How And When To Change Gear On Your E Bike | E MTB Shifting & Mode Selection Explained

Do you ever wonder if you are in the best gear and mode on your electric mountain bike? Are you pedalling at the best cadence? Are you getting the most range out of a battery? Do you change through the gears at the perfect time? If you find yourself asking these questions but just want to concentrate on having fun then this is the EMBN video for you 👍.

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[embn]

Are you as good as you could be with gear and mode selection? Let us know 👇

[lukeirving]

3 months in to e-biking and never really understood about cadence until this video. I'm seeing so much difference. Thanks embn !

[Jonners]

I got my first ebike yesterday, a Haibike xduro allmtn 3.0 and I found out the hard way its not the same as a traditional mtb when it comes to gears. Within 1.5 miles of my first ride, I snapped the chain. In turbo mode going up a steep hill, in way too hard a gear, i tried to change gears under load. Doh.

Live and learn.

[MrPAB]

Great to see a facts/information based video rather than another opinion/BS piece about the latest bike/equipment/etc.

[cornovii]

I live in a fairly flat town so my peddle assist fittings went in the bin on my home build and stay in the maximum gear. Not changed gears in well over 4 months now :D

[jkoeberlein]

Thanks I've been asking for months.

[amnnor]

lovely demo. Still confused on the basic (my bike has 5 e-modes (0-5). I am still in the combination of mode and gear, when to up the mode vs down gear ( & vice-versa)
you've independantly discussed each, but I am still lost on the inegration.
-thanks

[johndarch]

A great guide for any one buying their first e mountain bike but I do wonder how many subscribers to embn don't already own one. I certainly didn't know anything about embn when I bought my ebike. How can you best reach out to those people out there who know nothing about you. I guess we can all pass info on to fellow mountain bikers who are considering swapping over to emtb's. food for thought.

[TheGeochemistry]

1X systems have 'dumbed down' new riders. You can consider the e-mode as a front derailleur, and find the proper range for the terrain.

Other things to consider is shifting under a load, such as climbing into a lower gear (bigger cog) - slightly increase cadence before the shift and back off the cadence when you shift - it will save your chain and cogset. If you hear a grinding while climbing (which is your chainwheel overtightening with your chain), you are in too high of gear and need to shift to a bigger cog.

As a super-clydesdale rider, I break things more than most. I use Deore XT 11sp cogs, because they last. I have broken teeth off of SLX cogs, and the SunRace cogs (which work well on my regular bikes) are too soft of material for the extra torque of an ebike under load, and the teeth will bend if you downshift (go to bigger cog) under a load.

[CurvedSlightly]

I've started using the gears, dropper and getting out the saddle a lot more on my ebike, never did that much on my standard.

[muratakkaya-cmbs]

Thank you for the video. I have a Shimano 250 watt mid-drive hybrid bike. It has a 1X9 Shimano Alivio gear system. Will it be of any benefit to me if I upgrade this system to a Shimano 1x10 Deore gear system? Currently, it has a large crank arm 44T gear. Generally, it has a 44T gear. I am cycling 40 km on a route that can be considered flat during the day. Does the 1X10 system have advantages over the 1x9 system? (By the way, the bike currently costs 11-36 rubles. If I make it 11-42, will I benefit from the e-bike?)

[marcchurch]

#askembn I'm from England, if I get the euro tunnel into France do you know where the nearest ski lift is with good trails which I can take my ebike on? Thanks

[eyeonart]

What gear up or down when climbing and not?

[lawrencepll]

On a Hub Motor, what is the difference between Power(W) and Torque(Nm)? How come they don't usually mention torque for hubs?

[saturo_nipon]

isnt there an automatic gear changing one

[zeeeboss]

My carrera vengeance going down hill onto a straight the belt hums/buzzes and its really hard to pedal any suggestions please

[johnnonrev]

I only ride a road e-bike, so this might be a little different than off road. But I have found that the bike motor makes certain sounds when you are not in the correct cadence. High pitch and loud when you are spinning too fast. No sound at all when you are too slow, like on a hill and too high of a gear. Just a low noise when you are in the sweet spot. Unless you have a bike computer to see your cadence, it takes a while to get it right. You can of hear it in the video with the whining of the motor.

[brianmckenna]

Im a complete novice at riding an e bike whats the best gearto start of on

[Stratocaster]

I have a question. I just got a new ebike (treck powerfly 5) and I can only shift up or down one gear at a time. Is this normal? I am used to being able to shift up 3 at once by pressing hard on the shifter.

[ssse]

Why is your dropper always in low position when climbing?