borus Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Nice work on the EM by Chris Pearson at the St Davids British Championships Round, 7th of 36 in Expert. Lots of video out there but on FB so I don't know how to post it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxrazor Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Just shows that the EM 5.7 is capable. I had a try on it and it is so strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecat Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Does the battery last the whole ride or does he change it or the bike at some stage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asc Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 think they top it up usually just for a few minutes.i've had a brief ride on chris's bike and was shocked how good it was . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Turkeys voting for christmas....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breagh Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Hee,hee hee,so harsh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 I'm hoping to try one at some point, was very impressed with my sons oset, he wasn't but never mind 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micm Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 I tried Chris's bike up some decent climbs after a BTC round and it goes very well. I am sure there are places you could use them where petrol bikes would be a no no. And no, I don't think they are mutually exclusive. I just wish they were a bit cheaper. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Where could you ride them properly, rather than a petrol one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattylad Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Back garden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guys Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Where could you ride them properly, rather than a petrol one? Everywhere where people live who think motorsports are a nuisance and should be banned and there are plenty of these places in Belgium. Recently heard of people trying to close our grounds, which also has an MX and karting circuit, because they sometimes could smell exhaust fumes. And we lost a nice site some 10 years ago after protest from neighbors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borus Posted May 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Does the battery last the whole ride or does he change it or the bike at some stage? We ride before a trial, 4 hours during a trial and then demo rides after a trial. This of course would not be a trial with long loops. We have seen this bike be ridden almost continuously for 3-4 hours with riders switching up to test it. This is with the standard battery. There is a lighter battery available that saves 2.5 kg and provides 75 % of the standard battery autonomy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borus Posted May 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 What's interesting to see is Chris competing very well at the British Expert Championship level and in 2014 Bastien winning the French S2 Championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micm Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Where could you ride them properly, rather than a petrol one? Only about 2 hours ago a trials friendly farmer locally said to me that a couple of good parcels of his land, near objecting neighbours, could easily be used again (they have been lost due to noise complaints) with a bike like the EM. Probably also land under the noise related 14 day rule. ie on further days over 14. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borus Posted May 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 https://youtu.be/RwCfs8DievI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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