Hey, what's up?
This is Mikey at Blue Monkey Bicycles and in this video, we're going to take a look
at the Shimano e8000 mid-drive motor!
In case you didn't know, here it is: The motor disassembly for this particular
motor was done by an electrical professional in a controlled environment.
Any tampering or trying to open the motor on the customer end is going to void the warranty,
instantly, it may- risk personal injury and it very well could destroy the entire system
while you're goofing around with it.
All the warranty work and service work should be done by a competent professional, such
as the place you got the bike from in the first place.
Anyways!
Now that's out of the way, let's jump in!
Shimano is a household name in the bike industry, as well as... pretty much any house that has
a bicycle; there's a good chance that it has Shimano parts on it as Shimano makes components
for bicycles at all sorts of different price points.
So yeah... it wasn't until recently though that they came out in the United States with
an electric drive system: The e6000.
The e6000; kinda boxy, a little big, and in my opinion, a tiny bit noisy, but I still
like it none-the-less.
I use it on a light-duty cargo bike that I personally use with my little Sweet Pea.
*Awwwww!* But it wasn't really ready for the rough and
tumble rigors of mountain bike use.
As a matter of fact, there was no electric Shimano system on a mountain bike, until now!
This! is the new Shimano e8000 mid-drive motor!
Shimano is blazing a trail with one of the lightest, most natural mid-drive motors on
the market today.
Let's jump into the specs!
OK, easy stuff first: It's a 250w mid-drive motor capable of a 36v
system and a 20mph top speed (which is par for the course).
Cadence, Torque and Speed sensors throughout the system provide excellent responsive riding
and caps out at a maximum assist level of 300% power output from the motor.
Shimano doesn't specify the top RPMs the motor will assist to, but I am told: "Let's just
say I have not met anyone who has maxed it out yet."
Time will tell...
Rocking 70nm of instant torque, the e8000 has 3 levels of pedal assist: Eco, Trail,
and Boost.
You might be thinking: 'Other systems have 4 or 5 levels of pedal assist, so what gives?
Why only 3?'
Well, let me tell you!
The assist modes on the e8000 are tunable in the Shimano software called: "eTube".
This means that after getting used to the system, the owner can have the motor output
customized to fine tune the experience.
As far as I know, Shimano is the only company to offer this option.
And when I get my hands on one I'm totally going to fiddle with it!
I'm going to max it out and make it j--
--Shimano does have their own battery that is available with the entire system.
The standard battery is a 36v 14Ah battery mounted on top of the downtube.
Now, I've seen pictures of an integrated battery from Shimano.
Maybe it's a European thing?
I haven't seen one yet.
Also, be aware that sometimes other bike companies will use a different battery with the Shimano
motor.
For example, Bulls has an electric bike with a different battery on it that is not covered
by Shimano.
I'm sure it's a good battery and everything, but, if you want everything to be under one
roof, be aware that sometimes you might come into that.
Of special note: the motor weighs in at 2.8kg, which is actually the lightest of all the
electric bike motos in its class.
For you bike guys: the q-factor comes in at 177mm, they also have what they call: "Dynamic
Chain Engagement" which means the tooth profile is designed to provide "superior chain retention,
lower driving noise, and increased durability."
Another cool feature of the motor is the physical size of it, which I measured to come in at
8" Long, 5" Tall and 4" wide (aside from the spindle of course).
The lower weight and the smaller physical size of the motor can really help when the
motor is oriented on the bike in a way to provide awesome tire clearance, such as on
a dual-suspension mountain bike.
Speaking of that!
You can get the Pedego Elevate, a Shimano e8000 equipped dual-suspension mountain bike
from Blue Monkey Bicycles.com If you go to our website and shop where you
can get the bike sent straight to your door.
And you can partake in awesome resources that are available only to Blue Monkey Bicycle
customers, such as an assembly video, how to use the display and other fun stuff like
that.
Big thanks to Shimano USA for providing the motor that we used to illustrate in this video.
Thank you very, very much!
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where I'm going to be putting rubber to the road on the e8000 to test out how it feels
and how far the bike goes on full blast with the standard battery.
I'll be doing more tests, such as that and the PW-X motor from YAMAHA in the very near
future.
I'll be comparing these two motors alongside the German competitors: The Bosch CX and the
Brose S in a big mash-up video that you'll be seeing in the future, so yeah!
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Thanks again for watching this Spotlight on the Shimano e8000!
I'll see you guys on the later!