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[Closed] Saracen E-Ariel E-bike

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Does anyone have real world experience of this e-bike? My wife is looking to get a longish travel e-bike for use in the UK and a bit in the Alps. I can't find any proper reviews anywhere. At £3400 current price with some good kit, Fox suspension etc, there isn't much currently available to match it.


 
Posted : 01/09/2019 5:20 pm
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Wasn’t aware of it before your thread but where are you seeing it with fox forks on the lower (3.4k) model. As the website says..
FORK: ROCKSHOX RECON RL SOLO AIR
https://www.saracen.co.uk/bike/zen-e
If you want bargain tactic, you want the vitus or yt or maybe a voodoo?

Edit: hmm are you looking at a discounted model? For a bike that was released in 2018, it seems to have very little info out about it


 
Posted : 01/09/2019 5:52 pm
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OP asked about the Ariel E, not the Zen E

https://www.saracen.co.uk/bike/ariel-e


 
Posted : 01/09/2019 6:04 pm
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Well it's certainly not a looker!

Check out the 2019 Merida eOne-Sixty 800, £3375 from Motocard. Love mine.


 
Posted : 01/09/2019 7:37 pm
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It looks dated certainly, got two mates who've been on demo days and ridden one though and both said it descended like a falling anvil.

Seems to have longer, slacker geo than most E-MTB's which must help.


 
Posted : 01/09/2019 8:28 pm
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That Merida isn't a bad shout. Battery less bulbous looking. The small size is a bit bigger than the Saracen small though, given it is for my 5ft 4 wife that might count.....


 
Posted : 01/09/2019 8:29 pm
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Have a look at canyon, sale on now, spectral got pretty good reviews, and in wmns versions, Xs and s sizes available FYI neuron has got 180 brakes no5 203 and reviews were fine but suggested bigger brakes


 
Posted : 02/09/2019 7:49 am

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