As regards making a Emtb lighter for low/little expense , I’m pretty sure that the bike manufacturers wouldve explored this ,cos if for say e.g, £500 extra (with their buying power) they could offer a sub 22kg bike, wouldnt they pretty much ALL be sub 22 Kg ?? ??♂
Just been messing cleaning my drivetrain on my rail 7 ( am on my 2nd , cheaper all steel deore 12 speed cassette )which I changed at 1200 mile , most of the larger chainrings were pretty damn good , just skipping on the smaller ones,
Could you list for me, what you changed to run 10 speed...
Just reading up on Trek Rail posts , and picked up on this thread.
I run a front n rear mudhugger, ( front looks sweet, rear is ugly as sin, but works! I’ve cobbled a lower rear link protector out of abit of old inner tube( used other bits to protect paintwork for rear mudhugger)
see pic of my...
My experience on this , is do research on your supplying store and make the call !
I purchased my Rail 7 from Edge Cycleworks Lancaster this July, ( about 2 hr round trip) which I thought was reasonable, I had a dropper post issue, wiggle and waggle action ?,rung them on a Thursday and they...
On my new Rail 7 I squeezed 48.6 miles and smidge over 5200ft climbing following the route of the
Hope pre peaks route in july , conditions were pretty ideal, mostly eco,trail and a touch of emtb, 16st wet thru !
one bar left,
TIP OF THE DAY;- Turn the thing off whenever you can !!!
I asked the question in the shop at handover , No there’s nowt on the display stating update to motor software/ power increase.?♂️
But it IS on the Bosch computer system, when they run diagnostics, all the data will be there.
picked my rail 7 with the latest firmware(85mn only in emtb and turbo), up yesterday from the edge cycleworks lancaster ,
moving from 18 kenevo to the rail, well... climbs like a absolute beast! And the 29er wheels roll
proper well,2 KOMs on maiden outing !!!
Bike / Product Year: 2018
Manufacturer: Specialized
Model: Kenevo
Asking Price: £3500
Location Lancashire
Description Dec 18 Kenevo (nearly 6 months warranty left) just had new motor/ power lead fitted at LL BURY 21/6/20 , new battery in Nov19 all work with receipts, 55 yr old one owner , not...
Just reading the comments about motor reliability, as mine has just spat its dummy out! ?
Cos I wanted it fixing pronto I even go in touch with , after reading all the rave reviews of people getting motors fitted whilst having a brew ! Berkshire cycles ( I'm in east lancs ) to see if they could...
I for one, bought my spesh kenevo for the no frills cockpit arrangement, simple ➕&➖ ! If I wanted a display I would buy a stupid iPhone mount and plonk it on the bars ( yes we’ve all seen em)!
How about Brose/Spesh spend the cash in the R+D dept and fix the BIG issue like motor reliability...
Cheers for your insight, I’ve been looking at Bosch powered bikes in particular the Whyte, ( with the lifetime bearing warranty too) just need to demo one , also cube action team looks like a cracking bang for buck! ??
Not sure if this is the correct thread for this post but here goes.
I’m currently riding a Dec 18 kenevo expert which as a bike as been brill, bar 1 motor replaced ( just noisy) and 1 battery replaced ( green light with a red) , anyhow, I’ve done in the region of 3k miles on it odd snag but...
Having bin thru similar issues, My two-penceworth , After numerous sidewall cuts/slices, riding mates having the same issues with stock tyres , I can honestly vouch for anaconda inserts , tubeless & maxxis minion DHF DD 2.5 both front and rear , heavy but honestly not ONE single issue, including...
Firstly, apologies to existing Decoy owners , but reading this just reassures the fact that all the glitz, and fancy blurb bullshit , ANY brand is only as good as the last happy customer! Hope they get there comeuppance, buy loosing sales like Jo fuck ????
Most folk are discecting farts here!!!! As regards weight/ amp hr / battery size/ tyre spec/ water bottle capacity/ multi tool size !!! Holy fuck it’s not F1! Just get out , pedal and enjoy it ! #grumpycunt.com
How was the motor in the puddles ? I’ve ridden these trails around hurstwood, ok but shoulda climbed up to gorple rocks and the soggy off piste stuff on the moors ! ?
Just a little observation from the demo videos , it’s all well n good spouting the IP rating of this special Gore-tex prepped new motor and test it in SA in summer ....WTAF? ! Test it on the boggy moors on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border, crank deep in slop and sandstone grinding paste then I...
December 2018 Kenevo expert bought from LL Bury , 6months in and motor started making a dubious noise returned to dealer new motor fitted within the week , then 2 weeks ago battery had 9 green and 1 red , again replaced with 1 week from diagnosis, crackin service from LL Bury ???