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Benelli Mantus Electric Mountain Bike $1999 Delivered (Was $2799) @ Costco Online (Membership Required)

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Benelli Mantus Electric Mountain Bike $1999 Delivered (Was $2799) @ Costco Online (Membership Required)
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LPlebo2000 on 11/11/2022 - 12:19 costco.com.au (765 clicks)
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I don't know a lot about eBikes but I am interested in buying one and came across this one-day-only sale price from Costco. Any feedback or advice on this/other eBikes would be greatly appreciated.

Description / Specs as per Costco website:

The Benelli Mantus is an electric assisted mountain bike with Shimano gears. It features a 250 watt centre motor that has a large torque. It has a front fork suspension with front and rear disc brakes. With pedal assistance you can travel up to 25km/h.

This product features:
Shimano Gear System
Front fork suspension
3 riding modes: Power assist (hybrid), pure electric up to 6km/h, manual
You can travel up to 90km
It has a centre motor
105 kg capacity

Sports & Outdoors Benelli Electric Bicycle

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  • ozssc on 11/11/2022 - 12:38

    Not a bad price for a mid-motor bicycle but take note that the manual says "Mantus MTB bike is not suitable for off-road driving"

    • dav3 on 11/11/2022 - 12:47
      -1

      Looking at the Q&As on another site it's potentially not road legal either, I assume because it can be run in pure electric mode.

      • ash2000 on 11/11/2022 - 15:53

        Specs look legal. 25kmhax under pedal assist power and 6kmh using the throttle alone.

  • MMM on 11/11/2022 - 12:41

    Reasonable price for mid-drive, I have seen these go for around the 2.5K but first mid to go under 2K with built-in battery makes it a good buy. They are coming down all the time so expect it to drop further but at the moment I would say its good value. Good components and probably wont compare to a 5k mid but for the price at 2K its good value and as above not an off-road bike but for on road commuting cant go wrong at this price.

    • jetblack on 11/11/2022 - 12:44

      Hope they keep coming down. Would love a mid drive ebike but just can't justify more than $2k from a purely financial standpoint it. Keen for a hybrid bike though, not a mountain bike.

      Also, in regards to this, I didn't think mid drives could do a 'pure electric' mode? I thought mods required pedalling at all times

    • Corgsta on 11/11/2022 - 13:37

      Yeah, the geometry looks very much like cross country, not downhill as much.

    • Buy2Much on 11/11/2022 - 13:42

      Reid Cycles often put on sale mid drive bikes under $2000
      https://www.reidcycles.com.au/collections/mid-drive-electric…

  • ChatCPT on 11/11/2022 - 12:47

    Need more detail on specs

    • dav3 on 11/11/2022 - 12:50
      -5

      If only there was some kind of engine…… a "search engine" if you will, that could be used to find this kind of information.

      • ChatCPT on 11/11/2022 - 13:12

        Any feedback or advice on this/other eBikes would be greatly appreciated

        Stay in your lane boy … I am talking to OP

      • Plebo2000 on 11/11/2022 - 13:35
        +3

        Here's a copy of the User manual it might have a few additional specs.

    • MMM on 11/11/2022 - 13:05
      +4

      Here you go from Catch website …
      Benelli Mantus Electric Bike
      The Benelli Mantus is an electric assisted mountain bike with Shimano gears. It features a 250 watt centre motor that has a large torque. It has a front fork suspension with front and rear disc brakes. With pedal assistance you can travel up to 25km/h.

      FEATURES

      Up to 90km range
25km/h pedal assistance
105kg peak load
250W central drive motor
Front and rear lights
Concealed 36V 14.5AH battery

      PRODUCT DETAILS

      Power Assist Mileage: 90km
Weight(kg): 26
Dimensions(mm): 1840*230*1080
Max Speed(km/h): 25 (Electric assisted)
Tyre Size(inch): 28
Peak Load(kg): 105
Light: Headlight+Tailight
Brakes Front and Rear: Hydraulic Disc Brakes
Brake Model: GEMMA GA-900 Hydraulic
Battery: 36V 14.6Ah
Number of Batteries: 1
Derailleur: Shimano ACERA 1X9 Speed
Frame Material: Aluminium alloy
Electric Assistance: 3 Levels
      • ChatCPT on 11/11/2022 - 13:16

        Not mind blowing but pretty good but ticks the right boxes
        Good: mid drive, hydraulic brakes, aesthetic battery, 9 speed, 14.5Ah medium size batt
        Acera drivetrain pretty low end though

        My opinion - for $2k would definitely DIY. Gets you way better specs!

  • MMM on 11/11/2022 - 12:57
    +1

    Yes, needs to be a pedellec 250 watt or power assisted to be legal. I see lots of people on my rides on mod powered hi-watt ebikes that are illegal which maybe fine until you run into someone and then end in litigation or prison. Power override are allowed in bursts supposedly as long as it is below 25km / hr maximum to get across traffic lights but they operate on a spring return button in most states. Legal pedellecs are great as they help if you live in a hilly area as I do!

  • Deepchild on 11/11/2022 - 13:12

    Looks similar to the HIMO C30R Electric Road Bike on sale for $1889 from panmi

    edit: except not a mid mounted motor

    • MMM on 11/11/2022 - 13:16
      +3

      NO! big difference is this is a MID-DRIVE, the link you provided is a rear HUB drive. I spent around 1K changing my rear hub ebike to a Mid and would have gladly purchased this for 2k as it cost me loads more than that to get a mid-drive.

      • rasserie on 11/11/2022 - 15:25

        why is mid drive better than hub motor?

        • competitions on 11/11/2022 - 15:35

          Mid drive allows use of gears.
          Better centre of gravity.

        • MMM on 11/11/2022 - 16:02

          Mid gives some advantage, some say its more like normal bike riding but I had a HUB 9 speed Ebike with bottom bracket torque sensor, so really didn't make any difference for riding changing to a Mid, but know that now after trying both. A mid has a normal wheel at the back so puncture repair is easy with normal tools, a lot more difficult getting a HUB wheel off. Really minor advantages and probably after trying could have stayed with the HUB but reasonably happy with the Mid-drive hype as being overall better for DIY replacing components.

  • union on 11/11/2022 - 13:24

    I have owned this model bike for a year or so. I paid $2700, with a bike lock and helmet inc, from Electric Kicks (very good to deal with, Melbourne based)

    The quality is ok. For $2k, it's a good price.
    There are very few reasonable quality ebikes for under $3k. If you can afford more (i.e. $3k up), I would not settle for this brand. We own a Lekker ebike (not off road) that is far better quality. But was over $3k. I have converted my old GT mountain bike with a mid drive. 1000W BBHD bafang. It is 1000x better than this bike 😉. But the conversion alone was $2500!

    It's is street legal in all states and I have not been able to 'hack' the 25km/h limiter.

    • Plebo2000 on 11/11/2022 - 13:38

      If I were to use this for commuting to work, because it doesn't have guards would I be covered in mud and dirt when I got to work?

  • Grey Wolf on 11/11/2022 - 19:54

    I have converted a number of mountain bikes using mid-drive motor conversion kits. With a decent mountain bike as the donor, the cost has been over $2,500 so this looks to be a good deal. Main issue I have is I cannot find any specs on the fork or the motor. I am guessing it is a cheap coil fork and the motor is probably a Bafang which are reliable although they are not torque motors which in my opinion are superior. This bike is an OK starter e-mountain bike but with a cheap fork and no rear suspension, is only suitable for riding milder trails.

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