“We hold tighter tolerances than other bike company in the world,” said Cocalis. It also protects the chainring, no bash guard required. And, speaking from experience on this bike, it can handle an impact. The battery is protected by a robust skid plate that helps hold the battery in place. In the Shuttle LT, it also allows for battery placement lower in the downtube. Power delivery was smooth and seamless, without any jerky engagement or disengagement. Shimano’s EP8 drive unit provides the assist. While the battery isn’t proprietary, Pivot is the first to use it– and Shimano will handle any warranty claims worldwide. The slimmer tube takes ebikes one more step towards looking like a traditional bike. Pivot didn’t like the shape of existing batteries so it worked with Darfan to develop one using the same cells found in a Tesla. The Shuttle LT has a trim downtube that was made possible by a 726-watt, Shimano-certified battery. What’s InsideĪt 49.8 pounds, the bike is competitive in weight with others on the market. I felt settled in on the bike, in control of the ride, and despite the shorter cranks, I never felt like I lacked torque. I could power through the chunder thanks to the bike’s low center of gravity and short cranks. Shimano 160mm cranks kept me from rock-striking–which is even more important on an ebike. I never needed to lock the shock to climb, and the bike didn’t squat under power. The ride wasn’t so plush it got boring, and the harder I pushed the bike the better it rode. It was nimble in technical terrain.īlasting through a crash pad of rocks and roots descending Green Creek off Monarch Crest, baby head boulders, and steep sections of slippery dirt, the bike went where I pointed it, sailing smoothly. The bike was lively, playful and it pedaled efficiently without the heavy feeling of most other enduro e-bikes whether I was pounding through rock gardens or trying to carve through them.
To smash or to finesse–that is always the question for me when I ride e-bikes on technical trails.
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