Haibike XDURO Allmtn 8.0 2019 Mens Electric Mountain Bike

Haibike XDURO Allmtn 8.0 2019 Mens Electric Mountain Bike

The Haibike XDURO AllMtn 8.0 is an all out mountain muncher with great specs and Haibike’s own FLYON control and power system that will flatten anything before it in such a way that no electric mountain bike has ever quite done before.

SDURO vs XDURO

In recent years Haibike have decided to make it easy for the rider to choose between its lines of electric bikes. The XDURO series is for people who take riding seriously and won’t want to be left out in the rankings. Meanwhile the SDURO series is for those who may still be fit as a fiddle but are more weekend mud warriors than people who eat, sleep and breathe riding.

AllMtn

The Haibike AllMtn series is a range of bikes designed to take serious abuse, sacrificing weight for the ability to take whatever you chuck at it. Never mind not fearing hills as so many electric bikes do for you – fear nothing on the Haibike AllMtn series as it will take anything you throw at it (except immersing the motor in the water of course!)

Who’s this for?

You will be a serious eMTB enthusiast who is willing to pay a decent sum of cash for a machine that will dominate the world it is built for. You could be in training for competition or someone who just likes some of the best this top end German bike manufacturer can do. Carbon frame? Yup. Great specs? Yup. The ability to take big jumps like a boss? Yup. Where other machines would fall apart in fear, the AllMtn 8.0 calls home. Get ready to fly with help of the FLYON power and control system…

AllMtn 8.0 details

Geometry and weight distribution make this mountain monster what it is. The FLYON i630Wh battery sits in the lower tube of the carbon frame, both looking great and keeping the weight nice and low. This takes the AllMtn 8.0 a league ahead of its Bosch / Yamaha powered rivals.

150mm travel FOX 36 Float Performance Elite forks with remote lockout ensures this machine can take some abuse, and its front suspension is complemented with the FOX Float DPX2 Performance Elite at the rear.

An 11 speed, Shimano Deore XT M8000 drivetrain with a 11-42t cassette is powered by you and the new Haibike FLYON motor that with its 120 Newton-metres of torque kicks like an angry bull. Speed control comes with the Shimano Deore XT M8020 on 203mm rotors.

The Haibike XDURO AllMtn 8.0’s 27.5 inch wheels has a Maxxis DHF tyre up front and DHR II at the rear.

Flyon

New for 2019 is the Haibike Flyon drive and control system. Perhaps aware that they could do better than those companies they pay licenses to to use their power systems (Bosch and Yamaha) the German cycling brand has redesigned the e-bike system from the ground up.

European regulations limit how fast you can go but not how fast you get to that top speed. Even the 250W Yamaha PW-X manages 80Nm of torque – which really is kicking like a mule – but Haibike have gone a full 50% of power better and delivered 120Nm of torque which is like being kicked by a mad bull. You want warp speed acceleration up the track or even at the lights, you got it!

It isn’t just the motor Haibike have fixed up. The speed sensor has been improved with a special disc spinning in front of a sensor that is integrated into the frame. This sends 18 measurements per wheel rotation to the control system, enabling it to respond more quickly than any other sensor system to a change in cadence.

The 38 or 42 tooth proprietary front chain ring that takes that power from the motor and sends it direct to the drivetrain.

The Flyon control system is integrated into the handlebars just above the stem. Here, Haibike’s boffins have been hard at work too. You have a choice of five power settings from Eco to Xtreme. Colour codes tell you what power level you’re in and with easy navigation you can see a whole range of measurements from projected battery life-distance to speed and distance, as well as things like heart rate and cadence.

One of the problems all e-bikes have is that they are carrying the weight of the Lithium-ion battery and the motor. These are unavoidable, so the best manufacturers have worked out the best place to put them for ride-ability – this is in the frame, low down where the pivot point should be. This is why the Flyon battery is completely concealed in the frame.

A final improvement on the Bosch / Yamaha systems? The battery. The best Bosch offers is the ‘i500Wh’ battery that may give you 50 miles of mixed riding. For very little weight penalty Habike offer a 630Wh battery that on a carbon framed featherweight machine should give you an extra 20 miles before you reach into your backpack for a spare!

Key Features:

• Motor: Flyon HPR120S
• Frame: Carbon, thru-axle M12 (1.75) x 148mm, disc brake Post Mount, Travel: 150mm
• Forks: FOX 36 Float Performance Elite air 150
• Gears: Shimano Deore XT M8000 Shadow Plus 11 Speed
• Brakes: Shimano Deore XT M8020
• Wheels: 29/27.5" Rodi Tryp 30
• Front Tyre: 29/27.5" Maxxis Minion DHF 63-622
• Rear Tyre: 29/27.5" Maxxis Minion DHR II 71-584
• Battery: i630Wh, 30-140 Power Assisted Miles*
• Display: Flyon The Display

* This will vary depending on weight of the user, terrain and mode of pedal assistance used.