Aventon Ramblas Review: Aventon takes on Trek, Specialized and Giant with this eMTB!
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
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After reviewing the Aventon Ramblas, we found it to be a good value for beginners interested in getting into mountain biking. The bike comes with an Aventon mid-drive motor boasting 100Nm of torque, hydraulic disc brakes, SRAM drivetrain, RockShox suspension, and a dropper post, which allows you to easily lower the seat for better maneuverability on technical trails. This e-mtb comes with upgradeability in mind which calms any of our concerns over component choices as riders can always upgrade as needed.
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00:00 Introduction
00:38 Aventon Ramblas Price, Size, and Weight
01:41 Brakes, Tires, and Fork
02:27 Lights, Dropper Seat post, and Cockpit
03:10 Display Overview, Walkthrough, and App Control
05:10 Battery Removal and Specs
06:17 Aventon's Custom Motor and SRAM Drivetrain
07:19 Seat and Frame Design
07:46 Trail Riding
08:50 Eco Mode Riding
10:09 Trail Mode Riding
11:56 Turbo Hill Climb
12:53 PAS Level Riding
14:52 Who is the Ramblas for?
15:46 6 Reasons to Buy the Ramblas
20:29 4 Reasons NOT to buy the Ramblas - Auta a dopravní prostředky
What do you think of eMTBs? Is there a better eMTB for the price out there?
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did you check the 2024 Cyberbike? A little more expensive, but also seems like it some great components.
Thanks for a well produced and insightful review video.
There happens to be a lot of cheep made e-bikes on the market, that happens to have a lot of issues with longevity and safety. My fear is that many of these poorly made bikes will end up in a landfill. Please don't buy a bike based on price only. Make sure to research the market before you spend you hard earned money.
The Aventon Ramblas appears to be a well engineered bike, with good geometry, quality capable components that can easily deal with fire roads and medium challenging trails.
For those who want more from the Ramblas, after the tires wear out, buy a second set of rims. The new rims can be fitted for tubeless and the old rims can used with street tires for urban riding.
If your hardcore, the next upgrade would be to air-shock forks. Now for you have a lighter and more capable bike for demanding hardtail riders.
Aventon appears to provides support locations if you need help. The review had mentioned UL approved, therefore it's very unlikely to have a fire issue. Most cheep e-bike manufactures won't bother with UL approval.
Bottom line, Aventon has done their homework and checked a lot of the boxes that other manufactures has ignored. Kudos goes to Aventon.
Thanks for the review! I just bought one yesterday at my local shop. I’ve only put a few miles on but I love it! I’ve been a casual mountain biker for 30 years but I recently had open heart surgery. I wanted a bike to get me back out there and not have to struggle up the hills. This bike feels almost as nice as my $2k Scott hardtail but with the bonus of that powerful motor to take the edge off the climb (or completely remove the climb). I own quite a few bikes including 4 treks (3 mountain and one road) so I considered their version but Aventon fit my needs perfectly with the weight, large battery, and the very nice components.
I have watched several reviews of this bike. This is the best of all. Well done!
Wow, thanks!
Good review guys , this might be my next bike 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great Review! This is good step up in to next level
Much appreciated!
I have the Pace 500.3 and it has 4 pedal assist levels - which is nice since you still can have full send in turbo but still have some flexibility for other modes. I hope one day that allow customization of those too, but honestly, out of the box they are pretty good.
Excellent review, gents!
An Aventon with a 750W 100Nm peak mid-drive motor??? That's not a leap, that's a bound! I think this is a great move on Aventon's part. I just hope other ebike only manufacturers like Ride1Up have similar 2024s coming out (I noticed the great LMT'D is no more and their note about upcoming new models - also great news).
I don't see many big-name brands near this price with anything like a 750W/100Nm peak mid-drive. Close are the Diamondback Union 2 (rigid/commuter) or Current (road), and the Bulls 'Iconic EVO 1 - Speed' (commuter), all Class 3s. Then there's the Rize RX & RX Pro (only legal on private property), Ride1Up Prodigy V2 CVT (commuter) and the Denago EXC1 eMTB, also all Class 3. Finally, the Voltbike Venture eMTB 20mph, if you're willing to take the chance. Class 3 isn't as important in a full eMTB like this one. PAS support to 28mph is more for on road in traffic. Any non-Pro going more than 20mph on a real trail is going downhill - no assist needed.
I believe the Ramblas is primarily a step-up purchase from a MTB or eMTB rather than a first MTB/eMTB. Higher end componentry, dropper post, RockShox, 750W peak, 100 Nm, 203mm front rotor, adjustable PAS levels, price and HUGE battery all say superb upgrade to me. It's a great value if you've done real trail & log/gravel road mountain biking for a while & love it.
The lack of a LO fork seems a minor bummer only for those wanting an all-terrain ride. But the tread on those tires tell us pavement isn't where this bike belongs anyway - as does the 20mph limit & 130mm fork. The apparent peak power also negates not having lighter tubeless donuts for me. I agree with your assessment that the more easily replaceable, albeit expensive, wheels, tires & non-LO coil fork are a great price trade-off for all the other big positives that are also expensive & even more involved. Again, good choice.
Since it has a torque sensor (mandatory!), my only negative is that the display has an underwhelming form factor. At the price point, and for what I think is a movin'-on-up-to ebike, a small black & white readout is out of sync with the rest of the package. My wish list has at least an option for a color or semi-color display with real-time wattage readout included. Not a deal breaker, though!
This is one of my favorite ebike review channels.
Wow, thanks!
Very nice bike and well done by Aventon. It will be interesting to see how it does competing against the big legacy brands. They should introduce a full suspension model at under $3000 and they would have a killer.
Under $3k I think is a stretch but if this goes well it's hard to imagine they don't continue building out the lineup
How was the motor noise? I did not notice much on the video, but not sure how your mics were set up. My wife has a 500W hub motor city bike and the noise is a little annoying.
Way quieter than almost any high powered hub motor.
Thank you for summarizing what the ride tune parameters actually mean.
Glad we could help!
Nice bike !!! I was wondering how this bike compares to my Ride1up Prodigy XC ?
Generally the Aventon I feel like is more of a trail bike than the Prodigy, especially as the XC implies in the name on the Ride1Up. Though the XC is capable in its own right for some trails.
Where can I demo?
This ebike is so above par! Great credit to Aventon. Can the speed setting go above 20MPH? Loving the smaller display.
It's so sad they don't even give us throttles.
@@ToadallyMemesit's an e-MTB. Those don't have throttles.
@Charles-kc2vt mine does. It's a emtb with emtb parts...its just also has a throttle. It's pretty great lol
@@ToadallyMemesyou cannot have a throttle on most mountain bike trails.. otherwise it’s considered a dirt bike
No, so far the maximum speed is 20mph, I'm hoping that in the future that can be changed since looks like a software limit. Max speed I hit with this bike was 36mph but there is no assistance above 20mph.
Nice bike. Aventon did a great job with their introduction bike for beginner mountain bike riders. My partner has a Rocky mountain bike and it also has a 250 watt mid drive motor. It has lots of power because it does the same thing as the Aventon. 250 watt nominal and 750 watt max. I would compare them head to head based on your review here. Unfortunately her bike costs a LOT more than the Aventon so I think, on a cost verses features analysis, the Aventon would win. Her bike is probably a better mountain bike but it's hard to beat the introduction of the Aventon.
I would like to test a bunch of motors side by side. I feel like this is one of the most powerful "250 watt" motors.
@@EbikeEscapeAtea 13 bike shop is testing quite a few motors (actual bikes) on their dynamometer and comparing some of them. As a tester/reviewer of bikes it may be worthwhile to collaborate with him? Just a suggestion of course.
Complaining about the turbo mode giving you too much power when you have 2 lower power settings was odd but cool video and bike.
That thing is pretty cool good price too.
Agreed
So how does it compare to the Prodigy V2?
This is much more mountain bike focused. Meaning you get tougher components and things that are meant for more off road.
Looks nice unfortunately I already bought 2 Legends last year
Thanks for a well produced and insightful review video.
There happens to be a lot of cheep made e-bikes on the market, that happens to have a lot of issues with longevity and safety. My fear is that many of these poorly made bikes will end up in a landfill. Please don't buy a bike based on price only. Make sure to research the market before you spend you hard earned money.
The Aventon Ramblas appears to be a well engineered bike, with good geometry, quality capable components that can easily deal with fire roads and medium challenging trails.
For those who want more from the Ramblas, after the tires wear out, buy a second set of rims. The new rims can be fitted for tubeless and the old rims can used with street tires for urban riding.
If your hardcore, the next upgrade would be to air-shock forks. Now for you have a lighter and more capable bike for demanding hardtail riders.
Aventon appears to provides support locations if you need help. The review had mentioned UL approved, therefore it's very unlikely to have a fire issue. Most cheep e-bike manufactures won't bother with UL approval.
Bottom line, Aventon has done their homework and checked a lot of the boxes that other manufactures has ignored. Kudos goes to Aventon.
I'd like it capable of 28mph, and come with better components. I do like that it can be upgraded, but that costs a lot more than just offering upgraded components from Aventon. Like what Biktrix does. Maybe 2 or 3 different component/wheel options at different price points.
That would of course cost more. Maybe in the future I could see them doing that. I know custom designing a mid-drive motor for just one bike would be a bit of a waste ;)……
Really liked your Key Consideration segment. Good job
Ty. We were trying to give the best info we could for you guys!
I've added the Bafang BBSHD 1,000 watt motor to three different mountain bikes now.Prefer a throttle, 35 MPH and still good on trails..Of course I'm not interested in advanced single track trails..But, different strokes for different folks..
I bet it's a ton of fun! But yeah for me personally that's too much power for what I do.
Too bad they didn't go with a narrow wide front chainring!
Seth from Berm Peak would agree! haha.
IDK, its coming in at the same price as a Trek with zero history, so you don't know what you are getting with the frame, although it does look nice, and a Rockshox is always better than Suntour fork, thats a big plus.
I think the Aventon is better spec'd for the price. But you're right, it is their first emtb.
The marlin 6 may be better
Not near as much boost as this one.
Nice bike overall with good specs except for the fork and tires even at that price point . Can get a good "analog" mtn bike like the Trek Roscoe 7 with better fork and tubeless tires for $1700 and it weighs 26 pounds less than the Aventon. So this bike would be good for people with some form of physical limitation that can benefit from the electric assist. Not sure why "healthy" riders would choose this over a traditional mtn bike . Many trail systems still don't allow e mtn bikes on their trails but i'm sure that will change over time
I agree, e-mtbs aren't allowed on our mtn bike trails in my area. I still use my regular mountain bikes on those trails. I'd like this style of bike for gravel roads and fire roads, but I would want a 28 mph e-bike for those rides.
Your definition of the target audience for this bike is a bit narrow minded. I know plenty of healthy people who ride e-bikes. A bike like the Ramblas will allow people to ride longer and experience more of the fun of riding. You’re correct that a better equipped analog bike would be less money, but many people don’t have the time or inclination to train enough to ride longer/further. To suggest that this bike is for people with physical limitations is kind of silly.
I live in Minnesota, where it's hard to find steep fun mtb descents. Emtb hardtails allow you to have fun going uphill imo where u onky get short downhills where u have to end up going back up right away.
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I got one of these bikes and I love it I own a Trek ex 9.7 carbon but this Ramblas is so much funnnnnn the motor is crazy good, don"t get me wrong I still love my full suspension bike but this one is a lot of fun too.
Forgot the elephant….the no name motor