My Ebike Review - Rocky Mountain Powerplay #rockymountainpowerplay

My Ebike Review - Rocky Mountain Powerplay

This is my review of my 2019 Rocky Mountain Altitude C70 Powerplay, I am no professional rider or even pretend I have an in depth knowledge of the mechanics of a bike. I do however have real life experience of the bike which I want to share.

Also, if you have one of these bikes and there are other tips please share in the comments below as I and I am sure other riders will be keen to get as much information as possible to make the time on their bikes better 👍🏼

I have owned this bike for now for 18 months and wanted to give you my thoughts on it and also some very useful tips if you have just purchased one. I promise you these tips will save you money and time off the bike due to it being fixed as I found out myself.

Purchasing an Ebike is the best decision I have made, a costly one but still the best thing I did. Yes I have had numerous issues with this bike, in fact it broke on the very first ride and continued to have some fault through the first 14 months of owning this bike.

There were times when I was just going to ask for my money back, however I also know it was the best feeling Ebike I had tried out, and just kept telling myself I was unlucky and had a rotten egg that needed to be fixed.

Well, finally when it was fixed, that is when the magic really started to happen on it! If you are considering purchasing one have a watch of this so you know all those tips you never really get told but are crucial to having a pain free experience.

This bike has now taken my riding to a whole other level, progression like I have never experience before, just watch my videos pre lockdown if you can bear them, and then watch the videos coming out of lockdown the difference is very, very visible for all to witness!

Rocky Mountain designed their Altitude and in fact all their Ebikes around their own in house motor the Dyname 3.0, for me this is the best motor currently available on the market, just a shame some of these bigger Ebike channels do not do more reviews on this bike. You will notice a lack of reviews on this bike, so hopefully this helps you a little bit.

When you own one of these, you will get loads of comments from other riders, about how good it looks, how they never have seen one and so on. You will be purchasing a very unique bike and not following the mass produced crowd.

Chapters, let's make it easier for you to find what you want

00:00 Intro
00:44 Ebike weight
01:12 Spider clutch tip (will save you money and time)
01:56 Iwoc controller tip (will save you money and time)
02:31 Iwoc overview and controls
03:08 Recalibrate Torque sensor
04:17 What has been replaced on my bike due to faults
04:52 Climbing on the Ebike and Chain stay length
05:15 Dyname 3.0 the powerhouse, how it works
06:16 Battery size, this was upgraded when replaced
06:44 My thoughts on one of those comments you will get
07:09 Suspension on the bike
07:30 Fast rider challenge
08:33 Brakes and groupset snapshot
09:25 Activate walk mode and how to make it faster (useful tip)
09:47 The app, my thoughts and also a work around
10:37 What tyres I am running on it for best performance in conditions I ride
10:58 Do I wish I went for another brand of bike?
11:51 Real benefit of the bike, retro fitting
12:20 My final thoughts on the bike
13:04 Outro

The challengers channels:

#ebikereview #beatstrava #rockymountainebike #progressionsession

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[HallMarc_Trails]

Cracking review mate, it’s about time you did one 😁👍🏻 I accept the challenge to take it out, looking forward to it 👍🏻 as for the stickers, you only need a GCSE 😂, enjoyed that 😁👍🏻👊

[emtblife]

I bought a brand new 2019 A50 Altitude powerplay back in August of this year and It has not missed a beat. Over 800 miles on it and not had a single problem that wasn't caused by me...speed sensor cut by the brake rotor when a stick got wedged in the drivetrain! $30 replacement part. I wash it every other ride and have not had any of the water proof issues. I have upgraded just about every component to top spec. If there was an A90 rally edition...this would be it! Cannot say enough about how good this is. The only negative that I have is that it is a beast to pedal when your battery goes flat!

[justgetoutthereguy]

Great review. Admire your honesty. Good to highlight the bad as well as the good. And also about yourself and your capabilities. There is a lot of cynicism out there on ebikes, but love the way you just emphasize what a great bike this is and ultimately what pleasure it gives you. Fair play - good for you. Look fwd to seeing Marks review on it, be fascinating to see his thoughts on it - All the best Adam 👍

[itsYAboyGoose]

Thanks for this review. I was on the fence about this bike but this review helped me realize to just pull the trigger and go get one.

[TrailTrackerSwitzerland]

Great review mate. Glad you had good support from your dealer. Good dealers are even more important for e-bikes, because of the increased potential for issues compared to acoustic bikes. I've been trying to sort out problems with my old e-bike since March after the dealer stopped stocking the brand. So far, I'm onto my third dealer after getting ripped off by the second one I went to! Got the bike back last week, and guess what, it still doesn't work!

[TProStudioCreate]

Nice honest review man. Never really thought about how much issues an ebike could have especially with the wildly wet conditions we always tend to see you riding through. Makes a lot of sense though. Thanks for the good info bud

[julianbruce]

Ha, got a 2018 Altitude C70 and pretty much feel exactly the same way as you! pain in my ass with everything failing at first, but now that I've got it dialled, I am left with the best e-bike ever. I'd love to try a current Kenevo to compare. From what I can tell all the other e-mtb are also having lots of motor and water issues.

[Klangwandler]

Thanks for the Review! I also had to change a lot at the same bike in the past 2, 5 years like akku, motor, iwoc and just yesterday my torque arm broke. But I still love this bike so much! :-) I didn't understand: How do you make the walking mode faster?

[Stopadoodledoo]

Great review mate and yeah, I am up for it but it'll be up in the Lakes rather than Eastridge, and you're coming too & riding my Orange down 👍
I will be kind and push/carry the eBike up if I am riding it down 😃

[HUSHHUSH-]

Absolutely amazing review. Loved how you explained everything about it so well. Keep progression on this beast buddy

[jailbreakoverlander]

Im fat and I dont care either IVE NEVER RIDDEN AS MUCH AS I DO NOW> Subbed.

[BURTGUZZLERSMTB]

Brilliant review, and bike 👍i love a rocky, I had a 2016 carbon Altitude 730 mls which was my first full sus, brilliant bike sold it recently and missing it already. The idea was to sell the rocky and my dh rig and get a inbetweener endro but covid means I can't get a bike(nomad) until the new year. Since been looking at the slayer and even the new Altitude c90 rally 🤷‍♂️ stressful choosing a bike 😂. Enjoyed the vid 👍 look forward to jasons and marcs run on it 👊

[jaybrightwater]

Great review! Thanks Christian for sharing in eBike Smile eMTB Community fb group

[bombsquadsendersunion]

Chalk and cheese?... Lol that a new one for me. Never heard it.
Wow, this is wild, I haven't had any of those problems you talked about. I wonder what the difference is. Oh I don't wash it with a pressure washer, just garden hose pressure

[jeremycox]

I appreciate your pain. I had a leading brands motorcycle which was the best in class however suffered from multiple warranty claims. A real punish. However 12 months of ownership with the RM Altitude PP without a single issue. 4000kms plenty of pressure washing action and only joy. Like you I have ridden a dozen competitors emtb and would not swap it for anything

[three-minute]

Glad you passed on my tips on the spyder and iWoc 👍🏻

[dexterfletcher]

your review mate....very honest and the sort of review anyone thinking about taking the plunge in getting “ bummed” out of their hard earned cash for these vastly overpriced toys ....I can testify to this with the Levo bike....but very basic components . I’m really sorry you had so many early gremlins....thank goodness for warranty ! ...oh yea....you best get Marc to give you a 4 grand bond before he has after he’s been around the ain’t getting it back lol 😂 can’t wait for 2021....and we can do our own comparison video

[shanemichael]

Great review, lots of good hacks in there, maybe don't do your tec-talk road side😀
Seems like they need to lift there water proofing game a little, quite a few brands have problems in this area, it's a mtb it's going to get wet and muddy, for the price we pay a little more thought on these small items would go a long way. What happened to motor and battery? Was everything fixed under warranty?
They are a slick machine, I'd love to own one but they are pretty pricey here in NZ(probably on par with specialized) also almost impossible to get like many brands at the moment.
Glade you are enjoying it.

Shane

[yourmtblocal]

Great review! Glad you were totally honest about. It is a beautiful bike!

[tastytechaddictsmtb]

Not had issues with my spider clutch. Have you got the gen 2 iwok or gen 3 ?. As I had the gen 1 originally and it got replaced as died the first time I washed it. Gen 2 has been fine though. When I got it back though I did go round all the seams and cable entries with silicone.

When you re calibrate the torque sensor make sure it’s in the largest gear on the back and your foot isn’t on the pedals.