Yamaha Cross Core Review - $2.4k

The Yamaha Cross Core is a sleek affordable commuter from Yamaha, a household brand name going for a balance of price, performance, efficiency, and a purist feel, for years they did their homework studying their applications on Haibike, Giant, etc, using data and analysis to make offerings of their own. The PW SE motor is smooth and very efficient, coupled with the protected PW-X display, it makes for a intuitive and enjoyable riding feel, measuring cadence, torque, and rear wheel speed, an extremely advanced system for a value priced ebike. A 3 year warranty and a dealer network that gets reimbursed for working on your bike which means much less customer issues on an already proven and reliable electric system, a perk some of the smaller brand names are still catching up to. In comparison to its big brother, the Cross Connect, it is missing fenders, rear rack with light, and a suspension fork, and hydraulic brakes, this shaves $600 off the price and the bike still includes bosses to add your own rack and fenders, however no tapered head tube to swap out the rigid fork.

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[blainebickle]

what is 250W power like on a mid drive? I know on a hub drive it is not very much at all.

[phafid]

Bought this one. Spend 400 miles in 1 month. I would say so many weird nose as I pedal but nothing is broken yet. Love the smoothness of the motor. Also even without the motor, it is a nice bike that is really good to bike around. I change the tire to continental gp 5000 and the pedal to shimano pd clipless. I maintain my cadence at 90rpm. The whole eco battery last for 100 miles.

[teammxm]

Thanks Court for stopping by I definitely think this review was informative I also feel privileged that Yamaha picked us as one of its retail dealers I remember as a kid in 1975 my dad purchased me a Yamaha bicycle I think it was called the Yamaha Moto bike a couple years later when we moved to Coachella valley he got me a YZ 80 my first Motorcycle was a Yamaha fast forward a couple years later And he and I rode a DT 250 all the way from Oceanside to the desert we nickname that bike the Ironhorse I put thousands of miles on it and went through about three motors and a few toppings that bike instilled in me wanderlust. Some of the motorcycles from Yamaha that I have owned personally over the years were the RD350, TDM850, YSR80 from Canada, and a V-Max, I currently have three Yamaha’s in my garage a T-MAX, RX50 and a DT50lc needless to say I like Yamaha I currently have Harley‘s, Honda’s a Montessa Triumph, bultaco’s and a Suzuki also in my garage I think I have a problem.

[adventurous]

Yamaha makes quality stuff. Their motorcycles are the highest rated in the world.

[howardfowler]

Court you're the best at what you do whether you talk fast, slow, or in between.

[HackHunter]

When I see the thumbnail and the bike pictured isn't a Step-Thru, I get excited. You've been a role Court, keep em coming. Yamaha keeps it simple and lets the customer add whatever they want. No front suspension, good, i keep mine locked out most of the time anyway. No rack and fenders, good, I will take my other bike if theres a chance of rain. Its an Ebike, i almost never ride in the rain. Narrow tires, good, I dont need 2+" size tires, I want efficiency and I dont need the "comfort" benefit. This bike in stock form is PERFECT and priced right.

[MilesBellas]

Yamaha is an amazing company.
One of my favourite companies.
I owned two Yamaha motorcycles: Virago 920 and Seca 650 Turbo.

Japanese manufacturing is very Chinese products.

I tried all the acoustic guitars in the store and the one that sounded the best was a Yamaha.
They make solid, high quality, well designed products.

[jktks]

Hello there,
I just purchased haibike sduro for my wife with pw-se motor (2019). I own a cube with bosch active line plus. My bike has only 50 Nm vs. 70 Nm of Yamaha. You can simply tell the difference BUT yamaha is so much louder! It's even annoying. My wife had a first time ride with ebike ever and of course she liked it a lot but she also claimed about the noise. For those living on a relative flat area i would recommend bosch active line plus because you can bearly hear it and once you are going through the woods it's really a pleasure! Unfortunately there were only 29ers with this bosch engine and my wife definately needs 27.5" because she's small. That's my first impression about it.
Have fun
Piotr

[cresshead]

I have a Haibike Sduro 1.0 lowest entry bike from haibike but it still really great experience, i added Tule rear rack, bag and panniers plus locking ego grips plus usb rechargeable front and rear lights. It's a great bke, goes up any hill with ease.

[yippie]

Yamaha needs to come out with an XL frame size. L is just too small for a lot of people.

[rogerdutton]

2, 400 without mudguards, lights, rack etc. But you're praising the aluminum headlight? It uses Its own motor, so costs should be low.

[philodygmn]

Sam's point is really important to me, I'm so glad he brought it up. I would hate for assist to top me out! Supplement my power, that's _all_. Extra happy it's on such a nice quiet, smooth motor/control system! Hoping for a little more Townie upright &/or Vektron commuter focus, CVT/belt, etc., but already very promising.

[phafid]

Got this Ebike back in June. 2400$ in the US. I changed the tire to Continental GP 5000, and I changed the pedal to Shimano PD m324. I have ridden this bike for 1100 miles. Overall I am really satisfied. it is not the best designed, not the fastest and not the cheapest. However, this bike wins my heart for the overall e-bike. 500wh battery is the largest in this group. Yamaha ebike motor is so far much better than Bosch (Mainly because of how Bosch motor cutoff their power after reaching the speed limit. Yamaha does it smoothly). I have not seen the faulty of the Yamaha ebike engine. Shimano sora does its job in the groupset. The weight is 19kg. One downside of this bike is it has a lot of weird sounds. Mostly that I have is clanking sound when pedaling. I have no idea where does it come from. However, if I put on my headphone, I don't hear any sound at all! I just continue to bike and I haven't had any problem. If I feel strong, I usually turn off the motor and ride it as a normal bike. It is quite a good bike. I don't like the disc brake but it is personal. I believe a bicycle does not need a disc brake. Unless you are a pro who race in the rain or a real MTB, you don't need a disc brake.

[randygooch]

Could you please do a review of the 2022 Yamaha Cross Core RC and 2022 Wabash RT. I purchased a Cross Core RC in August 2022 and love it after 1, 100 miles. Thanks Dave and Sam. Randy

[trekkeruss]

The straight steering tube of the rigid fork is a not a "con." In fact, it is actually more difficult to find a tapered steerer 700C suspension fork than one with a straight steering tube. I know because my own bike has a tapered steerer and I have found that there are almost no 700C suspension forks with a tapered steerer. The 29er forks are not really an option because they have to much travel compared to 700C "trekking bike" suspension forks.

[MilesBellas]

9:00
the charger is so big because it is built to last?

[gdbryan]

Nice for the price point, thanks for the review.

[phafid]

Hi, do you know if the rims is tubeless-ready?

[rabh]

Nice looking bike, good honest review once again :) I have a Giant Road E+1 Pro with the Yamaha syncdrive pro motor and I can't fault it, lots of torque and very quiet! Been a long time since you reviewed a Giant road bike (or any Giant) Court, I hope that will happen soon ;)

[Anthony]

Thank for the terrific review.
I'm 5'10" with a 30 inch inseam.
Would the medium fit work for me, or large?
You did say the frames are smaller than typical in the US