On The Pegs 98
With my low level of trials riding ability , I didn ’ t really touch the thing , although the psychological placebo of having it their pandered to the fossil fuel-loving part of my brain . As with any electric bike , the torque and power delivery from the motor is perfectly linear and almost fools you into thinking you ’ re better than you are .
But that monstrous torque figure is never far away , and while for the most part , the bike is only as quick as you ask it to be , an unwitting moment of over-exuberance did see me whisky-throttling my way into the scenery . Lesson learned – don ’ t mess around with electricity kids .
After writing some lines on my mental blackboard , we were moving away from the CBT part of the day , heading for some climbs and ditch crossings that felt much more like a proper trials ride .
One of the biggest benefits of having all that torque behind you is that the EPure doesn ’ t bog down , hit flat spots or stall if a climb is too steep . It just digs in and drives forwards , regardless of what is in front of it . Another benefit – and there are many for us to get through – is that for a relative novice on the scene , I ’ m not worried about being in the correct gear . With a single-speed transmission , the EM is always in the right gear . It also never stalls . Oh , and best of all , you don ’ t spend all day kicking the thing over to get it going after you ’ ve dropped it , which is great for me . I fall off a lot .