The Next Level For Gearbox Bikes? | EMBN Show 417

Is the derailleur finally dead? This week on the EMBN Show we head to a wet and rooty Forest of Dean for an exclusive first ride on the Intradrive GD8 a revolutionary, super-compact motor and 8-speed gearbox unit designed to handle the toughest conditions. We explore how this Edinburgh-built powertrain improves downhill handling by reducing unsprung mass and whether its near-instant electronic shifting is the "wash and go" solution e-mountain bikers have been waiting for. Plus all of the usuals! ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - Is This The Future of Gearboxes? 01:10 - Why Ditch The Derailleur? 01:30 - Intradrive: Edinburgh Tech Explained 02:45 - Shifting Performance & 8-Speed Specs 04:24 - First Impressions: Trail Riding 05:45 - Noise & Traction Test 08:47 - Downhill Handling Advantage 10:05 - Gearboxes vs. Maintenance Costs 12:25 - News 20:09 - Crazy Shifters & Saddle Tech Useful Links: Subscribe to the Channel for more! 👉 https://embn.me/subscribe Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 https://embn.me/Uploader Looking for eBike Insurance? Check here 👉 https://gmbn.eu/insurance Support The Channel At The EMBN Shop! 👉 https://embn.me/Shop Would you buy a gearbox ebike? Let the chat know! 👇 Watch more on EMBN... 📹    • eBike Tech That MTBs Don't Have   📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://embn.me/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch our Features Playlist 👉 https://embn.me/Features 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 #embn #ebikes #emtb #bike #ebiking #emountainbike 📸 Photos - © UCI Mountain Bike World Series / © Getty Images / © Sprint Cycling Agency The Electric Mountain Bike Network (EMBN) is the world’s leading electric mountain bike (eMTB) channel and community. Dedicated to igniting your passion for eMTBs, EMBN delivers weekly original content to inspire you to take your riding further, faster – and with more fun. Whether you live to conquer the techiest terrain – both up and down; to access and explore the beautiful backcountry; or simply to pack as much fun as you can into the precious riding time you have, EMBN is dedicated to covering eMTB from every angle. From inspiring you to go electric – helping you understand what you need, where and how to ride to get the best from your eMTB experience, and more – through showcasing and exploring the latest, most innovative tech, empowering and entertaining features, to skills videos that help you progress and can tackle ever-more adventurous terrain, and much, much more. Every week we bring you informative and entertaining videos on… The know-how… The skills… The tech… The inspiration… ...to go faster and explore more! EMBN is mountain biking… fully charged: helping you go faster, further, and with more adventures than ever before. Join the EMBN community:   / emountainbikenetwork     / emountainbikenetwork     / embntweet     / emountainbikenetwork   Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://embn.me/canyon Whyte Bikes: https://embn.me/Whyte Industry Nine Wheels: https://embn.me/IndustryNine Ergon: http://embn.me/ergon Garmin: https://embn.me/garmin Peaty's Products: https://embn.me/Peatys Schwalbe Tyres: https://embn.me/Schwalbe MET Helmets: https://embn.me/MET Bluegrass: https://embn.me/Bluegrass Watch our sister channels: Global Mountain Bike Network - https://gmbn.eu/YouTube GMBN Tech - https://gmbn.tech/YouTube Global Cycling Network - https://gcn.eu/YouTube GCN Tech - https://gcntech.co/YouTube GCN Racing - https://gcn.eu/RacingYouTube Global Triathlon Network - https://gtn.io/YouTube GCN Italia - https://gcn.eu/ItaliaYouTube GCN en Espanol - https://gcn.eu/EspanolYouTube GCN auf Deutsch - https://gcn.eu/DeutschYouTube GCN en Francais - https://gcn.eu/FrancaisYouTube GCN Training - https://gcn.eu/TrainingYouTube GCN Racing - https://gcn.eu/RacingYouTube