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Polygon Mt Bromo Review | Polygon's first full suspension e-MTB is not what we expected
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2024
- The Polygon Mt Bromo is the Indonesian brand's first full suspension electric mountain bike. As expected, it features a mighty impressive package for the money. What we didn't expect though was the head-scratching suspension design. So how does it work? What's it like to ride? And how does it compare to the competition?
Read on for everything you need to know about Polygon's all-new e-MTB: flowmountainbi...
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2022 Polygon Mt Bromo N8 Review
0:00 - Intro
1:26 - Mt Bromo Overview
2:18 - IFS Suspension Design
3:21 - Geometry
4:31 - Specs & Pricing
5:25 - Weight
5:35 - Sizing & Fit
6:07 - So Many Knobs!
8:37 - Killer Traction
9:27 - Descending
10:21 - Handling
10:58 - Climbing
11:53 - Issues
13:45 - Flow's Verdict
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Imagine riding a Mt Bromo on Mt Bromo
Love this!
Polygon man is here..👆
@@hs4544 worth every penny
Indonesia punya 🔥
Good bye or good buy 😉
The best reviews hands down. I like the details and how you are going into the subtle differences between different bikes and suspension platforms including the setups and riding characteristics. Nice work!
A thorough review of a very interesting bike. Not much else can compete price-wise
Thanks for the feedback Phill! And totally agree - it's so much bike for the money. [Wil]
Some of the best reviews on the tube!
Thanks Eddie D - appreciate the support and kind words! [Wil]
Hey Will I just watched Vital, Pinkbike and Beta and this was hands down the best review! As for the bike I’d go The Bro over a Levo.
3 Bros for the price of a Levo!
Thanks very much mate, that's awesome feedback! Haha #brosbeforelevos - love it! [Wil]
And now if you’d take price out of the equation, would you still go for the Bromo?
Is it smoother, better rideable on long technical tours and most important longer lasting than something like the Levo?
This question is by no means to offend you or to say I’m against the Bromo!
I’m in for my first Emtb and I want the most fun to ride bike I can get!
For now on the top of my list are the Levo and the Santa Cruz Heckler and maybe even the Bullit(but only the „low tier“ 7000€ build) but I’m definitely not settled on these so please give me your recommendations!
I say take price out of the equation because I’ll get it as a company bike which means 2500€ more are neglectable (well maybe not totally, but the additional price doesn’t nearly have the same impact as when I buy the bike. It would only be like 30€ more a month for the high end bike brands - so bikes up to 7500€ are fine with me)
I’d be very happy to get your recommendations which bike you’d prefer up to this price point.
Of course it can also be a cheaper bike, but only when it’s due to better riding and not due to lower cost!
Right now I’m riding a Nukeproof Mega 290 with the EXT Storia Coil shock in the back and the Formula Selva fork upfront.
I love the feel of this bike, but I want something better climbing (that’s the reason why I choose to go the Ebike route), something that can take me on longer and steeper uphill rides and something that’s still fun to jump and hop around over small natural kickers on trails and maybe even make us of bumps and potholes on fireroads (where the Ebike also helps a ton! Due to the pedal assist jumping is possible even on uphill trails, because of the added speed) so the bike should be light and nimble(in the Emtbs limits of course) and not only a pure plowing machine for taking the fastest and straightest line down a steep mountain.
@@FlowMountainBikeTH-cam btw, thanks for the amazing review guys!
I really enjoy watching your reviews lately and #bromosbeforelevos is a hell of a hashtag for a sticker!
I’d surely get them printed if my choice would be the Bromo!
However #levosbeforebromos for some reason sounds just pathetic haha
@@FlowMountainBikeTH-cam haha yea great hashtag Will your a real wordsmith!
@@rolux4853 personally I don’t know or care how good the Levos are? All I know is that is just way way to much money for a motorised bicycle. And plenty of other companies like polygon have awesome bikes for way less than half the cost.
Sure there are people that will buy em, and some will think they’re great value for money.
Most people would not notice the difference between fox factory suspension and properly setup fox performance yet alone change there speed or ability. If your one of those that finds it fun to spend 25k on a bike go for it! I personally would rather spend less sort my suspension out and get some professional coaching or gym membership things that will actually make me a better rider.
Surprised by the new suspension. It's not really floating like the Fss, fs2 and fs3 but I believe like those and in the Xquareone, it probably does the same thing. Even if pedal Bob may not be an issue in emtbs, the activeness will definitely help.
And yeah, my Colossus T8 is still at the shop, they're trying to find what's making the noise, the Mt bromo has even more linkage bearings.
Oh Man, Can't wait to get this thing to Rotorua
Does this mean we're getting them in NZ? 🤔
Expertly done review!
FYI. Polygon has addressed the issue of the cable protection. I took delivery of a new polygon bromo n8 in OZ and it has a shirk wrapped cable guide. And the cables are all protected
How have you found the battery life so far? Too small in capacity? Wishing it was at least 630wt! Martin
@@martinbramston2244 so far I've only done two 2 hour rides with other ebikes, and for the riding we do, it's seams ok. But that's only doing about 24s with 900m climbing in trail. I find I don't use boost much, don't have to, I set my trail to enable me to still have a decent work out. I brought the high capacity charger as stock, it comes with the travel charge, so if we stop anywhere for lunch, aka beer, I can do a top up. I will be buying a second battery, which I can buy cheap so that will take care of any range issues.
I will add, in the last 200kms, I keep getting surprised just how good this thing is....
@@WogsRus1 that's great. After 2 hours of riding did you still have much battery life left?
Is the front and rear suspension as good as its claimed to be for average trail riding ? Your view would be greatly appreciated before I commit to buy ! thanks Martin
@@martinbramston2244 hi Martin. Sorry didn't see your reply. This weekend I did 24kms with 800m of climbing, mix of eco, trail and even boost and I had two and half bars left. By that stage, my arms were dead. We have some fairly narly rough trails here.
The suspension is surreal, the rear is so planted it's not even funny. I ride with a few mullets and the like, and this thing eats them for breakfast.
Supper nimble and poppy and I certainly don't regret it.
The specs of the bike are wicked and though I will say, the bosh motor I rode recently, felt a bit more punchy but over all, had the same level of assist, just more eager to pull faster first up.
Not sure what you mean by average trail riding as this thing is more capable them most bikes in the 160mm category, I have no idea what that rear does but is just soooo nice, zero pedal bob and zero pedal input, like a cloud.
Wicked review Flow. Nice to see some new e-mtbs coming to the market.
Thanks Clare, glad you enjoyed the review! Totally agree - it's cool to see a brand like Polygon come in and shake things up a little price-wise. Oh and stay tuned - we've got another secret e-MTB on test at the moment that I reckon you're going to find pretty interesting... [Wil]
EXCELLENT. REVIEW!! I GOT LIVO THX FOR YOUR DETAILED EXPLANATION!! LIVO FOR 6999 AUD, WITH A FULL BATTERY OF 625W, IS BETTER THAN TAN POLYGON
Do you have any insight on the release of the other 2022s? There is a video that posted yesterday with a 2022 D7 which is what I've been waiting for. It's not on the Bikes Online website tho.
I'd have two of these in my garage if it wasn't for the NZ dealer
Great review as always... love it!
Thanks very much Steve, appreciate the feedback! [Wil]
Thanks, great review!
Hi Will, great review as always. Desperate to know where those sweet flowing trails are, Mt Bulla, Thredbo.?
Thanks for watching and for the feedback Jason! All the riding footage in this video was shot at the Mystic Bike Park in Bright, Victoria. We took the Mt Bromo there for a few days of testing. Fun trails! [Wil]
Color: Step Through-Blue
Great bike and great review. Cannot wait until my mate get this then followed by me just because he has one 😅😂😭
Can u mullet this bike? How will it affect the ride? Especially the low bb
Proud of you polygon 👍👍👍👍
Good job, Polygon Indonesia
Which one best bro trek marlin 7 or polygon xtrada 6 1*11?
Where are you riding here? Looks amazing.
That's in Bright, Victoria - great spot for riding!
Hey Flow can you upgrade the damper on the fox 38 to the grip 2?
Certainly can! The damper is a fairly modular design, so you could pull out the GRIP damper and fit a GRIP2 damper in its place. I believe the GRIP2 damper sells on its own for around $550 AUD, though it'd be worth checking in with a Fox dealer on both pricing and availability. [Wil]
bold review, nice...
I’d love to know what trails you ride during your reviews.
Mystic mountain, Bright, Victoria.
Hey there Mike! It usually depends on the bike - we always test on local trails, but where possible we'll try and take a test bike a little further afield to a location that we think will suit the style of bike. Plus, it's always nice to shoot photos in a different environment. For this review, all the riding photos and video footage were shot at the Mystic Bike Park in Bright, Victoria. Nice spot! [Wil]
@@patricklee5159 yeah that looks like fire road up to hero in bright
Sidoarjo pride👍😀
Price? If comparing with vitus sommet ebike
Pricing & specs @4:31 mate! [Wil]
Nice bike
Wow Beautiful 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️
Is it an better than this 2003 mini heckler using a power tool battery?
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Hi👌🏾👍👍👍👍
No thank you I’ll support my local bike shop!
small battery fail
Still cost to much!
Costs too much in relation to what?