How Far Can Electric Mountain Bikes REALLY Go?? RANGE TEST ON ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWERPLAY INSTINCT

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Ай бұрын

Welcome back to Sam's Bikes; where you know we only talk e-bikes, and in today's video its all about the range or Autonomy of one charge of the Dyname 4.0 720Wh battery on the Rocky Mountain Powerplay Instinct.
What is an Extreme range test at Sam's Bikes, quite simply, we put every electric mountain bike in the highest assistant mode and loop my favourite downhill run out of battery.
And if you're interested in finding out, which is the most efficient, Electric mountain bike system and then you have to watch the extreme range test where I put seven of the best electric mountain bike motors such as Bosch CX Race, Brose Mag S, Shimano EP801, Bafang M510 and yamaha, PWX3 you have to watch this video below, check it out and let me know what you think.
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@SamsBikes Ай бұрын

What is going on Legends, If anyone is looking at a Rocky Powerplay, this video might be interesting for the range you can get from their 720Wh battery

@TheLastMoccasin 29 күн бұрын

Great video! The Instinct A50 is on sale in the US for $3600 and I haven't seen any other bikes in that price range that compare. Very tempted to buy one 😬.

@richp5285 14 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for reviewing the Rocky Mountain power play 4.0! I just bought a RM pp Fusion 30 on closeout. I know a hard tail, but I'm a newbie and I'm not doing any technical stuff. Everything is about the Ramblas on this side of the pond. Nothing out there about the Fusion and little about the RM pp 4.0. I'm watching your series that includes RM pp 4.0 too and it is vey informative also. Cheers Rich

@TCK71 Ай бұрын

When I first got my EMTB all my initial rides were to learn how far and how high I could go. It set a good base line so there’s no range anxiety.

@sjaan7370 Ай бұрын

Looking forward to your review on the RM Instinct PP 😎

@SamsBikes Ай бұрын

Thanks bro it’s coming soon

@TheLastMoccasin 29 күн бұрын

@@SamsBikes Good, I need something to show the wife to let me buy one 🤣🤣

@garyrolley3559 Ай бұрын

I have heard that the bike has an amount of rolling resistance when the battery is drained. Was that noticeable or can you ride home on 0%.

@SamsBikes Ай бұрын

Hey Gary thanks for the question, from my testing the Rocky and the Bosch Race are the most powerful and fastest under ful load but they both always have the most drag when the motor is off, it’s definitely not bad but you can’t have it all!

@PabloOlea59 Ай бұрын

That’s really an interesting option out there. I’m not a fan of the color scheme, but the bike looks amazing.

@robrider838 Ай бұрын

I’ll give you a 2 year long term review. The bike totally rocks! The range on this bike is going to be very different eco -2 compared to ludicrous +2. What mode and setting were you in? I tend to ride 0 and trail, and get about the same range as you did.

@SamsBikes Ай бұрын

Thanks mate and yes I was in +2 and your right -2 would change the range a lot

@andreiilin Ай бұрын

Thank you Sam! Can you feel that extra torque compare to other bikes like specialized for example?

@SamsBikes Ай бұрын

Yes you can, definitely the Rocky likes and needs to be high cadence to feel the full power but it’s bloody powerful

@siriosstar4789 Ай бұрын

or use the two battery method . take an extra battery in panniers and ride until the first battery drops to say five or ten percent . then change batteries and ride back . this of course requires that you ride on equal ups and downs both ways or do your climbing on the first battery . that way you will be using less of the second battery on your return trip guaranteeing you make it back .

@robrider838 Ай бұрын

Who puts panniers on a mountain bike?

@heywood165 27 күн бұрын

I’ve just been looking at the price of the Overtime 2.0 pack for the Powerplay bikes. Prices are currently between £500 and £750 in the UK with a 720 replacement battery costing €1399. Don’t know what happened with prices, I’m sure the 720 was £500 and Overtime pack £300 back in 2022 when I bought my Altitude.

@siriosstar4789 27 күн бұрын

@hey- Yikes , at those prices my idea stinks .

@heywood165 27 күн бұрын

@@siriosstar4789 Yes, the prices are insane. Luckily the range on the 720 battery is good enough for a decent day’s ride. As long as you don’t use Ludicrous all the time most people will get 40+ miles out of the battery.

@LaurentiusTriarius 29 күн бұрын

I live in a mountain range when I had the turbo levo I knew I could climb up my favorite trail twice at full power. When I rent ebikes in places I don't know I'm always worried 😅

@SamsBikes 28 күн бұрын

Totally understand all e-bikes are different

@ptrgmx7396 Ай бұрын

Not sure if you said it in another video but which mode are you using on all motor systems for your tests? Most powerful one?

@hassebir Ай бұрын

Please get tour hands on the Pinion MGU. Its all i want for my next ebike and your opinion really matters! :)

@SamsBikes Ай бұрын

Did you see my review of the Rotwild?

@hassebir 17 күн бұрын

@@SamsBikes Have now thank you!

@mattcgtx4809 Ай бұрын

I hear you about the vert feet climbed Question If you climb 3000 feet and descend 3000 would that be about the same as flat ground since the 3000 feet down would use very little battery???

@SamsBikes 29 күн бұрын

If you ride on the flat you will use a lot less like driving a car on the flat our in the alps

@user-yu1pm9vj8j Ай бұрын

I charge my emtb with a 500 wh battery daily. But it's for daily commuting and it's speed is boosted to 42kph

@heywood165 27 күн бұрын

I’ve managed 40 miles + on my Altitude during a days ride (almost 5k ft of climbing) and had around 25% battery remaining. I don’t think I used Ludicrous mode a lot as it makes a huge impact on battery consumption compared with Trail+ mode. Mine is the aluminium model, so I don’t know if there’s a huge difference between it and the carbon version, but weight of the bike must make a slight difference.

@boblatkey7160 Ай бұрын

G2 specialized turbo levo, 42 miles and 5400 feet of elevation gain.

@SamsBikes Ай бұрын

Fantastic

@robertgifford1678 8 күн бұрын

I can get about 35 miles and 4000 feet of climbing on a ver3 Altitude power play. I just got a C90 Ver4 with the 720watt battery. I have not given it a real long ride because its been broken most of the time I have had it. Rocky has poor customer service. I can't seem to get it fixed at the dealer. Pretty disappointed in the current situation. I just retired and wanted a nice bike. I got a problem child that Rocky is ignoring.

@streddaz Ай бұрын

Realistically, you’re legs are the limiting factor for range. When someone asks what the range is on my Ebike, I say it’s whatever I can get out of my legs.

@SamsBikes Ай бұрын

Totally agree

@michaeltiffe6341 Ай бұрын

Interesting but I would disagree. One element missing in the video is rider weight. Need to understand the impact on battery capacity. Myself, I am 57 and 230 lbs. Last March during a week long bike trip we rode at Ride Kanuga for of the 2 days. Each day was basically 1200 m of climbing and 32 kms pedalling up. An Ebike still seems to be a limiting factor on a full day of riding if it is done after approx 1600 m. I want more riding not the same amount in less time, I am away and the only thing on the agenda is riding for the full day for 5-7 days straight. We pedalled over 5000 m up that week, had a bit of a rest lift day there in the beginning of the trip on day 2. So the question is do I need 2 or 3 batteries each day?

@streddaz Ай бұрын

@@michaeltiffe6341 if you still have strength in your legs, you can keep peddling, regardless if you have any charge in your battery. What Sam was doing was stopping as soon as the battery died, but if he wanted to he could have kept peddling. Rider weight does make a difference to the range, but as long as you are testing each bike with the same rider, the results will be reasonably consistent.

@michaeltiffe6341 Ай бұрын

@@streddaz rider weight being provided is a valuable piece of readily available information in my opinion as I am not only looking for a comparison from bike to bike but also the overall value of e-bikes in general. If the range diminishes to a point of being unviable for prolonged usage then the increased cost and maintenance aspects of a e-bike outweigh the benefits. The more information the better for the decision process

@jbdbsb Ай бұрын

Oh look, another range test. Extreme range in Boost is an oxymoron.

@SamsBikes Ай бұрын

I’ll try harder next time just for you legend

@jbdbsb Ай бұрын

@@SamsBikes 😁🤣😂😅

@Nein_doch_oooh Ай бұрын

Just to make sure, this bike is called: Rocky Mountain Instinct Powerplay C70 Shimano. Please inform yourself, before you write it on KZfaq, also it's SchwalbE and not Schwalbi! I mean, they sponsor you, it would be nice, if you could pronounce it correctly!

@streddaz Ай бұрын

What a pedantic comment, it’s still a Rocky Mountain Instinct Powerplay. And you are pronouncing Schwalbe incorrectly, so it would be nice if YOU pronounced it correctly. 🙄 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l86kedp2yLTJiZc.htmlsi=DA4zwn3K6W3WPmr7

@Brunzbuschn Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 You are so right! This dude is hilarious!

@streddaz Ай бұрын

It still is a Rocky Mountain Instinct Powerplay, he’s not incorrect just because he didn’t say the full model. Also SchwalbE is also the incorrect pronunciation. It’s pronounced, “schwal.ba” You don’t hear the E at all. You would think if you were correcting someone on pronunciation, you would get it right.😉 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eMeap8ug1tjVm4k.htmlsi=5wM1uTTdz3r0nuyS

@SamsBikes Ай бұрын

Haha I know relax mate

@michaeltiffe6341 Ай бұрын

⁠@@streddazhuh? That ba is how one says e in German. Therefore in English it would be utilized as a sound of e

@Wickerman2 Ай бұрын

That's one ugly bike!

@Rideoak Ай бұрын

👍

@TapioBlue Ай бұрын

I get about 1 km per % battery on 32% boost on my Altitude. So up to 100 km per charge. I ride my 10 km technical trail up to 7 times on a charge. The bms drains the battery more than I like if it sits any length of time. I read the Overtime pack has to be charged often just to keep a charge on it even when not used. I just got one on the half price sale but haven't used it yet.