New to eBikes looking for a fully (NZ based)

Hi all

Biked for a while but not much recently live on hills looking for an easy way to ride local whilst building up some fitness etc (we have flat and hills with nothing in the middle).

Current ride is a 6ish year old Giant Trance 27.5 uh cf wheeled thing prob a trance 2, a chromo ht 29er thats fun on flowy trails but heavy and not nimble and an old 26 ht

Theses boys are expensive and limited in New Zealand so this is top of my list rn for $5500 ( $8k rrp), prob a small frame I am 172cm tall with short legs haha

[https://www.evocycles.co.nz/Product/526396/2023-giant-trance-x-e-3-29-cordovan](https://www.evocycles.co.nz/Product/526396/2023-giant-trance-x-e-3-29-cordovan)

its a 2023 bike but the 2024 doesnt look like it has any changes.

Any other recs?

* The type of riding will you be doing.

General trails nothing with big drops etc but I like some rock climbing/technical stuff that wont kill me

* Where you will be riding.

New Zealand / mostly around Christchurch

* Your budget (with included currency).

$3-6k NZD

* What you like/didn’t like about your current bike.

Like what I have ( 2016ish trance 27.5, old chromo 29er ht) just not electric.

* Your experience level and future goals.

Plenty of riding with some lessons but not much current experience on anything technical

by RobDickinson