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Nickolp1974, I hope you find the suspension articles useful. Much of what is contained in the articles will help you with your suspension issues and better understand my responses to your questions. I am sorry to inflect this overly worded response upon you. I'll buy you a Guinness when I see...

Nickolp1974, What is your suspension doing that you do not like? If you could be more specific maybe I can help. As a side note, I weigh about the same as you and I have a Levo Carbon Comp. I recently wrote a three part series on suspension, which I posted on the Orbea Forum. My first eBike...

Nicolp1974, Steve offered you the best advice. Before you start throwing money at your suspension, know how to set it up. There are so many good suspension articles out there on set up. Understanding how your suspension operates is also really important, i.e. Rebound, sag, Low Speed and High...

Gimmick_82, If you damaged your rear brake line and want to replace the line, it is possible to pull a new rear brake hose through the bike using the old hose. The process requires a bit of patience and finesse. Often times, if you pull too hard, the old hose will separate from the new hose...

I think you are spot on and I love the discourse. When I was writing the three articles, I was trying to make everything as simple as possible to understand. I wanted even the newest of riders to be able to understand the concept of air spring ramp up and the correlation between air pressure...

I think you are spot on and I love the discourse. When I was writing the three articles, I was trying to make everything as simple as possible to understand. I wanted even the newest of riders to be able to understand the concept of air spring ramp up and the correlation between air pressure...

Carni asada tacos, Margaritas with salt, I love Baja Mexico. I didn’t take my bike this trip. You can’t see it, but I’m kicking my ass right now. One of my absolute favorite websites for articles on MTB suspension and mountain biking in general is BetaMTB.com. Beta’s suspension articles are...

Chris, Here’s thread started by Rob which discusses the “Vitus E-Mythique LT Enduro EMTB.” I have not ridden anything from the Vitus brand, so I can’t comment on quality of construction. Rob describes the bike which retails for 3,300 GBP, as the best budget eBike of the year. The bike is...

Grendel, Pink Bike posted an article on Shimano auto shift which details how the system operates. The article mentions that the system was developed to be used with the EP801 motor. I would guess that just because Orbea has de-tuned the EP8 motor to 60nm, it would have no impact on how the...

That’s funny….I was leaving for Baja Mexico the following morning and trying to get the three articles written and posted before I left. I hadn’t meant to release anything until I got back, but the computer rebooting and posting the incomplete first article jammed me up. I was typing so much and...

Chris, thank you for the info. It helps considerably. I‘m sorry about the late reply, I’m currently in Baja Mexico and the internet is spotty where I’m at. When considering a suitable bike, my first thought is that because of your heart surgery, you don’t want to immediately go “Full Tilt” on...

Sir, we let you and your Santa Cruz ride with the Rise crew in Utah. That should suffice…be thankful. For those that don’t know, Rusty rebuilds dampers. He’s one of those nerdy types who enjoys tiny springs, micro ball bearings and has never met a broken damper that he didn’t like. He’s...

We let you ride with the Rise crew, that should be sufficient t Mikerb, I agree with you in regards to spring rate being Progressive. The point I was trying to make is that there are degrees of progression and using air volume spacers affects the air spring curve rate. I simply used linear...

Thanks for taking the time to write this series of articles. PureFM, I’m glad you enjoyed the article. I agree with you on routinely servicing the wiper seals. I try to do it about every three months or so. My ZEB is especially prone to stiction and a harsh ride if the wiper seal foam...

Sir, I learned everything from you....quit the modesty bullshit....What are you doing on this forum...? You ride a Santa Cruz...begone with you.....

Greetings, This will be the third installment in a three part series on suspension. This third installment will cover hacking a Fox Float X Performance shock and other small performance tips that you can do to improve your suspension. You can find read the first two installments via the...

This is Part Two in a three part series on suspension, tuning, hacks and tips. I've always enjoyed the people on the Orbea forum and I've met a lot of good people and many new ride partners through this forum. If you're looking for new ride partners, I encourage you to reach out to other members...

I'm sorry you guys, I accidentally sent that out. I hadn't finished and went to bed. My computer updated over night, shut down and then rebooted. When it did, it sent out the half finished post. Please check the post later on this evening, U.S. time. I'll have the full article finished. It'll...

Hello, It's been a while since I've posted anything for the Orbea Forum. This will be a three part series on basic suspension and simple to perform suspension hacks that you might find interesting and helpful. If you have a "Simple" to perform suspension hack, post it to this thread so others...

The bike has a steep head tube angle at 67.5 degrees. The Fox 32 front fork has 120mm of travel. The brakes are two piston Shimano hydraulic. The Grand Canyon is a "Cross Country" bike. The bike is predominantly suited to newer riders who will be riding mostly smooth rolling terrain. You would...