{"id":4225,"date":"2022-07-05T03:44:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T03:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/singlespeedgoldcoast.com\/?p=4225"},"modified":"2022-07-23T03:32:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T03:32:17","slug":"marin-sausalito-e1-ebike-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/singlespeedgoldcoast.com\/2022\/07\/05\/marin-sausalito-e1-ebike-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Marin Sausalito E1 eBike Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Marin Sausilto is offered as available for purchase from Bicycles Online. That means you the bike in a box and have to do a bit of assembly yourself. If that doesn’t daunt you (and it’s really not hard at all) then read on because this is a great e-bike at this price.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This bike costs a bit over 3 grand and for that money (on an e-bike) it’s got a great range of solid gear. The motor is the reliable Shimano e5000, the brakes the very adequate Tektros, and the gears smooth-shifting Shimano Deore. That takes care of the bulk of the stuff that’s going to influence whether your functions without fuss. What this gives you is a bike you can get on and ride day-in-day-out without needing to service, mend of replace anything. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We probably need to talk a bit more about that motor. Let’s start with what is good about it. It’s so very smooth. I came off a Merida with an older e7000 motor and can still hardly believe that the motor does not make any noise at all. Nor any vibration.\u00a0<\/p>

Is there any drag? I can’t feel it. I’ll happily ride past the 25km\/hr limit without noticing it. I also ride without the motor at times. My ride to soccer is 2km on flat ground. That’s a nice little warm-up if I ride without the motor. That’s not something I thought I would do. I probably shouldn’t compare it to my Merida, which has 160mm suspension each end and massively fat knobby tyres, but the idea that electric<\/a> bikes could function perfectly well as non-electric bikes is striking. It’s like I got two bikes in one, electric and analogue.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

The drive from the motor isn’t nearly as good as the E7000. All these motors are rated at 250W but the torque they generate varies a lot. And it tells. If you’re riding this bike for fun and leisure then the E5000 is plenty good enough. If you need an little extra grunt…it’s not to great. For instance,\u00a0I pull a trailer at times and if I’m hauling a decent weight uphill I do wish I had a bit more grunt. I ride for work as much as I ride for leisure. Depending on the weather, I might want the bike to drag me along with minimum input at times, so I’m not arriving all sweaty. The alternative is to take the car, which would be disappointing. The E5000 isn’t enough to motor to do that unless in perfect (flat, no headwind) conditions. That aside, it’s absolutely ideal for just about everything else. If you’re riding this bike for the sake of riding (but with a little assistance) then you’ve got the right stead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Battery life is quite frankly amazing. I can do 100km on the lowest assistance setting. If I’m riding with the afforementioned trailer uphill then that can reduce to 20-30kms. That’s normal for any electrical bike. Range varies enormously depending on how and where you’re riding it. Use full assistance uphill and you can expect a short range. Use the least assistance on the flat and you can go for ages.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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