The MOST POWERFUL eMTB: riding the Rocky Mountain Instinct

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The Rocky Mountain Power Play line of eMTBs is currently the most powerful on the market, featuring a whopping 108nm of torque. Check them out here at Jenson USA: bit.ly/RockyMountainPowerPlay... Any purchase from that link will directly help support my channel- thanks in advance!
If you aren’t yet, it’d be amazing to thank the North Shore Mountain Bike Alliance for all their work advocating for mountain biking on the shore, and you can do that by becoming a member here: nsmba.ca/memberships/
HUGE thanks to Industry Nine for all their support!!! I am riding the rainbow-spoked Enduro 315 Carbon wheels that I built myself on the Power Play. Check out the wheels thru this link over to the I9 page at Jenson USA: bit.ly/IndustryNine2022JKW (anything you purchase there will help support my channel)
A big thanks to PNW Components for their support in 2022! Check out the PNW cockpit items here: bit.ly/PNWComponents2022JKW
We also check out the Orbea Rise: bit.ly/OrbeaRiseatJensonUSAjkw
Did you know I post a new riding tutorial every month? These are ONLY posted to my Patreon page, so join now to see these rad videos! Here’s the full list of my riding tutorials posted through November 2022:
50 Tips to be a Better Mountain Biker: / 50-tips-to-be-75352100
How to land jumps: / how-to-land-74063598
How to ride steep trails: / how-to-ride-72705363
How to sprint without pedaling: / how-to-sprint-71580461
How to ride flat corners: / how-to-ride-flat-68552084
How to jump found gaps: / 67255256
How to stoppie turn: / 65842496
How to drop: / 64552391
How to LEAN in corners: / how-to-lean-in-63176556
How to Ride Light on the Bike: / how-to-ride-on-61941975
Riding technique differences between hardtails and full suspension: / 60435182
How to rut track: / 59366938
5 tips to make flat trails more fun: / 58058983
5 tips to improve bike control and balance: / 56839920
How to levitate out of corners: / 55607066
Three simple cornering tips: / 54371316
How (and when) to rock roll or drop: / 53126562
How to jump with fluidity- and not DEAD SAILER! / 51914476
How to Lanual: / 50695443
How to climb ledges without a bunny hop: / 49476021
Which brake to use when: / which-brake-to-48108425
Different bikes, different riding techniques: / 46925782
How to ride FLAT PEDALS through the ROCKS: / how-to-ride-flat-45662347
How to ride wet roots and steep chutes: / 44507851
How to ride with style: / how-to-ride-with-43349450
How to jump for height vs distance: / 42202183
Common manual questions answered: / 41006264
How to land jumps: / 39928153
My 3 favorite skills drills: / if-i-could-only-38809964
How to manual: / how-to-manual-37684861
Cutty: / 36579859
Manual a berm: / 35496772
How to ride in Sedona: / 34436065
Switchbacks: / 3-ways-to-33345804
Nosewheelie: / 32742504
Bump jump: / 31881231
Trials basics for trail riders: / 31145344
Tight berms: / 30389457
Aggressive braking: / 29579507
Confidence for mountain biking: / 28817411
Cornering: / 27981205
Flowing/pumping down the trail: / 27288868
Stoppie through turns: / 26296762
Technical climbing: / 25234847
Boost jumps: / 24161821
Bunnyhop: / 23396959
Utilizing the wheelie on the trail: / 23017910
How to wheelie: / 21879606
Chapters:
00:00 intro
01:56 general commentary
03:37 riding all the Ride4 configurations
07:37 eMTB experience vs bicycle experience
08:45 motor warranty
10:09 old school trail delights
12:57 loose rotor
13:40 I LOVE CORNERS!
14:59 Random guy
15:05 skinnies are phat
16:07 Slippery steeps

Пікірлер: 96

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

@BramBiesiekierski Жыл бұрын

Thats bullshit. My dengfu e22 has 160nm, 1000w nominal, 1500w peak.

@LastAphelion Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah well my reverse ion fusion core 9000 has 6969 tango cats

@ehk8029 7 ай бұрын

Sachs motors have 112nm, NOX bikes for example

@Eric.V. Жыл бұрын

Jeff prefers small back ends 😆

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Tight is right!

@Eric.V. Жыл бұрын

@@JeffKendallWeed 😆😆😆

@jaysmallen3067 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome riding and review Jeff! And huge thanks to Logan for the badarse editing 🙌🏻. You guys make a great team. Stay stoked and Merry Christmas to you and your families!

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay! Logan helped a ton with this one, he even included himself hahahaha!!! We each did a fair bit of editing though.

@MrPeterson294 Жыл бұрын

Liked and subbed!! Loved the front wheel up in the air!!

@JeepingNet Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this! I still haven't figured out what my next bike is going to be but this video once again has Rocky Mountain near the top of my list. I did just pick up a Norco Bigfoot VLT 1 for our winter season and boy is it a fun bike to ride.

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Enjoy the Norco! Thats a cool bike as well. Thanks for watching!

@railsofwesternwashington6877 Жыл бұрын

Great video Jeff! Merry Christmas and happy New Year!

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Thanks! You too!

@Dream-season Жыл бұрын

Excellent video as always!

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Thanks Travis!

@chrisb222 Жыл бұрын

you got crazy trials skills - I have an A30 Altitude with a coil coming on tuesday

@daxvolle3432 Жыл бұрын

Sick intro! Very well edited.

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Logan put that together- he's a pro!

@wbee01 Жыл бұрын

Much respect to you Jeff for your honest appraisal of this bike. I have the Altitude and to be honest i have had no end of trouble with the electronics. Always getting error messages and Rocky dont seem to be able to fix it. Apart from that which is a deal breaker for me. The bike itself when it is going is amazing to ride. Cheers and thanks again for your honesty.

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Thanks Wow! Sorry to hear about your troubles- I had a great experience with the warranty, and replacement parts have been solid. Are you on the 2022-2023 generation or the prior? Almost all eMTBs I've tried have had some sort of problem with the electronics at some point, so it's not a deal break for me.

@allenleclerc7878 Жыл бұрын

Same here. Sold my 2020 for a 2022 and the new Dyname has been a huge disappointment for me. The guys at my shop rebooted a new software update (3rd attempt) at the end of last season and I'm praying it fixes the "error" problems. The "overheating" warning is the worst of all. When it shows up it sets the motor in an automatic max power setting that just feels terrible. Never happened on my 2020 and I peddled the shit out of that thing. Also on the old Dyname, I never had to run it more that 80% and used ludacris setting in very rare situations. When engaged on the old motor you could feel that bad boy explode off the trail. The new version of power settings has made that boost much less noticeable. Praying this is a better season. I put over 2700km on that old bike and really hoping it wasn't a bad idea to sell. Still I'm a huge Rocky fanboy. Other than the electro stuff, my 2022 i a monster. Great vid BTW. Stoked to get riding again.

@DonnieBond2 Жыл бұрын

Great review! My 2015 instinct had the same problem with rear rotor! My mechanic solved it with glue on the screws 😅

@50whatnomadtravelnursemtb5 Жыл бұрын

That is exactly my setup, I've got a full squish Giant E-bike and my Norco hardtail! So much fun slamming the difficult climbs!

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Awesome quiver! That's a great way to go. I like them both, and it's funny how much less $$$ the hardtail is, but still so dang fun!

@50whatnomadtravelnursemtb5 Жыл бұрын

@@JeffKendallWeed ain’t that the truth, think I’ve got like 3200 into the Norco Torrent, now the e-bikes are bank breakers, so it evens out.

@SylvainLasnier Жыл бұрын

I was waiting for this one since a long time 😄 Many thanks Jeff for your feedback about this bike 👍. Better understanding why Altitude geo will be probably better for me than Instinct. A bit anxious about the motor.

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Yeah the Altitude is the one to get, but the Instinct has still been fun. I haven't had any more issues with the electronics, and to be fair, every eMTB I've ridden has at some point had some sort of issue. I feel like we need another 5 years for eMTBs to get more reliable in general- and that goes for ALL of the motor systems currently on the market.

@markklimaszewski3399 Жыл бұрын

Dude , your the best bike tester ive come across / great info.I just cant understand how you ride without eye protection .

@MarioXcore1 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Haha, I don’t even like e bikes but love this format. Bonus intend fork appearance

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mario, I just want to go ride cool places and make fun videos, and adding in a bike review on the side is a way to "validate" it for the channel!

@micheandmikey Жыл бұрын

Thanks Logan! 🥑Curious about how you compare the WTB tire to the Maxxis. You rode WTB for so long and now you're ONLY Maxxis. Cheers Jeff!!

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Oh man I still ride WTB tires! I absolutely LOVE the 2.6 tough casing tires for backcountry and/or desert stuff! I will say the Maxxis MaxGrip is better on wet roots, but the WTB 2.6 is better in the drier stuff.

@NDemanuele1 Жыл бұрын

Happy Holidays to All!! 😀 Awesome review as always! I'm very tempted to get an AF Instict or Altitude to go along with my Ripmo. I really like the price point and the feedback on Social Media regarding the powerplay tech! I been refraining bringing this up but can't help myself!..LMAO: What about the OSO?!...LOL. Can we expect even just a few words on it in the new year? 😉

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Howdy Norbert! I still have not yet ridden an Oso. They are hard to get (expensive), and none of my eMTB gets many clicks, so it's not much of a priority at the moment.

@TamMal1 Жыл бұрын

Hey Jeff! The standover height seems much higher than most. At 5’8” did you have any issues on the medium? Awesome video and review as always. Thank you

@glitchman3194 Жыл бұрын

I'm doing great. Have a super Merry Christmas. Enjoy the ride

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

@martibtube Жыл бұрын

Just bought a RM Instinct., had a Merida E-160. Remi G is a family friend so I was sold. This video double sold me.

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Awesome Martin! I just met Remy a couple weeks ago on the trail, super cool dude!!! They'd come down to escape the Squamish snow- and it promptly snowed here a week later!

@High_Octane Жыл бұрын

Rocky’s are the best!

@martibtube Жыл бұрын

@@JeffKendallWeed that's so cool, you are both awesome riders ! I've known Remi since he was a little fella and watched his career. Your style of riding is my favorite, it's all about the fun and having the capacity to handle anything the trail throws at you.

@grizzbull 7 күн бұрын

Awesome video, what brand is that front fender on that Instinct?

@alexisonbike3652 Жыл бұрын

Thank god I have snowboarding and Jeff keeping me out of depression during winter

@zakkane2814 Жыл бұрын

Damn, maybe I should start snowboarding then

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Probably!

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alexis! I'll be up at Mt Baker on the board and skis a bit in Q1 2023!

@Yoda-em5mt Жыл бұрын

Cool vid Jeffe and Logan glad you still favour a normal bike one thing no one ever mentions is you can get the same power advantages without a motor buy getting fitter stronger i call it real xc ie riding moto single track on a normal mtb because in aus all mtb trails are super flat with no tech .😁

@markalarcon1366 Жыл бұрын

Nice you ride here in Victoria. Hartland 😊🤘🔥😱 too bad didn’t see you hehe

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Hahaha yeah we stopped in to check it out! Those trails see TONS of traffic, I wasnt expecting that! I've ridden a bit on the island, have been 3 separate times now, and will certainly be back in the spring!

@blairburton1234 Жыл бұрын

I think of all the current eebs, the RM is at the top of my list. Probably the Pivot Shuttle after the RM.

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Right on Blair!

@charlieharper4975 2 ай бұрын

I'm sure it is a great bike but I'm also sure it helped that you are a great rider, an athlete at the top of his form.

@8664antonio Жыл бұрын

sweet🧨💯🔥

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, fun bike!

@andersonsridebikes Жыл бұрын

Motor tune is a very important aspect on these “full power” EMTBs. My previous Brose equipped Levo felt much more powerful than my current Shimano EP8 equipped Shuttle LT even with very similar power specs.

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Yeah motor tune is significant on rough, gnarly stuff, but it doesn't matter much on actual MTB trails IMO. It's usually just spin up a fire road, then plummet back down.

@andersonsridebikes Жыл бұрын

@@JeffKendallWeed I would add that it also matters when towing your friends (who claim to be purists) with analog bikes back to the top! 🤣

@scottk.8494 Жыл бұрын

Rocky Mountain or Jenson need to get you on a Growler. I'm curious to see how you might like it. Merry Christmas 👍

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

For 2023, I'm really hoping to try a Growler, a Honzo, and some slightly more XC oriented hardtails. Thanks for the note, merry xmas!

@ibbi270 11 ай бұрын

Would you recommend RM powerplay Fusion 10 bike over Merida OneSixty, Head Durango and Cube Stereo Hybrid 120 Pro

@Andy-co6pn Жыл бұрын

Have you ridden the Ibis Oso yet Jeff ?

@SlayanicDoom Жыл бұрын

Jeff you came to Victoria, rode Hartland, and only went down the end of green ribbon near the main parking lot four times in this video!!! What!!! Please tell me you rode prybar and namasteezy, maybe some of the Partridge hills trails too?

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

We rode a buncha trails, including snakes and ladders, 90s jank, hot cherry, organ donor, orange crush, dive, and more. It was OK, but wasn't as technical as I was hoping. Clearly those trails get a ton of traffic. I'll get back to the island again in the next few years, so many more places to try out!

@stephenbarradell4043 Жыл бұрын

Green ribbon!

@jaycarneygiants Жыл бұрын

Now they need to develop a way to change the position with a bar-mounted button so you can quickly change for climbing and descending.

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Uffff, I've ridden bikes with that sort of a system before, it's super limiting. Not that many trails are straight up, straight down, so you end up compromising a ton for lots of mileage that could be great with a good singular setting.

@chrish8871 Жыл бұрын

Great video as usual, but I’d like to have heard more about the headline “most powerful motor” characteristics and the high pivot point looking drive train. With almost double the torque of the rise, that could of been very different in comparison of power to weight ratios. No?

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

The bikes have different intentions and uses, we go over more of the differences here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jMpzi91lrdjRl6s.html

@chrish8871 Жыл бұрын

@@JeffKendallWeed perfect thankyou👍 I was not expecting the rise from the headline. Good demonstrations on those climes. I own an h30. Seat post options available when ordering. It does drop lower with correct length not sure what happened there. But…. As a rise owner, the niggle is “am I missing out” on the unkind description of a full power “tank” eMtb? Well it seems yes, but only on a very steep climbs. But I’d pay in those rare occasions by carrying all that relative weight around all other times. Very very interesting when you touched on the weight of the rider v the bike. I am 6’2 tall xl frame and 120 kg off the couch. I like a light poppy technical bike so I can pick the wheels up and put them where I want. Hence I got the rise, which I love, but that part of the video suggested to me at least, that maybe the “synergy” as orbea put it, is better to match bike weight to the rider weight to make the clime or whatever,as the balance point moves for and aft as you climb or descend. Light rider on a heavy bike on a climb won’t get so much traction. Heavy rider light bike will tip back easier. Perhaps? Interesting thank-you for the link and quick response. Wow 🤩👍🙋‍♂️

@apatriotofhopedanjohn4781 Жыл бұрын

Jeff you REALLY need to take the POLE VOIMA for spin, this is my latest purchase and it is Truly a Freaking MASTERPIECE. Would love your feedback Thanks and Merry Christmas ✝️

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Dan, it'd be fun to try one briefly, but I do not like long rear ends. My style is to basically ride the rear wheel and corner a lot, and the long back ends make both of those a real challenge.

@calebwonhas8880 Жыл бұрын

Jeff, you've been all over the country when it comes to riding mountain bikes. Would you say Bellingham is the place to be when it comes to overall trail riding? Does the city sit on top of th podium?

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

I’d say Revelstoke and Squamish are better. PNW has some good spots. Bellingham is mostly pedal and plummet style riding, not much variety here outside of that and the bike parky stuff on Galby. CO near Durango has a good variety and diversity. Sedona is amazing, but doesn’t have many downhills or much elevation. I’d locate myself Somewhere that allows for east travel…

@urbanmtb3984 Жыл бұрын

Love to see Jeff collab with remy metailler

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Hahaha thanks but I am scared he will just bring us to giant cliffs to jump off hahahaha!

@cloud6074 Жыл бұрын

Haibike is 120nm I have a road version of it and it’s absolutely insane

@boatbikemike8571 Жыл бұрын

Jeff, could you talk about your recovery from injury? I’m going to be be hopefully making a similar comeback, I think a lot of people in similar situations could use the motivation.

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Mike, sorry to hear about your injury! I've been broken many times, but most folks remember the big pelvis break from 2019. I've broken my pelvis three times- in 2006, 2016, and 2019. '19 was by far the worst (inferior and superior ramii both snapped, my pelvis was completely separated into two pieces). For all of them, by far the hardest part was going from laying down to standing up. That'll suck, no ways around that bit of it. For rehab, getting on a spin bike ASAP was always helpful for me. With the ramii, after 2 weeks of doing almost nothing, I'd sit on my butt cheek that wasn't broken and would gently turn the pedals around. After a few days of that, I was able to spin with a tad more gusto. I'd do two spin sessions a day- one before breakfast, one before dinner. Each one was ~45 mins long, and I'd generally do 3 minute intervals with 2 minutes to recover. The intervals keep it from getting too boring. I also went to the gym as soon as I could- just to do upper body stuff, but it was a good way to be healthy.

@boatbikemike8571 Жыл бұрын

@@JeffKendallWeed thanks Jeff! Great advice! I have a bunch of micro fractures in my spine I need to heal, so a few more months to get that squared away. I have a spin bike and a erg rower, so I’m hoping to get there soon.

@zwingler Жыл бұрын

Bit of a dystopian comment but i really despise the whole "warranty" thing. Some companies's warranty is "Hey guys, look at the picture, i snapped my frame." You get a new one for free in about 2 weeks or so or its "yeah, thats isnt covered in warranty and you have to haggle for spare parts, pay 50% or 100% yourself and you have to wait half a year." Those experiences might be few and far between but when i hear warranty i kind of cringe.

@JPTHRICE Жыл бұрын

i love my altitude so much

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Such a good bike!!!

@isaacbrooks5999 Жыл бұрын

I'm getting overheating messages more and more frequently as well, but I'm only riding a hardtail. Getting old sucks!!🤣

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

LOL fair enough!!! Hardtails rock, though!

@gordonkohl9083 Жыл бұрын

Nice beard!

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

First beard in 37 years 😂 🧔‍♂️

@gordonkohl9083 Жыл бұрын

@@JeffKendallWeed As you can see from my profile pic I know a few things about having a beard.

@casper18795 Жыл бұрын

That's such a loud bike. It sounds like it's getting ready to rattle apart.

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Loud?! It’s not bad at all in real life. I don’t notice it making any noise when I’m riding. The popping headset is the loudest thing.

@BramBiesiekierski Жыл бұрын

Thats a false claim. Dengfu e22, Wattwagon Hydra, Luna Z1, just to name a few, are way more powerful production full suspension pedal assist eMTBS.

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Nope, all those are not Class 1 eMTBs.

@BramBiesiekierski Жыл бұрын

@@JeffKendallWeed you video is titled : "The MOST POWERFUL eMTB"

@frohrers281 Жыл бұрын

First

@JeffKendallWeed Жыл бұрын

Howdy Fred!

@malanalan1 Жыл бұрын

How much do you get paid by the manufacturer? Bosh CX, Brose and few other motors are in practice better performers, pal!