@@JeromeDeane treat yourself! it’s a wicked bike indeed. Haven’t had any drawbacks on how the bike rides at all. It’s one of the most enjoyable bikes to ride that I’ve owned, does everything extremely well. Pro and con is the headset routing. More challenging to work on but looks great in my opinion and another one is the battery needs to be removed to charge it. Which I like as a removable battery means I can ride it with or without the battery and the frame looks super clean with no charging port.

@@fernandom6811 it certainly can. I’ve given it a go and it Rides like a normal bike without the battery in it.

@@dstone2011 that’s so cool! A lot of reviews just gloss over that fact! 2 bikes in 1 😎

@@fernandom6811 they really do. It’s definitely 2 bikes in 1!

It is in SA!

@@hamilhams-6061 yep 👍

@@fernandom6811 thanks! It’s got much more power up the hill that’s for sure. The SL is the best of both worlds rides like a normal bike but gives you the assistance up the hill. The JAM rides like a proper e bike. It’s heavier more planted but overall a super fun and nimble e bike on the trail. I ended up buying a sam2 6.0 and a jam SL 8.8 myself. The long travel Sam is good for me as I race emtb’s.

@@dstone2011 thanks for the reply! 😊

Thanks for the comparison 👍🏾

@@eddieherft1234 r u ok?

@@shanedejong7636 was pretty good up top. Pretty schlip down the bottom as you can tell when I nearly had a hugey

@@connorfearon7919 guy on the Vegemite bike Is.

@@MrDaymien1 Mr Fearon knows his way around a downhill bike! Great trail, high speed and rough. Loads of fun on a downhill rig.

@@BrennoMac93 Thanks! Very dependant on what I’m riding! The Sam is unbeatable for uphill technical trails/power stages and descending as fast as I can. It’s a race machine! The Jam SL is amazing for trail rides and is unbelievably fun. You can play around on the trail more than a full powered e bike. Also a great one bike as you can ride with e bikes and analog bikes. I’ve even ridden mine without the battery and it rides like a normal bike! Love them both.

@@BrennoMac93 I’m 175cm or 5’9 tall. I ended up buying a medium 8.8 myself.

I’m 176cm tall or 5’9

You size up for a medium

@@bobcar1972 personally I would get a small as I prefer smaller bikes. The full powered e bikes are already super stable so I go for a more manoeuvrable bike. My SAM2 is a size small but my JAM SL is a medium as it’s lighter and the rear end length is short so it’s quite playful.

The wheels have held up quite well. Conti Downhill casing front and rear and no inserts. I’ve dented the rear rim but was entirely my fault on a super rough trail and poor line choice. The dhx is a good shock. A dhx2 would definitely be better. I’ve over sprung mine to around 26% sag. It’s helped the bike carry speed. I’ve not felt the need for a high speed compression or rebound control on it. I have upgraded the shock to have a LSC dial on it. Has helped it not wallow in the back end.

@@dstone2011 Just looked into the lsc dial that’s a cool easy little upgrade cheers for heads up. Going to test ride one in coming days. I run a Norco sight c2 trail and Norco shore 1 shuttle or just suffering pedal , hoping a 38fork eeb is the go for knocking laps out on local trails and lots of big jump lines at bare creek bike park

@@vuss2107 no worries at all! You’ll get a lot of runs in compared to the other bikes. It’s a pretty fantastic self shuttling rig.

Awesome! They ride so nice. Love my SAM2! The JAM2 rides just as good too.

Absolutely love it. Have clocked up 1100kms in 3 months. Have raced it at 2 events and won both of them. The race motor is ridiculous uphills and the bike descends almost as good as a downhill bike. Couldn’t be happier with it.

@@dstone2011 sounds amazing!! Just ordered mine yesterday.. but going with the standard CX. Am excited.. Congrats for the wins! Riding flat or click pedals?? BTW, nice riding style bro👌👌👌

@@codbrenner1423 The standard Bosch motor is fantastic. Goes super well. I run clips on all my bikes but I run flats sometimes for fun. Thanks!

I ran it in the 65.5 setting as I prefer a more nimble bike.

@@dstone2011 thank You!

Man was swinging off it!

I’ve got a Focus JAM for my analog bike.

Cheers! They’re great fun.

That’s awesome! I Absolutely love it. Favourite bike I’ve ever owned.

I believe it was just over 1800m of vert and 52km.

That’s awesome! Could go all day at the local woods. Where I am it’s all hills from my front door. There’s about 5km of bitumen in the loop I did and around 1800m of vert. I used mainly turbo and race mode this ride so I wasn’t very conservative on the battery. Pretty spoilt for trails, they’re just bone dry, dusty and slippery most of the year 😂

@@dstone2011 "bone dry, dusty and slippery most of the year" sounds like the dream, the woods here are wet, muddy and slippery most of the year 🤣 There's easily 20km of flat bitumen in my route and only 600m of vert, it's hardly a fair comparison 😆

@@davemcbeard it’s not too bad, it’s fast but slippery. We definitely miss the rain a lot haha. We’ve got not a lot of vert but loads of different trails to ride all close together.

Rides as good as it looks too. I love the neatness of the headset routing but It will make changing the top bearing harder at some point. Luckily they see less dirt and mud than the bottom bearing. Benefit of the headset routing is how easy it is to get outer gear cables and brake hoses through on a new build. Head tube holes are massive compared to grommets. Took me no time at all to build one of my bikes up from a frame. Shock was a fox dps. Worked well.

It’s a great bike. Very fun to ride. The fork is good, it will work well 👍

What did you think the 8.7 or the 8.8 ist the better value for the money?

@@realecke164 both are great value. I like Fox suspension the most so I personally would go for the 8.8. The 8.7 is what I rode in this video and it was great though.

@@dstone2011 thx for the answer Can get a 8.7 for 4399€ new good deal I think

@@dstone2011can say some about the brakes ?

Thanks! Definitely would recommend it, it’s one of the most enjoyable bikes I’ve ever ridden.

does it climb well?@@dstone2011

Thanks, appreciate the kind words! I Absolutely love the bike, such a fun, fast and beautiful looking machine. Can’t wait to ride it more.

Thanks! That’s basically the build the SAM2 6.0 comes in. Only changed tires and bars!

It is! Proper 🚀

They are great! I’ve got an e bike and my new Focus SAM2 6.0 is on the way. Just enjoy the fun of a regular bike sometimes even though it’s a lot of effort uphill.

@@dstone2011 Thank you😊

I didn’t strava this ride sadly. I had a bit of a guide from the legends at ride Union bike co. They’re the local trail network gurus. It’s a good place to start the ride from!