Tom on the channel again. 👍
Great video guys. Definitely interested in knowing more about the panniers and whether front or rear or a balance of both would be best. Hoping to start doing e bike packing next year but not sure how to carry everything as yet especially over more chunky terrain.
This was great guys.
Beautiful Ride on the 2nd day.
That 1st leg, though.. Bloody hell..(!)
Maybe consider doing the Camknjonde Santiago...and finish up, down here, in sunny Portugal ;)
Really cool idea, filming the bike-packing, for the channel.
Thanks for the video!
Pls do a follow up going tjrough gear & logistics.
And comments on the experience, naturally.
Cheers
Finally, it had been a long time since we got to see such a beautiful video.
I may have missed it but how did you charge the batteries when y’all were camping out?
The most pleasant video I have seen in a long time. Absolutely love your music background.
Nice vid, would have appreciated a description of the front and rear racks that were fitted to the bikes and any issues with them. Not so common on a full sus bike, at least as far as I know?
I think they might be the topeak tetraracks
@@ootz0rz Thank you sir!
These are from Topeak, hope that helps 👍
@@embn Why didn't you use the Dual-Battery on the Haibike?
@@embn Yes Topeak but which ones? Or maybe they just fitted them for you and you don't have a clue? Come on, how to pack and into what is just as important in Bikepacking as the ride itself. If you can't pack you can't bikepack.
Would love to see what luggage was used on the Turbo Levo as they don't have anywhere ready made to bolt anything on. In fact I'd also like to know what fork panniers were used on the Haibike too. That would give a good luggage capacity without having to wear a backpack.
So cool. You are both so lucky to experience such an adventure. Great stuff.
Boys you looked like you had a blast!!! When you stopped in Winchester by the sign saying 99 miles to Eastbourne, I used to live just down that steep bank! So disappointed we didn't see you, we are always riding down by Winchester cathedral! If your ever down this way again, let me know and I'll get the kettle on 👍👍🤘🤘🔥🔥
This video was fantastic so what I’m looking for. Made me miss the UK big time now when I go on an adventure ride I have to take bear spray on my rig lol. Keep up the entertainment guys love the channel. Mountie
Brilliant video! Many thanks!
Really enjoyed the vid. Well done for sticking it out despite the horrible day 1 weather! 😀
Epic character building trip, the conditions must have been brutal on day one to use so much power
Brilliant .. lets see more adventure ebike packing .
This is the best. Need this combo more often. Love Cards!
Having done this route myself with a group of others. It certainly is a challenge. The preferred route though is West to East as that is the prevailing wind. We had to break the trip into 2 night stops as battery conservation was an issue, we only had 500 watt. The South Downs is on my back yard and is a great place to explore with some challenging climb particularly on the East side. Great to see you guys complete the challenge.
That was sweet..loved the editing, tunes and scenery.
We want more of this and its given me ideas for my next vid.
Most folk go West to East because the prevalent wind is then on your back, so was surprised to see you ride that way! Nice luxury with two batteries too, glad you got to see it in its splendour tho on day 2.
Just about to go bikepacking with my 2 year old onboard. 2020 Turbo Levo Comp, front child seat, same Thule pack n Go pannier setup, with front fork racks for light gear and a small bar bag at the front. Only 24 miles but round the back of Loch Lomond and alongside some Munro’s, should be interesting!! Great video guys!
Making Camping great again .
Good job.
Great video guys,I was surprised at how much battery you used but you were up against it with high winds and extra weight!
Just did the Ridgeway a couple of days ago, this looks fun too :)
Great video - this is how I use my eMTB, out exploring the bridleways and byways of our fair island, so nice to see you not in a bike park! As per the other comments would like to know what kit you used and the stats on battery usage. More adventures please...
When I said to my wife “ This is what we’re gonna do”......... she said “ Noooooooo” and went to bed ! Ummmmmm bit of work needed on that one 😁 she’ll give in.......... fantastic vlog, next one bike packing to UK bike parks and spots suggested by viewers ..... ps can I come 🤙🏾
Great to see Tom Cardy back on the channel , great video guys 👍
The wind is why most people go from Winchester to Eastbourne
Boys this track looks amazing. Would love to do that asap💕💕😊👍
You had a perfect whether you have nothing to complain of.
At the same time here in Israel we had almost two weeks of 40-50C with 75-95% humidity, absolutely nightmare...😬
Thanks really opened my eyes to the fact that you do not always need to go to Scotland for long off road trips
Awesome adventure! What racks are being used on the bikes? How long did it take you to set up and break down camp? Thanks!
Outstanding love you guys Channel
I like that Bike Tent !!!
Nice video. Thank you for sharing it. You have my support.😊😊😊
Would love to go Bikepacking but I’ve only one 500Wh battery. Starting from Leeds I’d only get to Huddersfield and have to get the bus back.
If I bought 3 more batteries for a trip like this when would I use them again? Sounds like a great way to explore the countryside though. Can’t wait for eMtb’s to give us more range so we can do longer trips without the hassle of carrying the equivalent of 10 bags of sugar along too.
FYI, Great channel.
dang i really want ebike for THIS...cycling, adventure and camping. maybe someday....
I thoroughly enjoyed the vid
Thanks lads, very enjoyable
Cool video guys💯 more bike packing videos coming? 👍😎
how did you charge the bikes? planning on a long trip next year, but not sure how to charge the bike outside
Just wondering what was the racks you used on the front and back on levo btw I am thinking of doing a coast to coast trip
Id also like to know the answer to this
Awesome video. Toms Bikamper is pretty sweet!
Nice one chaps, this looks great, did you have to take your own battery chargers.?
Nice to see the pro’s fall off once in a while 👍😂
I truly enjoyed the video. By the way, how many battery did you guys brought? Where did you charge it.
Nice, Cardy!
Outstanding editing and music selections! That was great and is very enjoyable to watch.
Could you explain how you charged 4 batteries? Here in USA in Western Pa we have a 335 mile ride into Washington DC from Pittsburgh Pa and trying to figure out charging, while camping.
ha ha, they skipped over that part. eBikepacking really needs a motel or powered campground every night.
This was awesome.
So as long as you have two grands worth of spare batteries you too can go epic bike packing. lol
Batteries cost more than the cheap Tents & Sbag Mat set up 🤷🏻♂️
Bike packing with 3/4 Spare batteries ain’t gonna happen for 99% of Riders 🚵🏻♂️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
I was thinking this. The benefits of an ebike seem massively reduced if you’re only going 30 miles on a charge!
Great ride Chris! Can you give us an approximation of the total system weight (rider+bike+packs)?
I agree with some of the other comments, you haven't said what bikes can accept panniers and racks etc, what the kit is. Most can't, you have to use bikepacking gear with their awkward, small, difficult to pack seat packs etc.
Not sure enough adverts could u add some more.
Riding Haibike XDURO Adnevtr would've made more sense. Enjoyable video nonetheless.
I thought the bike tent was super cool.
Did you take 4 batteries each, or somehow charge them over night in the tents??
Great video, I think you did say you had the batteries on charge in the barn or something but how did you manage to charge 4 batteries? 👍
Hey EMBN! Love this channel. However, I would love if you guys could Adress some more time to safety and safety gear. MTB accidents are nothing to take lightly and there’s a big rise of critical accidents the last years. I think this has to do with more and more people getting into e-trail biking and chairlift bike park especially.
Best regards from someone who work in the air ambulance 🚁
Great point raised there! Let’s hope they are reading your comment.
My local is Cissbury to Chanctonbury, walking dog or now using my Frey EX
Guys, did your ebikes have rack mounts? I just don’t have them on mine, and I don’t know if it’s possible to install a trunk somehow. Maybe these are special racks that are attached in a different way?
i was hoping honestly to heard your comments comparison about your luggage setups, which one had front paniers and other the rear...
Any tips on bike security while bike packing?
guess you soon find out cos your tent will fall down, lol