Yes, Electric Dirt Jump Bikes Actually Exist

Aug 26, 2022
by Mike Kazimer  

I can honestly say that I've never thought that my dirt jumper needed an electric motor. Hell, it barely needs a chain. Onyx, a California-based company that go their start making electric mopeds inspired by cafe racers, think differently. They've launched two motorized dirt jumpers that they're billing as “all-terrain hyper slayers.” The hyperbole is extra thick with this launch – the bikes are also claimed to allow riders to “hit the biggest jumps in the park and tame the most challenging urban obstacles without breaking a sweat.” However, sweating will likely occur if you need to lift the bike over a fence to get into a spot, or to evade an over-eager security guard – the bikes weigh around 40 pounds.

The bikes even have S.W.A.T., but it's not for storing tools inside the frame à la Specialized. Instead, that acronym means Smooth Weld Additive Technology - Onyx are using an additive welding process that gives the aluminum frame an extra smooth look, without the visible beads around joints that comes from traditional welding.

There are two different models, one with a 500 Wh battery and an Onyx-labeled mid drive motor that has a pre-sale price of $1,999, and the other, the LZR Pro, which has a 900 Wh battery and a Bafang motor that's priced at $2,799 USD.

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LEDs indicate the pedal assist mode and the battery level.
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It's hard to argue against the simplicity of a dirt jumper. Take a singlespeed hardtail frame, add some 26” wheels, one brake, maybe a suspension fork to help with botched landings, and you have the recipe for endless good times at the pump track, dirt jumps, or skate park. There's minimal maintenance required, and no need to worry about getting upgrade anxiety whenever some new 13-speed drivetrain or fancy shock gets released.

Arguing against the need for a motorized dirt jumper? That's easy. There are already way too many one-wheelers trying to make their way around pump tracks – the last thing the world needs is another motorized contraption zipping around what should be an accessible area for riders of all abilities. The same goes for dirt jumps – I can already picture the case marks when little Billy realizes that it's a lot harder to get enough air to make it to the landing on a 40 pound bike, motor or not.

What about the concept that this could be some sort of adventure commuter, a bike that you can hit urban features with on on your way to work? Unless your commute is only a block or two, or you really, really like pedaling standing up, I don't really see that as a viable option.

Who knows, though, I've been wrong plenty of times before. Maybe there's a whole cadre of retired dirt jumpers that have been dreaming of the day they wouldn't need to pedal the hundred yards or so back to the top of a jump line.


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The future hurts my brain.


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321 Comments
  • 535 12
 My entire weekend has been ruined. Thank you for that.
  • 21 9
 Same
  • 13 7
 here too
  • 100 24
 Skipped the article and came right to the comments section for the butthurt. Thank you for making my weekend.
  • 16 12
 @johnbalz: I’m buying one for everyone butt that’s hurt. So I gotta pony up a lot I guess !!
  • 12 0
 @SterlingArcher: for everyone or just the next 5 people who DM you "butthurt"?
  • 21 3
 good luck with those tektro brakes lol
  • 12 0
 @sportstuff: I thought Wall-E was fiction, not prophetic.
  • 11 0
 You can tell they don't understand the crowd, because no real dirt jumper has a front brake.
  • 3 5
 Was it by the authors 3rd sentence? For all holy mountain bike, writers, please learn how to use grammar
  • 3 0
 @ktmrider143: wow! The bar must be below ground level at this point.
  • 4 3
 @Sleeperific: most writing on here by “paid” authors is appropriate. Read that third sentence, if you can make sense of it please fill us all in. I totally understand auto correct but I highly doubt this was on a phone or tablet. I’m sure the author meant something completely different than what was typed, however, it reads as gibberish. I clearly am not a paid writer so I’m sure I made several mistakes in my comment(s), but I’m not paid for my sentiments.
  • 2 0
 You never go full Jerry...everyone knows that...
  • 7 13
flag sonuvagun (Aug 27, 2022 at 8:46) (Below Threshold)
 @ktmrider143: The problem in the U.S. and Canada seems to be that the lack of culture. They are unable to express themselves in anything but superlatives, cliches, and this stupid style of trying to communicate as the informal yet informed everyman.
Conversations with Americans and/or Canadians often involve people pretending to be like a character off the idiot box.
Sorry, that was all uncalled for, but we have to make the comments section fun, and if we can't do that then we have to make it cathartic.
Enjoy the day.
  • 4 0
 @sonuvagun: u mad bro? See what I did there?
  • 2 0
 @sonuvagun: informal yet informed leaves a lot of room. Thank you.
  • 1 0
 @ktmrider143: Onyx, a California-based company that got its start making electric mopeds inspired by cafe racers, thinks differently.

The future hurts his brain and proofreading is the past
  • 1 0
 @ranke: you're welcome
  • 1 0
 @ktmrider143: Replace "go" with "Got"
  • 1 0
 @ktmrider143: “got their start”
  • 2 0
 Weekends over, I spent all of it drunk thanks to this post. Ruined. Absolutely ruined
  • 187 1
 Well, I'm sure the comments here are going to be nothing but positive.
  • 11 0
 @bigtim I agree 100%!
  • 36 1
 its probably like a scooter... "fun" but don't ever f***ing let anyone see you taking one for a rip.
  • 9 0
 There needs to also be an equal amount of negatives or it won't go anywhere.
  • 3 1
 Who is this for?
  • 3 23
flag Cafemagnum (Aug 26, 2022 at 14:51) (Below Threshold)
 You were correct cuz everyone here is a LoZeR... Wink
  • 10 0
 There needs to be some negative comments for the electrons to flow...
  • 4 2
 Mountainbike life as we know it, is definitely over.
  • 175 1
 Martin Söderström retires because of this I bet
  • 13 0
 He could see the inevitable progression: an e-bike category in slopestyle. The idea makes me shudder.
  • 18 0
 @karatechris: "Redbull eJoyride, streaming exclusively on Twitch!"
  • 2 0
 @robbyking: at least it's not Discovery
  • 1 0
 @Chives09 in case you missed this
  • 165 0
 Good move on the full face, hide your identity
  • 22 0
 100% in there contract they have to remain anonymous and get paid in cash so there's no paper trail.
  • 6 1
 saw a kid on a onewheel in a fullface this morning. kinda thought the same thing...
  • 10 0
 @flipoffthemonkeys: people by me ride one wheels in full...FULL moto body armor. They are also going 40ish mph so I dont blame them.
  • 137 2
 Given the state of the world, I figured I'd see manmade horrors beyond my comprehension in my lifetime, but I didn't think it'd be so soon
  • 13 0
 Or so horrible!
  • 3 1
 @dfbland: And just flat wrong!
  • 77 1
 The real Friday Fail
  • 67 0
 Everyone's worried about E-bikes but I'm over here waiting for an O-torcycle, a 200lb dirt bike with the engine removed, so I can pedal it around and get a real workout.
  • 20 0
 Got an email from this manufacturer saying they've already planned a 2023 launch: pumptrack specific e-bikes, meant to be ridden chainless. Heard the battery seldom needs to be recharged. Aint that an awesome innovation?
  • 60 1
 Out of all of the benefits for using an e-bike, essentially none of them apply to a dirtjumper. This is the product nobody asked for.
  • 12 28
flag steflund FL (Aug 26, 2022 at 12:52) (Below Threshold)
 Well, you do see most DJ riders pushing their bikes back up to the roll-in for another session.
I could also see them using a "thrust" button to gain speed between hits, to prevent risk of slipping a pedal while cranking. But it does not excuse the god awful appearance of this bike and size of the battery.
  • 64 2
 @steflund: So, ruin the experience of jumping just so you don't have to push the bike up? That's like adding spikes to the bottom of your skis so you can hike back up the mountain.
  • 12 7
 @nickfranko: Not saying it makes sense, just listing theoretical "problems" they're trying to address
  • 7 2
 @steflund: We all have a thrust button already, it's called pumping. A decent set of dirt jumps should require no pedaling.
  • 1 1
 @shami: and obviously we all leave by perfectly planned dirt jump parks... all of us
  • 2 1
 @valrock: if you don't have decent dirt jumps there's some good options. Bust out the shovels and get to digging or buy a different kind of bike that's better suited to your local spots. Even with an electric motor you need decently groomed terrain for a dj so might as well just build decent jumps.
  • 52 2
 In the words of my lovely old Granny "What a load of old shite"
  • 37 0
 Even if there is justification for this.... 500Wh and 900Wh batteries? Is someone taking their dirt jumper on an 80 mile ride?
  • 3 29
flag kingbike2 (Aug 26, 2022 at 12:40) (Below Threshold)
 For all ebikes , the bigger the motor and battery the better.
  • 4 0
 When you need to ride 2 counties over and back to hit the pump track for 40 laps? Idk man that's wild
  • 2 0
 Hey sometimes you have to climb two miles of vert to get to the jumps
  • 2 1
 @kingbike2: Dunno why you're getting downvoted. Literally how the vast majority of ebikers think, in my experience.
  • 35 3
 if you think this is ridicules, wait a month until a bunch of the big brands announce all their 2023 dirt jumpers are turning to 27.5 because they don't want to make 26" wheels anymore. Cringe age for MTB.
  • 36 0
 i dont think big brands will annouce any dirt jumpers
  • 8 1
 @waldo-jpg: true, they all don't seem to care about anything other than racing and adventures/Electric. I do know one big one in particular that is switching their DJ's to 27.5. Can't wait to hear the marketing about how "you'll win all the races to the end of the jump lines" "fastest one at the skatepark"
  • 3 1
 Which brand? I remember hearing talk of a 27.5 slope style'ish bike a few years ago when i was working for one brand and their rationale was it'd make a better dual slalom bike
  • 6 0
 @luckynugget: i think its just that slopestyle bikes are pretty much where they will be in 10 years and where theyve been for a few years. Unless slopestyle or dirtjumping is about to change drastically, there is no need for 'new' models every other year.
  • 2 36
flag Cafemagnum (Aug 26, 2022 at 14:49) (Below Threshold)
 Yep and its only going to elvove to your liking or not. Heres to our middle fingers to your narrow minds and anti progression in personal electric vehicles.. its ok to not like where the world is going.. its called getting older and dying..
  • 3 0
 @Cafemagnum: have you ever even ridden a dirt jumper?

Apparently not, because there isn't a single advantage to putting a motor on a dj.
  • 2 0
 @Cafemagnum: lmao I bet you bought a juicero, admit it
  • 1 1
 I'd want a 650b dirt jumper if only because its easier to get wheels/tires. The two sizes are much closer than people realize.
  • 35 1
 I threw up a little
  • 22 2
 I threw up a lot
  • 28 0
 That 40lbs is gonna be real fun when don’t land a trick and the bike lands on you
  • 3 0
 All that weight though, barhops would be amazing
  • 3 1
 I just hope the camera's rolling. That'll be some prime Fail material.
  • 26 0
 This is a god damn atrocity. Im not anti E-bikes, however I am anti stupid things. The best part about a DJ bike is they need little to no maintenance, rarely break and are LIGHT.
  • 25 1
 My have been said previously in the comments, but I can 100% see why the 'riders' in this ad/article never revealed their names or face (kept the helmets on). Onyx....I don't wish ill will on small companies as a habit, but I hope you don't sell a single one of these abominations and waste of resources.
  • 1 46
flag Cafemagnum (Aug 26, 2022 at 14:46) (Below Threshold)
 This is only one video.. this video has no rider name or face reveal because its a product focused video.. future videos will show their faces and their middle fingers directed at every single one of you.. cant wait to see you all in the parks and on the streets... its not going to stop its only going to get worse for your kind..
  • 1 0
 They said on Instagram that the rider is Andres Shapol. A bmxer from colombia living in California
  • 2 0
 Show us your face Clayton!
  • 20 0
 human race deserves to be extinct for its stupidity
  • 1 0
 Broad strokes for broad stoke
  • 15 0
 My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
  • 15 0
 Martin Sooderstrom saw this and just went "ah f*#k this, I'm out!"
  • 9 0
 @Cafemagnum: I don’t really see how you're going to win over any actual dirt jumpers with that attitude. I just don’t see how that this product has any positives that out weigh the negatives for it’s intended market. I’m willing to bet that the rider in the video has a lot more tricks in his bag, but that’s all that he could pull off with that thing. I guess my analog world of thinking just doesn’t get the necessity for an unnecessary product, maybe with some more name calling and belittling from companies I might get it. Maybe I’ll look into it more but right now I don’t have time as one of my electronic devices broke cause it fell on the ground.
  • 5 0
 I almost feel sorry for these morons. Massive hemorrhaging of investment capitol coupled with well-deserved massive rejection seems to have made them a touch salty
  • 12 0
 Someone has never been around a pump track in their life
  • 10 0
 Nice name though! Luckily there isn't already a company in the MTB world named Onyx. Imagine if they made something like hubs then you'd have a real awkward situation huh
  • 17 6
 So sick! Be safe be well, Incognito Robin
  • 9 0
 18 seconds in just f'ing destroying a berm riding it dry af. these guys wore full face + goggles to hide their identity so they don't get either laughed at or beat up. wtf
  • 8 0
 I have a dirt jumper and an ebike....which I don't like to admit. The fact that I could have both in one bike is truly appalling to me, humanity has lost it all.
  • 3 0
 Yeah, strange that they didn't reference that Ruff announcement from just over a year earlier. Glad I'm not the only one who remembered the first horror.
  • 7 1
 Absolutely ridiculous! This is a no go in so many ways:
- it's too heavy for this discipline,
- longer chainstay doesn't help either,
- in order to stop such a heavy DJ bike you need 2 brakes which means again extra weight and will be harder to execute some of the tricks
- etc.......
  • 1 41
flag Cafemagnum (Aug 26, 2022 at 14:41) (Below Threshold)
 They said the same thing about electric cars, electric skateboards, e-surfboards, etc.. you and all of pinbikr are just old news.. your analog era is over..
  • 9 0
 Burn it before it lays egg's.
  • 6 0
 If I'm reading the jersey right and it says "Not For Everyone", then I would assume these guys know how controversial these bikes are going to be to many other riders.
  • 27 0
 They're also wearing full faces, polarized lenses, and long sleeves to show absolutely zero identifying marks, just in case their friends find out they ride e-dirt jumpers.
  • 2 36
flag ONYX-LoZeR (Aug 26, 2022 at 15:23) (Below Threshold)
 Yep we are here to fucking upend all your tightwads... the transportation industry is moving to electric like it or not.. its going to be a fight and we are ready for it.. thats how we roll
  • 22 0
 @ONYX-LoZeR: dirt jumpers aren't transportarion you tool
  • 2 1
 @ONYX-LoZeR: My intent wasn't to be intentionally hateful - I was more just saying that the jersey text (that I could see) made it seem like you guys were embracing that this is an untouched concept that may be controversial, but you do you. I agree that the cycling portion of the transportation industry is moving heavily electric, and though my motor is my legs for the time being, I would expect to own an e-bike in the next 5-7 years for transportation purposes (commuting, running some errands, etc.) as the tech improves and trickle-down continues.
  • 7 0
 For those that say: Pumping is hard work, and My 24lbs DJ bike is too light.
  • 4 0
 If you need to know anymore about this company, it can be summed up in the tagline for their 'CTY2' bike (which I can only assume means 'city bike').

'Part Bicycle. Part Motorbike. Part middle finger to the world.'

www.onyxmotorbikes.com/pages/cty2

It also interesting that they refer to all of their bikes as 'motorbikes'.
  • 1 24
flag ONYX-LoZeR (Aug 26, 2022 at 15:19) (Below Threshold)
 Yep its a huge middle finger to all of you
  • 9 0
 @ONYX-LoZeR: some mature approach to marketing and business! Good luck!
  • 7 0
 This is the ugliest thing I've ever seen but I can't wait for Sam Pilgrim to get one
  • 8 0
 Please please please make Levy or Henry review one of these.
  • 8 0
 E-bikes are a fad...
  • 11 8
 I realize this post is pitched so that all of the comments are gonna hate on it, but re: 2nd to last paragraph; all one would need is a really long dropper post? Then bam, urban assault commute would be sick!

No I'm not kidding and I'm sure all of you will probably think I'm an idiot for saying this, but tell me your reasons why riding to the store on this thing would not be fun? (and am i going to be put in Pinkbike comment section jail for this opinion???)
  • 20 2
 I mean, you're just proving everyone's point of the sheer absurdity: the bike is so pointless that you're taking it to the store instead of jumping it.
Literally the main point of Jump bikes is that they're light and nimble for tricks, not so heavy that you end up using it to ride around the block and barely jump it.
  • 1 39
flag Cafemagnum (Aug 26, 2022 at 14:43) (Below Threshold)
 @nickfranko: cool you and all of pinbike are not the audience.. go live your narrow minded life and let the world progress infront of you.. its going to happen if you like it or not..
  • 1 0
 @Cafemagnum: that's really dumb to make a product and not have those that already participate in the hobby as the target audience.

Most e bike sales are for older people who don't have the endurance/strength to self power.

Those people will never buy this product and neither will core bikers.
  • 4 1
 I've actually been looking for a commuter ebike that I could huck stairs and random street spots. If this thing has torque to get me up the hill by work, I would consider it. I'd never take it to the trails, but if you know any solidly built ebikes that could take a beating for $4k USD, let me know.
  • 2 0
 Considering the electric transportation i see in California an electric dirt jumper is more pragmatic than a good deal of vehicles people are whipping around.
  • 1 0
 My Giant Fathom E+3 has been pretty good. Hardtail, but I ride all the usual tracks I did on my Trance in the weekend, and then commute to work through the week. Feels like a big bmx, goes like, well, an ebike, lol.
  • 1 1
 I don't really understand the concept of an electric commuter. For me, commuting is either about saving money or getting in shape for riding season. A $4,000 e-bike doesn't fit either of those criteria plus I can't image parking a $4,000 bike all day outside my office. I built a $1,500 dirt jumper (with a dropper post) that I love for the mellow trails near Cleveland, and would really enjoy riding it to work but I wouldn't park that at work. My commuter is a $300 rigid single speed.
  • 1 0
 @vapidoscar: not everyone adheres to your only 2 options of acceptable transportation.
  • 1 0
 @RonSauce: I get that. I am actually curious what I am missing.

Other things I could imagine for other people:
1) Replace car.
2) Faster than normal bike.
3) Don't sweat on way to work.
  • 1 0
 @vapidoscar: let's say...im going to dirt jumps after a 15 mile ride to work.

The vehicle I ride (bike or auto) 100% has everything to do with destination and the activity in mind and zero percent to do with my financial planning or fitness.

Like most riders I know, I've spent a decent heap of money on bikes, and the wear and tear on my body has probably negatively impacted my fitness, especially commuting.
  • 1 0
 @vapidoscar: I commuted on my road bike for a lot of years. Thing is, here in the west we have mountains. It's about 300 feet of climbing over the last 1/2 mile before my office and it's often over 80 degrees at 7 am. It's not fun to be dripping sweat when you walk in and it's a pain to take a shower when I get here. We have indoor, secure bike storage at work also.
  • 1 0
 @motts: indoor storage helps a lot. While i don't have mountains i do have a hill at the end of my ride on the way home (200ft or so). But also ride hard to work and regardless of temp a shower is required.
  • 4 0
 Honestly though,people seem to forget that the beauty of the bicycle is that it’s powered by you and only you,it’s kinda the point.

Turning every bike into a broped just ruins it.
  • 4 0
 I actually commute to work on my DJ pretty much every day. It’s about 3 miles one way, and I make it fun by manualing down hills, making fun little gaps here and there. I still would never buy one of these.
  • 6 0
 Nanna is going to be pumped she can hit the triple again. She's really been struggling since her hip replacement.
  • 6 0
 I want to see it launched into the air from a failed trick and bounce off the lip of a jump.
  • 6 0
 My favorite feature of this bike is that the generic fork turns into a fox factory fork when you hit some dirt jumps!
  • 7 0
 Nuts and Gum, together at last!
  • 5 0
 The great taste of Worcestershire sauce - in a soft drink!
  • 4 0
 Despite being completely and utterly ridiculous, who even is this supposed to be for? It's going to suck at the jumps and it's going to suck for normal riding, so what is the point?
  • 5 0
 Of course the dude on the electric dj doesn't bring a shovel and has no interest in even thinking about watering the jumps.
  • 5 0
 "SWAT".. congratulations on making a bullshit marketing term for "we made a conventional aluminum frame"
  • 5 3
 The broiest Broped.

But if you’re just riding dirt jump trails-fine by me and looks fun.

My main beef with Bropeds is they endanger access that mountain biker advocacy groups have fought for. In particular, some areas clearly don’t allow motorized access. Please (PLEASE!!) don’t ride your Bropeds where you could jeopardize access for all of us.

If you’re riding 2 tracks to hunt, riding where they’re allowed, commuting to work etc. have at it.
  • 2 0
 HA! The side skids in the street at the end. It doesn't work quite as well as on an open freeride dirt line. It just makes me chuckle. And did the rider slip a pedal on that superman? Ouch? Maybe the weight is actually helpful. Maybe?
  • 5 0
 Oh, come on people, Why all the negativity? Finally, obese people and the elderly can also enjoy dirt jumping!
  • 3 0
 Burn these pieces of sh!t. No one asked for this, or need this. DJ bikes are meant for jumping, being light and nimble to throw them around. All the things these piles of garbage are not good at.
  • 5 0
 pretty sure @Cafemagnum is some type of cult leader...maybe doomsday culty?
  • 2 0
 What a troll bike hehehehe! ohH I´m very offended by some edirtjump bike showing the middle finger to all people do not like it cos it is stupid! hehehehehehehe. When being a dick is your best commercial strategy for a new brand....lovely! And you send a pair of trolls to scare us,narrow minded regular nerd pinkibike users,blows my mind.Genius!
It remains me when Homer meet his lost ultra rich brother and made together the most stupid car on the market hehehehehehe.
I would delete this even from google cache hoping no one could read this. Pinkbike editors you have take a huge one pile of stinky bullshit cmon!!!
  • 5 0
 Who thought this was a good idea??
  • 2 1
 Well as a concept I guess there is promise, a little electric assistance to get you back to the top would be a nice creature comforts, but 900Wh??!!!! That's bigger than the battery on full fat e-bikes! Makes no sense to put restroom brakes and a no-name fork on there too for three grand...
  • 6 0
 dumb
  • 4 0
 We can expect WW3 very soon and the coming of Christ is just around the corner no doubt.
  • 1 0
 Don't know what to make of this... will the extra power help launch off jumps or will the weight make it suck in the air? If the former, seems like it would be pointless in parks with jumps spaced for normal bikes at normal pedal/pump speeds.
  • 1 0
 This bike would suck in the air, on the ground, in the stand, basically anywhere you can touch or see it
  • 3 2
 There is a potential for a bike like this for trying things impossible to do without a pedal assist: jumping a set of dirt jumps backwards or hitting gaps with an uphill approach (stairgaps up stairs). For any serious dirt jumping it's a huge no-no. Tailwhips are going to be difficult to initiate/stop because of the mass of the battery. Current dj bikes weight between 10 and 12 kgs and here we're looking at 18 kgs.
  • 3 0
 Don't get it? Everyone hates ebikes....but yet the media keeps pumping us with how great they are. Sound familiar peeps in the US?
  • 5 0
 This shit is just getting embarrassing.
  • 5 0
 And i thought the full suspension gravel bikes are stupid....
  • 3 1
 I can't wait for mine. If I get my pre-order in, I will celebrate by leaving work early, heading down to Safeway, and practicing my bunny-hops with their shopping carts.
  • 3 0
 they were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should
  • 2 0
 for a second, some part of me developed a smidge of interest in (a) e bikes and (b) dirt jumpers. skepticism wholly satisfied by a brief comment scroll.
  • 4 0
 @pinkbike why even give into this frail company....?
  • 3 0
 make it stop. E-Bikes are complete garbage - sorry asswipes.... they are, and you won't change my mind.
  • 6 1
 The failure is complete
  • 3 0
 Is that sheep hills? California

If it is it’s probably got a Bmx background
  • 5 0
 Unfortunately I think that is sheep. It's very sad to see it being riden so dry and having the berms ripped up with I'm sure no intention of fixing things. I definitely can't see there being a bmx background of any kind associated with this. Just one more thing showing why trail builders are so salty
  • 4 0
 I remember seeing sheep hills in all the bmx mags and vhs tapes back in the 90s. For some reason l I had thought the place got plowed under years ago.
  • 2 0
 @sino428: there's a couple well known sets out that way that were just shut down. Bang trails and wetland trails. Sheep is still holding though
  • 1 0
 @imtomtom: nice, that’s pretty awesome that it’s still around.
  • 3 0
 The rider attempting to bunny hop a 40-pound bike at 1:00 looked like it gave him legit physical pain.
  • 1 0
 I have a sneaking suspicion that many bike companies are all developing E-DJs. It's a segment that cuts into city bikes, mountain bikes, and some BMX for flavor. could sell well amongst a few different groups
  • 2 0
 Will the motor even handle this abuse?
I mean, most motors are getting play in the spindle, BB, or whatever it's called at some point.
  • 3 0
 all-terrain hyper slayers. I love marketing. Please keep puking down my throat.
  • 2 0
 Let’s not be sooo jumpE??

I mean,there’s an ugly heavy version for whoever and an uglier heavier version for everybody else
So there’s that at least Smile
  • 4 0
 Hopefully they go out of business lol
  • 1 0
 I guess sooner or later, these manufacturers will start making downhill bikes with mid drive systems - cha-ching! cough - hope people know that the motors don't kick in when going downhill!!!>
  • 4 0
 “Do you take it on any sweet jumps?”
  • 4 0
 Just because it exists doesn’t mean it should!
  • 3 0
 Maybe the bike park is so big it makes them so tired they need an e bike. Holly crap what a stupid idea.
  • 3 0
 *Creates e-bike*...

*coasts everywhere*


I counted about 30 pedal strokes.
  • 4 0
 How else would old obese people be able to dirt jump
  • 4 0
 It’s actually crazy how shitty this video is hahah
  • 3 0
 That Tomas Lemoine Joyride full send suddenly got within reach for the average joe.
  • 3 0
 so next year Red Bull Uphill slope style on emopeds?
what next eADHD-DH and uphill Rampage?
  • 3 0
 O.K now it's really time to mothball my spaceship and go home. good luck with you Elektric ladida stuff Whooooosch
  • 2 0
 There will always be “those people” who will buy these stupid things. And they’re always the same people no one else ever wants around. Match made in e-bike heaven.
  • 4 0
 April 1st?
  • 3 0
 It must be april somewhere! Right?!
  • 2 0
 I had to double check the byline on this one. I think Quinney is rubbing off on you, Kaz
  • 9 0
 I think it's probably because I was literally building up a fresh dirt jumper last night and thinking, "dirt jumpers are so nice and simple."
  • 3 0
 Grade a, level ten weak sauce. Just stay home and play video games.
  • 3 0
 Ever seen the movie Don't Look Up? Exactly.
  • 2 0
 I don't know If i'm more bummed on an E-dirt jumper or Pinkbike posting about it. This is beyond weak Frown
  • 3 0
 Play vidéo game is even more easy
  • 1 2
 alright as much as I don't think this product is a good idea at all, I can see how it'd benifit me. I live about 2 1/2 miles from the trails/dirt jumps I ride, and I don't have a car to drive there and back, so I end up pedaling my full squish super far just to try and hit jumps on a trail bike. I love jumps but the only reason I don't have a dirt jumper is because I don't want to pedal it that far. now maybe if they had made this product actually useable I would invest in one, but for now I'm gonna stay away, idk how someone could hit a jump with this.
  • 4 0
 2.5 miles stops you riding to DJ spot on DJ bike!?! Amazing
  • 2 0
 Didnt even read the article or watch the video. Just jumped straight to the comments for my morning entertainment.
  • 3 0
 These comments are going to be AWESOME!!
  • 3 0
 I'm emotionally scarred after seeing this.
  • 3 0
 Time to reach for the popcorn and await the fury Smile
  • 4 0
 This is stupid.
  • 4 1
 Checks calendar. August 26!?
  • 2 0
 Pushing up to the top is one of the best parts though! You feel like you actually earned the lap!
  • 3 0
 good luck selling that in large amounts.
  • 4 0
 when will the pain stop
  • 4 0
 Why?
  • 1 22
flag Cafemagnum (Aug 26, 2022 at 14:38) (Below Threshold)
 Why not.. oh we dont hear you say it fucking louder..
  • 2 0
 Not the first e-dj bike I see, but how well can these things deal with the crashes? Does it explode?
  • 4 0
 F&%£ @#f
  • 3 0
 Servo actuated headsets are next.
  • 4 0
 Ban E bikes!
  • 3 0
 "It's a sledgehammer." - Pedro.
  • 4 0
 Gross.
  • 3 0
 How long until Specialized sues for the use of SWAT
  • 2 0
 I would understand in case a person in the video commutes to jumps by bike, however driving the van, and then hitting jumps
  • 3 0
 Rider wears goggles so he can’t be identified.
  • 1 0
 Thanks for telling me about the birth of a new sport that I have nothing but negative thoughts towards. This totally made my day better.
  • 2 0
 What's important is that we have time travelled past winter and now it's April.
  • 4 0
 Garbage.
  • 3 0
 So glad i switched back to BMX …
  • 3 0
 Surely this is a BS post?
  • 3 0
 Nah. I must pass that. Waiting for an electric pumptrack bike.
  • 3 0
 Well, to each their own but no way for me, crap idea.
  • 3 0
 E bikes have officially jumped the shark.
  • 3 0
 Surely this is horse s$#t?...
  • 3 0
 Perfect tool if you want to take a shortcut to the 9th ring of Hell
  • 3 0
 "Stupid is as stupid does"
  • 3 0
 So BMX hit largest features in the park without a motor, MTB need a moror
  • 4 0
 Why? Just, why?
  • 3 0
 Please leave the bike industry....
  • 1 0
 I might have missed a comment about what it should be called. It shalt be given thy name “Dirt-E JumpEr” with an emphasis on “E” .
  • 3 0
 For kooks who can’t pump a pump track I suppose
  • 1 0
 The weight...ohhh the weight you feel while jumping and moving the bike..... The creeks coming from those reliable BBs from Electric Motors....
  • 5 3
 All Ebikes are dirt jumpers. Change my mind
  • 2 0
 I guess it's no more ridiculous than a regular ebike Smile
  • 1 0
 Damn this is the worst April fools joke ive seen and its not even april yet
  • 2 0
 Time to upgrade the squirrel catchers
  • 2 0
 Guess that’s one way to win pump track race
  • 3 0
 God help us all
  • 2 0
 I'm out here waiting for the E-Mountain Unicycle
  • 1 0
 This was the final straw. We, the entire human race, is going to hell for creating this abomination.
  • 5 2
 KILL ME
  • 2 0
 I've never even lubed the chain on my dirtjumper.
  • 2 0
 If we are gonna have ebikes, we might just as well get wierd with it!
  • 1 0
 “So you can do what Lemoine did without that haslle of padeling like crazy”
  • 3 1
 Team Manager needs a dirt jumper too.. c'mon.
  • 1 0
 When the inevitable happens and we have an Epumptrack world championship,….. will it still be chainless?
  • 2 0
 I’m I allowed to use a E-DH bike in a DH race?
  • 3 0
 Electric DJ: Oxymoron
  • 2 0
 rider not willing to show his face...
  • 2 0
 E26 ain't dead! Or something.
  • 1 0
 The optimum number of bikes is widely known to be N+1. However, the optimum number of electric dirt jump bikes is N-N.
  • 4 1
 Looks rank as sh*t
  • 3 1
 Stanky ass bike
  • 1 1
 Hiking your bike up the hill constantly ain't that fun. I could see a lighter ebike moto and battery on a DJ bike being awesome.
  • 1 0
 No god why!?!? .........was the exact same thing my son said last time i shaved my beard off
  • 2 0
 Definitely one for the idiot Sur-Ron owners.
  • 2 0
 10 year old me would kill for one of these with a slurpee holder.
  • 1 0
 What percentage of these purchased will EVER jump more than a handful of times? Wink
  • 3 0
 THE END IS NEAR!
  • 3 0
 This world is fk up
  • 1 0
 The only way this is ok is if every purchase comes with a free screwdriver to the temple
  • 2 0
 Seeing this has instantly given me suicidal tendencies
  • 2 0
 I wanna see a 360 on that... In the meantime, I'll stick to my Arq...
  • 2 0
 Wahhhhhhhh......Mountain Biking is hard.....who knew?
  • 1 0
 anyone else notice how bad the photoshop is on the superman? His helmet's visor clashes with the frame... lol
  • 1 0
 conclusive proof that.. the MTB bubble is aboot to burst and Ebikers are all cunts
  • 1 0
 Cowan carbon frame ,has more future !!!!! ; p
  • 1 0
 Imagine trying to tailwhip
  • 2 0
 insert face palm emoji
  • 2 0
 looks durable
  • 2 0
 ew what shiz it next
  • 2 0
 Who is this for?
  • 3 1
 kill me now
  • 2 17
flag Cafemagnum (Aug 26, 2022 at 14:36) (Below Threshold)
 Ok im here to help you
  • 1 0
 Also, like Morbius, this is the best thing since sliced bread!
  • 3 1
 Ugh, my eyes.
  • 1 26
flag Cafemagnum (Aug 26, 2022 at 14:49) (Below Threshold)
 Gouge em out so i can eat them
  • 2 0
 April fools in August ?
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flag Cafemagnum (Aug 26, 2022 at 14:52) (Below Threshold)
 Yep april fools for the rest of your ignorant life.. get ready
  • 2 0
 Junk
  • 2 0
 Hell is a place on Earth
  • 1 0
 Chequerboard gloves! Free mason devilry confirmed!
  • 2 0
 I hate mountain biking
  • 4 1
 You should try E bike dirt jumping then.
  • 1 0
 Smooth Weld Additive Technology:
Several Welds Are Terrible
  • 2 0
 Stupid Wankers Advertise Travesty
  • 2 0
 No
  • 2 0
 I say No.
  • 1 0
 I need a 20" BMX ebike without brakes!!!
  • 1 0
 give it to Rogatkin if he can triplewhip it. :-D
  • 1 1
 i guess if your jump spot is at the top of a savage fire road climb?
self uplifted 4x and DS?
  • 3 3
 May be good for jump starts however!
  • 1 2
 an ebike at sheep hills makes sense, flattest dirt jump area there is, great work out.
  • 3 3
 thank god, this should make the pump tracks manageable now!
  • 1 1
 Gotta climb to the joyride course somehow!!
  • 1 1
 It better have a fucking throttle on it
  • 1 0
 makes no sense
  • 1 0
 They named it the luzer
  • 4 4
 Fun sucks!!!
  • 1 1
 Looks fun!!
  • 1 2
 Just wait till solid state batteries come out...
  • 1 3
 Would be fun on a BMX track....
  • 3 6
 if it doesn't hurt anyone, who cares.
  • 2 1
 Apparently people do care what kind of bikes people ride with all the thumbs down you got and I got. Definition of insanity in my book. Lol. I thumbed up your comment.
  • 2 5
 Can't argue with the riding. If people want to buy it, more power to them.
  • 1 0
 Stealthy play on words, I like it.
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