Weapon

I like some of the other indiegogo backers had to wait a while for the bikes to arrive (Weapon X for me).

The bike is heavy, but when riding it it doesn't feel heavy at all. The suspension takes a bit to get dialed in, but it is a nice suspension with a lot of settings to play with. Once dialed in it's butter smooth.

The motor is a beast. Compared with a Specialize turbo Levo I've been riding for a few years at about power level 2 on the Weapon equals turbo on the Levo. I was surprised by the smoothness on the torque delivery. I wish there was a way to tune it like the older BBS style motors or an an app to customize parameters. Mostly, i want level 1 to be lower power and spread out the levels a bit more.

Things you'll want to change right away (all personal preference and trail specific):
The seat is a little soft, but it is comfortable. It will get swapped soon.
Tires and inner tube that come on it are weak. Colorado trails destroyed them on the first ride. Swapped with a set of Versus Downhill casing tubless (the yellow accent tires look sweet with the white and green/yellow accent DVO). The conversion was simple and wheels are holding up.
The grips are uncomfortable, but that's a personal thing. Easy swap.

You'll want a ride wrap. The paint is gorgeous but it can chip. Ride wrap will be scaning my bike in the next few weeks to make a cusom set. I would suggest that upgrade when it comes available. Though SuperHuman could speed up the process by giving them the CAD models (hint hint).

Let me start w/ this. The wait was long, but Rob and the team kept us up to date with nearly monthly updates, and I applaud them for not compromising, and trying to build the perfect emtb!

To give context, we mostly ride gravel/concrete trails, and I'll use this bike to commute to work. I love the moderate single track as well, but that is about 20% of my riding.

As for the bikes, we ordered a Weapon (S) for my wife (5'2") and a Weapon X for me (6'4") The small Weapon, having 29" wheels is a tad too big for my wife, so I'd say their sizing chart is accurate. Probably fine if you're on easy trails, but if you need to put your foot down, or step off quickly, this bike might be a bit too big for you. The Large for me is good.

What we both love about these bikes:

The bike is beautiful, once assembled, just some minor tweaking to the derailer cable adjustment screws and the shifting dialed right in. Quick shifts, no clicking, spot on. The suspension is supple, yet firm. I'm on the high side of the weight limit (265lbs) and I have all the adjustment in the suspension I need, w/ out bottoming out. I'm not dropping off 10 ft drops mind you, but I will try to go airborne at my local single track when the opportunity presents itself. My wife went from a hard tail to this and the suspension alone may be enough for her to keep this bike even though it's a bit big for her. Dropper post is smooth as butter, seat is comfortable for both of us, and we both previously had comfort saddles on our other emtbs, so nice job on the seats. Motors: As for the Weapon, I jumped on hers, and it's night and day between the two. Power is more than adequate on the Weapon, and it's virtually silent. As for the Weapon X, as mentioned by Rob and team during development of this new motor, the sound is definitely noticeable, but does incorporate a metal gear, so probably worth the trade-off. As for power, I can engage the throttle and accelerate up a mild hill to around 23/24mph. On flats, right up to 28mph, and again, I'm 265lbs. I warn my friends, when they test it out, to hold on so they don't get bucked off when they accelerate. Battery range based on a few hundred miles surpasses our other bikes we went on "treks" with. I can ride back and forth to work ~30 miles round trip, and 2nd trip I took, I used the throttle extensively and had more that 30% battery left. Subsequent rides, riding somewhat normal on levels 1,2, and occasional 3, only used 25%. Range anxiety is gone w/ this bike.

What can be improved, and I hope you can accomplish this, and even be able to make updates to existing Weapons, and if you can, you will have knocked it out of the park.

So again, for context, we've both been "trekking" around on a very reputable emtb, and for us, even at level 1, the assist one the Weapons should be about half as much as it is on level one, and adjust up from there for the other 4 modes. Lastly, power continues to the tire for a split second after you quit peddling. It's fine on easy rides/trails, but on technical ones, it does take some getting use, so keep that in mind.

Hoping you can fine turn the power profiles with Bafang, and if so, this bike will be flawless. I'm giving it a 5-star review anyway because so much of this bike is amazing, and I don't want to discourage anyone from not experiencing this bike. I'm hopeful Rob and team, and their unrelenting pursuit to bring us the perfect emtb will have them fine-tuning the motor/controller in the future, and providing us updates.

The wait almost unbearable - the timeline updates horrendously horrible - but the bike is everything promised and more!

Received the bike Tuesday August 20 - put it together and rode around property an neighborhood on Wednesday making adjustments

Off to the trail early today and cannot say enough about this gnarly beast!! I was/is more than worth the wait! I cannot believe how well this bike reacts handled and feels - even without assist and the weight it is incredible - with assist it just flat screams - I will make more adjustments as I go to the suspension to fine tune - but the machine is just plain awesome!!!

The only think I will change is the seat - already changed pedals

Thanks guys for your dedication and hard work and for listening to my frustrations - all the crew has been extremely polite

Again - job well done!! Oh - and I also love the Babymaker!!! Just at 1000 miles now and needing fresh tires

More updates as time goes by!!