- Blasting along flat or gently uphill single-track
is my favorite place to use trail mode.
But where else should you use the middle power setting
on your e-bike?
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Trail mode, tour mode, standard mode;
it's called many things and it all depends
on the motor your running,
whether it be Brose, Bosch, Shimano, Specialized, Yamaha,
but what's the best use
of that middle setting on your e-bike?
Now, first and foremost, it comes down to recalibrating
your senses because a lot of people tend to ride in turbo
and boost mode and what that tends to do is
really send your senses haywire.
So, we need to do is actually get a really good
understanding of just how effective and supportive eco mode
is on your e-bike before you start to learn
all the high-powered settings.
Now, to get an idea just how supportive trail mode is
on your e-bike, every ride should begin
by switching your motor off like I've done here,
and then use that as a benchmark
for when you switch it into trail.
Oh boy!
It doesn't have go.
So when and where, then, should you use trail mode?
Well, it largely depends on the terrain,
the length of the ride, your fitness levels,
and your mindset.
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Now where we're talking terrain, if you're riding flat,
open tracks, that's probably an eco mode setting
because you'll really get frustrated
because you're gonna hit that 25 or 30 kilometer restriction
very quickly in trail mode.
However, when it becomes undulating and it's single track,
then that really is the place to stick it in trail mode.
One of the great strengths of trail mode
is you're riding trails you're unfamiliar with,
you can respond to the terrain instantly.
If you got that quick, punchy climb... Whoa,
you can just get up there
and you wouldn't be able to do that in eco mode.
So when it comes to terrain, then trail mode
or should I say the middle setting,
is best kept for technical singletracks
on really difficult terrain because wide fire roads
are really probably best kept for eco unless of course,
there's a big hill ahead in which case,
trail mode is really good for big workouts.
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Short, powerful sessions are really great
for using trail mode because you can really attack
the climbs and have a great workout.
If you're looking between one and two hours
of flat out fun, or not.
Now, on the other hand, if you're planning
on doing a three to five hour ride,
then you need to be extremely careful using trail mode
because you can burn that battery really quickly.
But when we're talking length of ride,
how about you riding in eco mode
and get a newcomer to riding trail.
What a great day out.
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Now when it comes to fitness levels,
I'd recommend anybody new to mountain biking
or new to e-biking, to try the trail setting
because it's really good starting point.
However, as I mentioned earlier,
if you're fit then you can use trail
for that serious workout.
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Now, you're probably thinking,
what earth is talking about by mindset?
Well, I want to return to what I said earlier in this video
where you should start every ride in either eco
or by switching your motor off
because the middle setting can all too often become
the default setting on your e-bike.
But you know what?
I'm just thinkin', if you want to ride in trail mode,
just press on.
Have a good time!
So, there you go.
Trail mode, middle setting, call it what you will,
depends on what motor you're running,
it all depends on all different factors.
Depends on the terrain, it depends
on the length of the ride, it depends
on your fitness levels, and of course,
it depends on your mindset.
So if you wanted to see more mode related videos,
there's one on turbo or boost up here
and also eco or low setting just down here.
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