My large base with 354 gram pedals, tubeless, rimpact+ rear insert, and a carbon bar weights 53.4 pounds. You nailed it, nice find! Is it now an optional extra? After owning a Focus Jam2 with the Shimano motor and now after selling the Jam I have a 2019 Levo and for me the Brose motor is so much nicer than the Shimano in every way, although the Shimano was a nice motor but once I had ridden that Brose it was a clear winner but the YT is a superb looking bike and I am sure it will be fantastic. Same bloke, same procedure. Reason: one purchase part not available.I have spoken to two people in the last couple of days whose orders have been put back to August.Guessing there is none out in the wild yet but would anyone know what the standout er for a medium would be? or used lower asistance levels.or he’s lighter. Zero discounts available for us as well, their business model is that tight.and who repairs the bike after two years? No motor or battery issues. It wouldn’t be sensible to send a customer a defective frame back would it?Anyone got any ideas,? Ya. But the personal touch when your bike has got some issues will be different for us direct sales customers to those of you having a (genuinely local) LBS.The direct sales option is the only way to get our arses on to a Decoy or Spectral/Neuron. One of the most interesting things on the YT is the battery, as it seems form early reports that it gets better range than the standard Shimano ones. I’ve bought a lot of bikes with ep, requiring more assembly and in standard packaging. We are also going to be seeing bikes coming out with the new Panasonic, Polini, and Continental motors, all of which are lite and powerful.The Levo was louder than I was expecting but the Shimanos both made more noise than my Bosch! No facts, just educated speculation.Really well packaged, everything boxed nicely and logically laid out. I have two Vitus’s with the E8000 motor, and no problems with either over the last year, but I am aware that the warranty process might be a pain if I had to send them back – however my LBS is a registered Shimano service centre, and when I get It serviced they can check for any ware etc, and run diagnostics on the motor. The 29 front, 27.5+ rear idea goes against this thinking some what.plus, as I said earlier in the thread. YT Decoy is an outstanding EMTB from the direct to consumer brand. I have nothing to compare the Shimano to as it’s my first ebike but to me it isn’t noisy yes there is a slight noise but nothing more than that and it has more than enough power which I think is delivered really well, but as I said I am new to this world so what do I know, but I really like it I was out with a 2019 Levo and 2 Shimano motored bikes a couple of weeks ago. It could be but honestly no idea if they plan to. holy cow… this thing rips, grip is outstanding and it handles like my 2016 capra cf pro race. Lee – keep us all posted on the fault. It’s the FoD Demo weekend, has anyone tested one today? The large felt a little "tall", even though the seat height was set correctly and I ended up lowering the dropper about an inch to get comfortable on the bike. Seems to be the way it works on other things. After riding an e8000 equipped bike, and now being married, working two job and getting fat, the Shimano equipped bike is for me so much nicer in every way [emoji13] Trust me, I’m 200 miles into my Decoy Pro. Look closer and you’ll see some very cool details. I know this is hotly debated and from a convenience and ‘we want to sell you a new battery every year’ perspective, that’s preferred.