Haibike Xduro AllMtn RX first ride review

If the mere thought of e-bikes makes that one vein in the middle of your forehead start to bulge, then I highly recommend you watch this Brandon Semenuk edit instead of reading any further. Why? Because today we’re going to take a look at the Haibike Xduro AllMtn RX. It has 150mm of travel front and rear and rolls on 27.5″ wheels.

The complete bike retails for $5900 and is spec’d with Fox suspension, a KS Lev dropper post, and Shimano XT components. The build also includes a Bosch motor and Li-Ion 36 Volt, 400 wh battery.




While this may seem counterintuitive, it helps position the rider more centrally. This works because e-bikes are ridden differently than normal bikes. Due to the power assist, riders will spend the majority of their time in the saddle. Therefore the combination of a shorter top tube, slacker seatpost, longer head tube, etc. allow the rider to maintain the same upper body position on an e-bike as they would on a regular bike.

Where this philosophy breeds confusion is in regards to frame sizing. Rather than employing the conventional S/M/L format, Haibike uses frame heights. This is apparently common practice in Germany and indicates the length of the seat tube. In the future, they’ll be moving to more traditional sizing, but for now, it’s best to rely upon top tube length to gauge your size.

I ride medium frames that generally have a 23.5” (596mm) top tube. This placed me on Haibike’s size 46mm frame which has a 22.8” (580mm) top tube. Their largest model has a 24.4” (620mm) top tube, so riders over 6 feet should definitely try before they buy.

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Three CEOs of super successful ad-tech startups shared with me their challenges to success. Here are the barriers they felt were the most difficult for ad-tech startups to overcome:

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Failure is a part of life, especially for entrepreneurs. Most new businesses fail within the first few years, and even if your business is one that survives that harsh initial trial, you’ll experience plenty of smaller failures along the way.

Seasoned entrepreneurs know that no single failure could ever be enough to compromise the success of a dedicated mind. Instead, failures are merely temporary obstacles in a long journey. They are experiences to be learned from, and mistakes that improve our abilities.
As you develop yourself as a business owner and work to achieve your goals, you’ll inevitably experience these seven failures: