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Cycle News 2024 Issue 28 July 16

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P114 RIDE REVIEW I 2024 OSET TXP-24 ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE the bike down to reduce the chances of new rid- ers whisky throttling into the side of your truck. Experienced riders will find that trials bikes are great for improving your technical skills and give you the confidence to tackle more difficult obstacles, and that is true with the OSET TXP line. They are even lighter than gas-powered trials bikes and you can focus on the obstacles without worrying about being in the correct gear or using your feet for shifting and braking. One of the trails that we took the TXP-24's up is extremely challenging with hard enduro-prepped 300 two-stroke off-road bikes, and we made it up easier than we could on those gas-powered bikes. Getting up those hills on the OSET helped improve our technique and confidence to return to the gas-powered bikes. Some will argue that an electric bike is not going to teach you clutch control and proper gear selection, so if that is important to you, then a gas-powered trials bike

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