Shorter Travel Might Be Better? | 140mm Or 160mm Trail/Enduro E-Bike

After taking on our toughest adventure yet, battling midges, loose rock, elevation, and wrong turns on a 30-mile journey through the Torridon Hills of Northern Scotland aboard two Bosch equipped Cube electric mountain bikes. Steve has thought it's best to revisit the 140mm Vs 160mm debate!

What do you think is better for you and your riding? 140 or 160? Let us know 👇

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What do you think is better for you and your riding? 140 or 160? Let us know 👇

[robhaskins]

Yes it's all a bit touchy-feely for you and the terrain ."Everyone thinks they have the best dog ( bike ) and none of them are wrong". I've got 3 Emtbs all set up completely different. I do really like my modified Merida E160 with 27.5 x3.0 front and fat 26 x 4.0 rear tyre. Ep 129
(13.40) Really comfortable and works extremely well everywhere including beach .But 2018 (softer) and 2020 (firmer) levo's are easily adapted to. E=Mtb²

[neilelliston]

I'm looking at still not sure. Shame the 160 hasn't got option for 29er

[EnriqueNestorAEseo]

thank you EMTB for details in CUBE ebike...that is my favourite Ebike...as now I have CUBE stereo hybrid 140 HPC SL 625 29 reef blue ´n´yellow 2020

[MirkoKruijsheer]

I find it funny that in this comparison our host Steve tells us that they found the 140 more plush, maybe better on this tour they took. But all we see is him on the 160 mm???

[Acceleronics]

I get annoyed when forum posters say that they want to "upgrade" their fork to a longer travel model, as if longer was always better (just talking bike forks and rear suspension travel here! 😅). It's going to be a change, but not necessarily an upgrade. I've not tried this, but I bet a long travel motocross bike would not be fun on a road race track. Horses for courses and all that.

[christophmader]

I use my 160 Action Team vor everyday riding and it didn‘t disappoint me after 1500 km

[timking]

My Stereo 140 HPC 29-er is perfect for me. I think it’s the wheels. It’s like a monster truck and just crushes over Scottish trails with no problem. Makes lobbing it in the back of the car a bit more challenging, but I’m so pleased with it, I’m just buying a bigger car. Recommended.

[andyukh]

Have to say, I’ve had to Cubes a Hybrid reaction pro and the Stereo hybrid full sus…………… bang for buck, we’ll made, sturdy & all round great value, super bikes as an introduction to Ebiking or for next level……….. love the brand !!

Did the 140/36 have the Grip 2 dampner in the front ? The Fit 4 on the 160 /38 is not anywhere close to the Grip 2. I have had both on my Prowler and the Grip 2 is a game changer. I have a Fox Factory 36 Grip 2, and it is insane how tunable and plush that Dampner is.

[chargeriderepeat]

Ive used a 200mm f/b DH bike as a diy build.
It rewards high speed riding over the rough stuff, but severely punishes low speed technical.
Constantly finding myself dangling and forward momentum lost into the suspension.
What we need is auto travel linked into power modes..
Is that what that new fancy esusp does?

[jean-marcvienne]

Have one Cube stereo race 140 with eddy current tires. It’s good bike and I live in Switzerland

[melindaleon]

First e-bike in our family, loved it.

[onetime]

More travel is always better, especially with an ebike.

[monetaryjack]

My KTM Macina Lycan 271 (EMBN Show 67 Bike Vault 20:43 !!!) still going strong with 130 (68 deg) Pikes and "just" 125mm rear travel....I've done that Torridon loop but not the same out leg, out via loch Clair/Coulin, but the same return from Achnashellach, except not turning west, we went over Bealach na Lice....off next week, weather looking good, maybe time for a return visit, North West coast is always better after a dry spell, but yeah I'm not too concerned over suspension travel just added some bottomless tokens, and I've got 486mm mega chain stays so it climbs like a beast!!!!

[denesk]

Yeah, no. Broke my 160/140 Pivot'derailleur so I was riding my 160/165 Nomad 3 and my 180/180 Haibike every day this now shopping for long travel want my plushy things back... maybe even a mullet....

[marcusoutdoors]

I move to SQLabs carbon bars which mellowed the ride on my Levo… details matter. Then I upgraded the damper to ultimate spec on the Lyric forks, also extending the air shock from 150 to 160…perfection, for me, where I ride. So I wonder if 38 forks are only really right for re-entry landings from space, but may be a bit stiff for most UK terrain. Or to put it another way, this obsession with fork tube diameter maybe is not all to do with function and may be signalling other rider inadequacies.😜

[DM-fjwv]

Full rigid with a suspension post. Cheers.

[sionjones]

I've got the Stereo hybrid 160 actionteam, and I don't really rate those forks, sadly. My old 26" mountain bike has much older Fox 36 RC2 forks, and they are absolutely plusher than the newer 38s on the Cube. I've been riding both, and the difference is night and day

[fanofentropy]

I know you need the fancy title to get the clicks, but I get annoyed when you pose a question and by the end of the video it's yes/no, it depends, not really an answer answer.
If you don't have a firm answer or an opinion one way or another, then don't present it as a question initially.