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Jul 27, 2023 at 10:51

Jul 27, 2023

Dangerholm's Quest to Build the World's Lightest eMTB

Hahaha literally had me laughing out loud at that. Now I'll never be able to look at that shirt without seeing a mix of Lemmy and Cindy Crawford if I squint my eyes.

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Jul 27, 2023 at 10:18

Jul 27, 2023

Dangerholm's Quest to Build the World's Lightest eMTB

@Mtmw: Yeah I definitely get your point, just wanted to clarify for anyone else reading. :) It will be interesting to see how batteries develop in the coming 5-20 years or so, hopefully we will get some generally safer more foolproof (and perhaps even more environmentally friendly) technology at some point.

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Jul 27, 2023 at 10:15

Jul 27, 2023

Dangerholm's Quest to Build the World's Lightest eMTB

@panthermodern: Sorry, I hadn't refreshed the page so missed your reply! Yes, they're 100% a homage to Lemmy. Or at least that's how it started, once you get used to them they're actually quite comfortable haha.

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Jul 27, 2023 at 10:13

Jul 27, 2023

Dangerholm's Quest to Build the World's Lightest eMTB

No shorts-ception, it's Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead! While most people know him for his stage appearance in boots and tight black jeans, he was infamous for wearing shorts much smaller than mine. In the words of the man himself: "If they're not short, they're pants!"

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Jul 27, 2023 at 10:11

Jul 27, 2023

Dangerholm's Quest to Build the World's Lightest eMTB

I really wish this too, because the work sucks and is stupidly time consuming haha. But we're working on making it happen for at least a few projects.

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Jul 27, 2023 at 10:10

Jul 27, 2023

Dangerholm's Quest to Build the World's Lightest eMTB

It will be really interesting to see how the Orbit Clutch on the derailleur performs on an MTB. It actually seems to be really good, but time will tell. As for the drivetrain, what I personally really would like to see is a RED XPLR cassette in 10-44 that is machined mono-block like XX1 cassettes. I fully understand that 12s is the standard these days, but man I have a hard time getting over having o run a 390g Force cassette if you've shelled out for a RED derailleur with some fancy and expensive carbon bits. Would make a lot more sense to just run a 300g cassette and a cheaper derailleur haha.

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Jul 27, 2023 at 10:06

Jul 27, 2023

Dangerholm's Quest to Build the World's Lightest eMTB

While a lot on this bike is DIY, the R&D battery and drive unit tuning is completely done in-house by TQ to all necessary safety standards.

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Jul 27, 2023 at 10:05

Jul 27, 2023

Dangerholm's Quest to Build the World's Lightest eMTB

The orange label (front tire) is the soft one. Blue is Speedgrip.

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Jul 27, 2023 at 10:03

Jul 27, 2023

Dangerholm's Quest to Build the World's Lightest eMTB

Haha thanks man, appreciate it!

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Jul 27, 2023 at 10:02

Jul 27, 2023

Dangerholm's Quest to Build the World's Lightest eMTB

I definitely get your point, there are many factors one could consider when it comes to what's fair to compare. My thought with this one is that the TQ-HPR50 is a very well established system that is widely accepted and use by several of the biggest bike brands out there. Also this 360Wh battery actually is the big one, since Rotwild have a 250Wh TQ battery in one of their bikes. I can't remember the weight of it as I'm writing this, but at least there's also a 160Wh range extender for this bike which brings the capacity up and it would still be a pretty light bike. But for sure, battery technology is what will be the real game changer for e-bikes. Hopefully there will be some leap in the coming years, so that we can have 750-1000Wh in the size of this bike.

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