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rick26 mattbeer's article
May 12, 2026 at 13:06
May 12, 2026
First Look: The Rocky Mountain Altitude Powerplay 3 Gets More Power and a New Suspension Layout
Rocky Mountain should've gone to Bosch, Avinox or TQ to guarantee some kind of success & sales.
This type of packaging is not going to work out from here.
rick26 konaworld's article
Apr 23, 2026 at 5:50
Apr 23, 2026
Kona Releases New Remote 160 CR: 20.8kg, Bosch SX Motor, & Automatic Shifting
This bike should be on the TQ system with the HPR60 motor & 580wh battery.
The BB area on some Bosch SX bikes (like this one) is HUGE and we're always getting the small 400wh battery which is not enough for a lot of people.
rick26 stephanepelletier's article
Apr 19, 2026 at 11:25
Apr 19, 2026
Stephane's Randoms Part 2 - Sea Otter 2026
That 2027 Sight VLT CX is looking pretty good, I hope they were able to lower the MSRP a little bit like they did with the new Range VLT CX C1.
rick26 mikekazimer's article
Apr 16, 2026 at 16:04
Apr 16, 2026
First Ride: The 170mm Specialized Levo 4 EVO
They should've done Eagle 90 & Select+ suspensions on that build and I wouldn't be too angry.
Specialized are charging top dollar for their Levo, but this is a hard thing to do when you've lost the edge in the segment.
rick26 Dario-DiGiulio's article
Mar 23, 2026 at 13:20
Mar 23, 2026
Trek Fuel EX+ Review: The Mid-Power eMTB That’ll Make Most Riders Happy
That Fuel+ 8 build value proposition is sad, I guess Trek is positioning their MSRP for that inevitable fire sale at this point?
rick26 RockyMountainBicycles's article
Mar 13, 2026 at 9:03
Mar 13, 2026
Thomas Genon Joins Rocky Mountain Bikes
@valrock: I just went on their website to look at their line up and I found the value to be very good on the Altitude & Instinct builds which wasn't the case at all recently... that should be driving sales up.
If they can scrap their own eMTB system and move to either DJI or Bosch, future should be much better for the brand.
rick26 mattbeer's article
Feb 25, 2026 at 9:24
Feb 25, 2026
The New Giant Stance E+ and Liv Embolden Are Value Priced eMTBs
So Giant's entry-level eMTB comes with a newer 100Nm motor while their higher end Reign E+ that was just released a few months ago is sitting at 90Nm ? What kind of marketing is this ?
rick26 mattbeer's article
Nov 24, 2025 at 10:16
Nov 24, 2025
Opinion: The Ideal eMTB Should Have All of These Features
My 2024 eMTB came with mechanical XT LinkGlide as OE and I love it, best value eMTB drivetrain out there, but it is heavy.
11-50T LG400(Cues) cassette is 720g and the cogs will eat your freeehub body alive, 11-50T LG700 (XT level) is still 609g with a much improved freeehub interface.
I believe only Specialized and Giant had LinkGlide drivetrains on some of their eMTBs here in Canada for 2024 MY, no more LG drivetrains since then.
Selling
Oct 20, 2025 at 13:35
Oct 20, 2025
rick26 mattbeer's article
Aug 20, 2025 at 8:38
Aug 20, 2025
First Ride: Mondraker Crafty Carbon RR
@Kartd301: This must be tariff related as the exact same 2026 Crafty Carbon RR in Canada is being sold at $9,300 USD if we do the conversion.
