Mr. Breeze
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Keep us posted. Ride well friend.
Fuel EXe Trek Fuel EXe Megathread!
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hughballs
New Member
I had this, but discovered the chainring was loose. Tightened it and it came right back. Weird
Never had such a cursed bike as my exe I’ve crashed it 2 times in 6 rides, couldn’t get the tyres to seat and now got a error 5402 (controller) big pedal effort to get back to car. Wish I got another Levo sl2 atm!
njatherton
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I have an orange stem & a bar with orange trim on my Hex blue. Looks the nuts.
JP-NZ
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Bit of a long shot but any NZ posters interested in buying a spare 360wh battery?
Looking good. Mine had a crazy big gap. Hope one fits perfectly too with no gap. It amazes me how many left the factory and bike shops like they did.
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*annoys me that my top cap is wider than the little spacer lol
Hi folks, I've recently bought a fuel exe 9.7, and have loved it over the last 90km. I've noticed two issues which I'm hoping you might be able to weigh in on:
1- pedalling at lower speeds (, in all three modes, high and low cadence, high and low power input by me). Only occurs when the motor is on. I notice a soft rubbing sound from the motor. Sounds kind if like if you were to run your fingers thin hollow plastic surface with ribbing.
2- the motors power output doesn't seem consistent, nor in line with what I expected of 300-200 max setting. I'll happily pedal at 200-250w sustained up hill, but the motor output will bounce around a lot but usually sitting at less than 80-90% of my input (guesstimate maths). I have a video I can upload. I thought at max settings that it would sit at max power (or there abouts) output the whole time as long as I was pushing >125w
Any input you guys might have would be truly appreciated, thank you!
1- pedalling at lower speeds (, in all three modes, high and low cadence, high and low power input by me). Only occurs when the motor is on. I notice a soft rubbing sound from the motor. Sounds kind if like if you were to run your fingers thin hollow plastic surface with ribbing.
2- the motors power output doesn't seem consistent, nor in line with what I expected of 300-200 max setting. I'll happily pedal at 200-250w sustained up hill, but the motor output will bounce around a lot but usually sitting at less than 80-90% of my input (guesstimate maths). I have a video I can upload. I thought at max settings that it would sit at max power (or there abouts) output the whole time as long as I was pushing >125w
Any input you guys might have would be truly appreciated, thank you!
Emailsucks98
Active member
This sounds pretty normal to me for TQ- I've rarely seen my motors put out more than 200w, and even then only briefly. I'm guessing the "inconsistency" you're noticing is because the motor is primarily matching off your torque, not just matching watts.
Keep in mind 300w+ of combined power is a lot. Maybe not DJI territory, but still pro tour cyclist levels.
So after a bit of back and forth with stems and bar width I have come to the conclusion that the short stem wide bar thing just does not work for me.
Back to 760s and a 50mm stem.
Just goes to show that we all ride very different and what is comfortable for one is not for another.
Trouble is I know have lots of bars and stems to get rid off that I have accumulated over the years. If anyone in UK is interested in some used oneups then let me know (760/780)
Back to 760s and a 50mm stem.
Just goes to show that we all ride very different and what is comfortable for one is not for another.
Trouble is I know have lots of bars and stems to get rid off that I have accumulated over the years. If anyone in UK is interested in some used oneups then let me know (760/780)
6' tall here using 40mm stem and 770mm bars.
Hmmmm, maybe I will try the shorter stem (42mm) and bars at 760mm. Actually think that’s the only combo I have not tried! Definitely think 780s are too wide for me though. I am 5ft 10 but don’t have a wide reach.
JP-NZ
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
I’m on a large. What bars are you running?
Large and oneup bars
JP-NZ
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Trail one Crocket carbon, 20mm rise. 40mm rockville stem
Integralnz
New Member
Possibly, how much $ are you looking for?
Rockhopper70
New Member
The EXe is on my radar as a first time purchase of an e-bike, mainly because all my friends have gone to Rises. I’d like to think I can still put in the miles so not looking for an Amflow*, just something for a little extra. Do you owners still think it is a good proposition in the market now it’s been out a few years. Also looking at the Whyte elyte rsx.
*awaits Amflow owners defending their motors…..
*awaits Amflow owners defending their motors…..
I think 770 maybe a good sweet spot. Waiting for bike shop to get them back in stock.
Isworkinghard
New Member
I had the same concern and my EXE 9.7 will be my first e-bike as still want to pedal a bike. Whyte’s are not available where we are
and felt that the motor seemed to have less complaints about it and right now still think its a good buy (one sale with free Ranger extender) but certainly had the same concerns. I think bikes have evolved enough that a great bike from 2 years is still a good buy. Most changes now are incremental and if the motor and torque works for you then I don’t have any concerns. Have loved the MTB world for many years but the constant sales pitch of ‘new’ making a bike a couple of years old ‘outdated’ frustrates me a bit. It’s still the rider that makes most of the difference so don’t have any concerns with my purchase and look forward to picking it up next month.
Emailsucks98
Active member
Especially with the sales going on, I'd get the EXe and a range extender and be done with it.
Personally I like the TQ motor so much that I've moved on to a Slash+ (better fit for my fave trails).
My partner has a Devinci E-Troy lite with the Bosch SX motor, same as the Whyte. It's a great system- has a little more oomph than the TQ, and a bit more range since the battery is larger. Also, our LBS says Bosch is great on warranty support. On the flip side, the Bosch SX has a rattle (she doesn't care but it would annoy me) the display is sub par, and I hear Bosch doesn't have the garmin/ANT+ connectivity I like with the TQ system (allows me to see battery % and mode on my watch, and record those into my ride logs). Aside from the motor rattle, the Botsch also has a pretty loud free-wheel sound when backpedaling.
Personally I like the TQ motor so much that I've moved on to a Slash+ (better fit for my fave trails).
My partner has a Devinci E-Troy lite with the Bosch SX motor, same as the Whyte. It's a great system- has a little more oomph than the TQ, and a bit more range since the battery is larger. Also, our LBS says Bosch is great on warranty support. On the flip side, the Bosch SX has a rattle (she doesn't care but it would annoy me) the display is sub par, and I hear Bosch doesn't have the garmin/ANT+ connectivity I like with the TQ system (allows me to see battery % and mode on my watch, and record those into my ride logs). Aside from the motor rattle, the Botsch also has a pretty loud free-wheel sound when backpedaling.
How many spacers you running under the bars? Going to do a few runs this weekend and experiment with bar height.
Emailsucks98
Active member
Tapered is what you want (1.5" lower, 1.125" upper)
I’m looking for a fairly budget but slightly better fork than the RockShox Gold RL. From what I gather the Revelation RC is maybe next step up, then something like a Lyrik above that. Where does the Yari fit in?
My old fork (on my Old ex8 2018) was a fox 34 rhythm and did prefer that to the Gold RL to be honest so I am not looking for anything high end. I’m not a downhill guy and my jumping is probably by accident when I hit a wrong line. Lol
My old fork (on my Old ex8 2018) was a fox 34 rhythm and did prefer that to the Gold RL to be honest so I am not looking for anything high end. I’m not a downhill guy and my jumping is probably by accident when I hit a wrong line. Lol
Emailsucks98
Active member
I'm not too familiar with your market - or riding style- but I would look for a Fox Rhythm 36, or Rockshox Lyrik Select+.
The Fox Rhythm forks get a bad rap due to lack of adjustments, but I know some pro-level riders who are totally happy running them. I see them lightly used for $300usd.
Buster
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Good deal here
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