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Recently saw a picture of an Orbea Wild HT. Pretty well set up....

Anyone riding a hard tail ebike? It seems like it would be a less expensive, but well appointed bike.
As a hardtail Fan, I am interested.
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Wow. This year it is going to be difficult to find. I love the Norco fat e-bike as well as the Orbea Wild Ht.
I cannot get a firm answer from either of the dealers of those brands to confirm availability.
Nature of the business.....
I would be interested in the Norco like yours but with another 27.5+/29 wheelset for dirt use.
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Wow. This year it is going to be difficult to find. I love the Norco fat e-bike as well as the Orbea Wild Ht.
I cannot get a firm answer from either of the dealers of those brands to confirm availability.
Nature of the business.....
I would be interested in the Norco like yours but with another 27.5+/29 wheelset for dirt use.
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We used these bikes extensively last winter wirh studded Wrathchilds. Had an absolutely incredible time. First time with fat bikes, e-bikes and night riding. It all came together beautifully.

After an epic winter and early spring, in April I set them up tubed, with the original Cake Eaters. The intention was to use them this summer for long epic journeys, and on rest days if we were wanting to get out. As it turned out, we never touched them until September this year.

I ditched all the SX and NX components, and we took them on some decent dirt blasts. It was a lot of fun with the Cake Eaters.

Recently we swapped back over to the studded Wrathchilds and have had them out in mixed conditions (snow, ice, dirt, rock) a few times now. And yeah - these are a blast, especially in snow.

I can’t wait until we get back into deep snow base conditions. These bikes rip hard on the snow and ice.
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We used these bikes extensively last winter wirh studded Wrathchilds. Had an absolutely incredible time. First time with fat bikes, e-bikes and night riding. It all came together beautifully.

After an epic winter and early spring, in April I set them up tubed, with the original Cake Eaters. The intention was to use them this summer for long epic journeys, and on rest days if we were wanting to get out. As it turned out, we never touched them until September this year.

I ditched all the SX and NX components, and we took them on some decent dirt blasts. It was a lot of fun with the Cake Eaters.

Recently we swapped back over to the studded Wrathchilds and have had them out in mixed conditions (snow, ice, dirt, rock) a few times now. And yeah - these are a blast, especially in snow.

I can’t wait until we get back into deep snow base conditions. These bikes rip hard on the snow and ice.
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When are you gonna sell me one of those?
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My 36lb HT rocket


When it comes to technical up and down the dualie is the only way to fly, but on smooth flowy single track nothing can hang with this


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That bike is wicked pissah!
What brand is it? (I cannot make out the name on the down tube.)
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1spd1way said:
That bike is wicked pissah!
What brand is it? (I cannot make out the name on the down tube.)
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It’s my homegrown brother

The name is “believe” you can only see half, because it’s wrapped around the downtube. I bought the frame direct and sourced the Shimano E8000 bits from eBay and online.

Here’s my homegrown gravEL bike




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Hardtail? Depends where you ride. On Peavine in Reno there are a ton of HT regulr bikes, so why not a eMTB. Up on the Rim Trail and other rides a FS is needed.
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It’s my homegrown brother

The name is “believe” you can only see half, because it’s wrapped around the downtube. I bought the frame direct and sourced the Shimano E8000 bits from eBay and online.

Here’s my homegrown gravEL bike




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My 36lb HT rocket


When it comes to technical up and down the dualie is the only way to fly, but on smooth flowy single track nothing can hang with this


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I love the color and the classic MTB look of the Believe HT!! :cool:
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I love the color and the classic MTB look of the Believe HT!! :cool:
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I had a 2017 Yamaha/Haibike 27.5+HT, just a great bike.
Today i suggest you look at the Yamaha/Giant HT, reliable
or the HT from RockyMountain.
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Seems like the only e-hardtails available locally are budget builds. I really love my local bike shops and loyalty to them is important to me.
I am looking for a better build package then what is offered by the big bike companies and most LBS in the Northeast are not taking in the really good smaller brands.
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Seems like the only e-hardtails available locally are budget builds. I really love my local bike shops and loyalty to them is important to me.
I am looking for a better build package then what is offered by the big bike companies and most LBS in the Northeast are not taking in the really good smaller brands.
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I am just north of you in Quebec. Here Giant is easy to find i would be surprised there is no Giant LBS close to you. For me it would be easy to order any Yamaha/Giant HT. If i go a bit further there is a Rocky Mountain retailer. If you know your size with the Covid short supply it is the way to go. I pre-ordered a 2021 Giant EStance in august and it was at my shop late september.They asked for 15% deposit but if it does not fit we get back our deposit, they know the demand is strong.
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Thanks for the info. My LBS is a Giant dealer in one of their shops. I'll check inventory and see if they have one or can order one.
I really like the Orbea Wild HT. Nicely spec'd and more difficult to find a dealer close by.
Most mainstream bike companies are putting the "cool stuff" on their full suspension bikes and leaving the hardtails to commuters...
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is 34lbs too heavy for hard tail?
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hard tail ebike? No I don'tthink it is out of line. With 52 pound full suspension bikes, a thirty-four pound hardtail sounds good.
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I have a 2018 (or is it a 2019) Raleigh E-Tokul. The base model, with the 400 Wh battery and Bosch CX mid drive.. I love this bike! Tough as nails. 27.5 X 2.8 tires, ThudBuster LT suspension seatpost, and a 120 mm fork take the sting out of a lot of riding. Handles ungroomed singletrack and rocky forestry roads very well. Bosses for a rack in back, so you can pick up some groceries on the way home from riding.
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What's the point of a hard tail e bike?

When you find have a motor, hard tails work, somewhat, because they are lighter.

But with a motor it doesn't matter, so might as well get a full suspension, and the more the better.

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