Total Weight:
53 lbs (24.04 kg)
Battery Weight:
5.9 lbs (2.67 kg)
Motor Weight:
6 lbs (2.72 kg)
Frame Material:
Aluminum Alloy
Frame Sizes:
18 in (45.72 cm)Geometry Measurements:
18" Seat Tube, 24" Reach, 31" Stand Over Height
Frame Types:
High-Step
Frame Colors:
Gunmetal and Matte Black with Blue Accents
Frame Fork Details:
Rock Shox XC30 Suspension with 120 mm Travel, Remote Lockout, Rebound Adjust, 10 mm Skewer with Quick Release
Frame Rear Details:
Rock Shox Monarch with 120 mm Travel, 10 mm Skewer with Quick Release
Attachment Points:
Fender Bosses, Rear Rack Bosses
Gearing Details:
20
Speed 2x10 Shimano SLX Front Derailleur, Shimano XT Rear Derailleur, Shimano HG50 Cassette 11-36TShifter Details:
Shimano Deore Triggers on Left and Right Bar
Cranks:
Cartridge Bearing Bottom Bracket, 40/28T Chainring Cluster, Hollow Spindle
Pedals:
Anti-Slip Platform
Headset:
Tapered with Adapter
Stem:
Emotion Lite
Handlebar:
Low-Rise Aluminum Alloy
Brake Details:
Tektro E-Comp Hydraulic Disc with 180 mm Front Rotor and 160 mm Rear Rotor, Tektro Auriga E-Comp Levers with Motor Inhibitors
Grips:
Velo Locking, Flat Rubber
Saddle:
Emotion Cross
Seat Post:
Aluminum Alloy
Seat Post Length:
300 mm
Seat Post Diameter:
31.6 mm
Rims:
Aluminum Alloy, Double Wall
Spokes:
Stainless Steel, Black 13G
Tire Brand:
Schwalbe Rapid Rob, 27.5" x 2.25"
Wheel Sizes:
27.5 in (69.85cm)Tire Details:
Active Line K-Gaurd Puncture Protection
Tube Details:
Schrader Valve
Accessories:
LED Battery Level Indicator on Battery Pack, Integrated Torque Arm on Rear Dropout, Optional Cold Weather Battery Cover $35, Optional Bluetooth Module $149, Optional GPS Theft Recovery Module $249
Other:
Locking Removable Battery Pack, Quick Release Front and Rear Wheels with Quick Disconnect Cable on Motor, Shimano HG54 Chain, Shimano Hubs
Rob Bee
8 years agoWill you be doing a review of the 2016 Evo 27.5?
ReplyCourt Rye
8 years agoHi Rob! I’ll be keeping an eye out but they didn’t have this model working at the Easy Motion headquarters when I visited earlier this year. I’ve covered a past iteration from 2015 here and you could work out the differences using their spec sheets and comparing my ride tests of other 2016 models (the big differences being a 500 watt motor and 48 volt battery). A review may still come together but there are so many other bikes to see right now and then Interbike coming up. I can’t guarantee I’ll get to it. Hope this helps and thanks for your interest :)
ReplyTamas
8 years agoI have the 2015, 29′ model for about a month now. Great bike! I almost exclusively use it on hard to pro XC level terrain, and works superbly. I have a racing bacground way back im the past, fifteen years to be precise. After mostly not mountainbiking for all those years, this bike has given me back all the performance I had than. Downhill is more though, as I’m not as flexible or crazy as I used to be, but improving. I’ve found the rear motor a non issue as far as unsprung weight is concerned. The rear suspension works really well, comfortable for the long term and really keeps me going for longer. The front fork I’m not so sure about. It feels lacking in rgidity and responsiveness compared to the back.
Anyhow, the reason of my comment is to reassure potential buyers that the surge and late motor cutoff has never happened to me on my now 300 mile ownership. However the opposite did to some extent. On long rocky climbs the trigger threshold seem to have increased for the motor and I found myself using the small (Shame) ring to be able to supply enough torque to start assist at all. Was a pretty sobering experience, as I was left without assist for extended periods of time, amd showed me how weak I’am, and how heavy the bike is on climbs.
So, there is a definite inconsistency in the torque sensor or rather in the zero reset software as I suspect. I’am taking the bike to its first service where I’ll take a closer look at the setup and diagnostic software. I was told there are a few adjustments possible. Fingers crosses the torque gremlins can be improved on this otherwise great bike. Being last year’s model, I feel I got a great deal at around £2000!
ReplyCourt Rye
8 years agoSounds like you got a great deal Tamas! Thanks for sharing your experience with the bike… I agree that it works well and the unsprung weight thing isn’t a huge deal. My goal is to dig into the details and share pros/cons for every bike and sometimes it feels like I’m making a mountain out of a mole hill :) in any case, hope the torque sensor and zero reset are tuned up at your service appointment!
ReplyWill N
8 years agoRe: the electronics.
- The App: Interesting, but Apps should be easy enough to learn that the only responsible way to report on one is to use it as designed: while peddling. This app looks like it’s not even at the beta stage–yet it’s being sold. (also the Smart Phone: ‘we’re inside so it’s easier to see the screen’ When Garmin went from black on gray to full color, their GPS unit displays became ‘cover and squint’ on my kayak. Again, on the bike, while peddling.
- The electronics. “Looks like somebody put this on the table face down” an off hand remark, but it’s on a mountain bike. That’s not very durable, most of it doesn’t look durable, or replaceable. These are very expensive complicated machines. You know a lot, thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. A real review of a product like this would be after using it for a week the same way you would use it (after you’ve dinged it a few times and it’s a tool instead of a shiny new precious object).
- These e-bicycles look great, The mechanics, motors, etc seem solid, but the wiring and tech looks finicky, fragile and temporary. I know you did this to turn it on, but holding a button down for two seconds to change something while riding? That might be impossible. (Try doing something with an Audio book at a red light. this than that then this than… we only use stuff like this because someone smarter hasn’t made one that actually works. Changing music tracks while riding on a flat surface was unsafe. It’s like iTunes and Amazon Music both got more complicated at the same time.)
- If they don’t let you take it home, hammer on it for at least a week, you’re not reviewing the bicycle, all you get to do is comment on the press release. That’s not good for anybody. I understand these companies buy the full page ads that keep your magazine in business, but they have to understand honesty is best for everyone–especially businesses with the deepest investment. (How many early e-bikes are parked unfix-able, in a basement with 200 miles on the odometers?) At the end of every season at least one of those companies should be stuck with 100-200 bicycles they can’t give away, except to a trade tech school. And then they should follow-up on what the students do with them. Design, invention, evolution will always work better than marketing, advertising, control.
ReplyCourt Rye
8 years agoHi Will, great points… my “reviews” are often more like deep “overviews” because my time is limited and the locations are more city than off-road. There are some AWESOME truly capable off-road electric bikes out there from Haibike, Specialized, Bulls and others and I have tested some of them more rigorously. Easy Motion is not an advertiser, I don’t have a magazine and my comments are open so people like you can chime in with deeper long-term feedback unfiltered. There’s also a forum that’s open here and I welcome you to share anytime, especially if you get a bike and want to post pictures or deeper review content :)
ReplyMike
8 years agoA question about your review of the 2016 Evo 27.5 Jumper Pro 500 Watt, your specs say it has a twist throttle but your review says there is no throttle. So which is it?
ReplyCourt Rye
8 years agoSorry about that Mike! I made a mistake when filling out the specs but have now removed throttle mode based on your helpful comment. The earlier version of the Neo Jumper did have a throttle but not the most recent.
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