2024 Devinci E-Troy Bosch Service

Dave Norona talks about why the Devinci E-MTB is so good during this up and down winter as it allows you to get out for hard training on the bike in between the down days on the sled to keep in great cardio shape! 2800KM service!!! devinci.com

[@quinncolby]

Do you prefer E bikes over regular MTB’s? Should all MTB trails allow E-bikes?

[@DaveNorona]

After riding mtb since 1987 and racing as a pro from 1990 to 2006 I can honestly say that YES I prefer e-mtb of regular bikes. Anyone who is not 10% within a winning races should be on an e-mtb, they will become a better rider faster and even a top level rider will benefit from the training that you can do on an e-mtb. They provide better training, a higher cardio workout (less muscular workout) and provide way more fun! And yes there is absolutely zero difference between an e-mtb over a regular bike on the trails, so they should be allowed everywhere a regular bike would be allowed. The biggest issue we have in BC with mtb trails is illegally built trails and not one mtb club or group is tackling this issue, they actually overlook it as they want more trails, but the issue is a lot of these trails are not sustainable and it destroys the ability to have better built trail network without having trails go in every direction with so many junctions.

[@quinncolby]

@@DaveNorona Higher cardio on an E-bike? I switched from dirt bikes to MTB’s about 10 years ago. Why will riding an E-bike make me a better rider? We just got back from a week in Moab. Nothing is harder than grinding a bike up a mountain but the satisfaction is worth it. There are plenty of dirt bike trails for E-bikes to use. MTB trails are for the people willing to put in the work at least here in the mountains. I have ridden E-bikes and they are fun but I will stick to MTB’s. The locals in Moab say people ride e-bikes up but then need Search & Rescue to help them get down😂

[@quinncolby]

@@DaveNorona The Big Sky Biggie is here in Montana. Ride your E-bike all summer then race on a regular MTB. If you finish the 50 miles over multiple mountains in tough terrain it will be impressive.

[@DaveNorona]

@@quinncolby Its fun when people don't understand how your own body works. I will explain. When you ride a regular bike you need strength and cardio, right? In moto you get lots of strength, but not the same cardio, which is why moto riders ride mtb is for the cardio, the reason they don't run where they can get better cardio is running is much harder on the muscular skeleton so they would get more tired and sore and there for not able to push when they ride the track. Now ask yourself when your out riding your regular bike if you did not build up lactate from pushing hard would you be able to go faster, the answer is and will be always, YES! So with an e-mtb you can push harder cardio wise because you are not pushing your muscular system to the end. If you still don't understand this then you need to learn why intervals works. Intervals work because they tax your cardio system in short bursts so you can push beyond what you can normally do but you have to stop at the limit of your muscular system as it will take too much oxygen to your muscles and you will slow down. Can you win regular races after only training on an e-bike, the answer is no as you need a strong muscular system as well. It is true you can soft pedal an e-mtb , and that is good for the other type of training it provides, as back when i was racing 80 percent of your training was done on a road bike where you can control your HR and do long slow and keep your heart rate low and build a big base. Then the mtb training was done for specific workouts as if you just rode your mtb every day you would over train and not do well in races, Now you can use the e-mtb and ride all rides on trails and specifically do different work outs, again if racing a regular bike you will need to do the specific workouts on a regular bike. If you still don't get this then when you go to the gym next time make sure when you do all your weights you do the whole stack, so for bench if the weights go to 300 pounds make sure you do the whole stack or you rare cheating since the whole stack is there you must do it, or do you do put the pin when you can do specific weights, like an endurance weight which is lighter and more reps and a strength weight which is heavier but less reps. An e-mtb allows proper training. It always blows my mind that people don't get this. I it always comes from riders who think they are pretty good but would get smashed in races, as all the good guys know how your body works and don't care about guys and what they are riding. You sound like a typical mtb rider who discovered a fun sport, did a couple of trail days and now think he knows the whole sport. I was there at the beginning and raced in over 500 of the toughest races all over the world, just do you and stick to your riding your training and having fun, as that is all most people are doing. cheers dave

[@DaveNorona]

@@quinncolby Thats cute, I raced in over 500 events around the world with 100 victories , eco challenge 4 x 2 wins 24 hours solo , xc skied the 1800km iditarod trail , and won 100 other events in triathlon, dualthlon, xc ski, surf ski paddling, mtb, running cycling , my racing is done it was my job from 1990 to 2006 and then I worked with sponsorship in those sports through 2010, and then started a different career with sking and Ski-Doo sleds till this day, with my job and it super fun, I do not need to measure myself in events any longer, but its great you are, have fun and enjoy and work on you! Montana is great but sorry you aint got shit on the pacific northwest riding, the riding here is real single track steep wet and loose. Come for a visit sometime and you will see what real riding on a moto, trials or mountain bike is.