11 speed Shimano SLX
cassette lasted 2000 miles and would not accept a 3rd chain.
KMC 11 speed chains last 1000 miles before 0.75 reached.
I find the small front Bosch Gen 2 chain ring needs to be replaced with every chain so 1000 miles for that also but they are as cheap as a chain.
Lumbering my bike over gates and into and out of the car, and carrying a spare battery on my back yeah I’d say my core strength has improved as well as bone density.
quite easy to strip the lockring as the teeth don’t go in very far. I find it better to lay the bike on its side and apply downward pressure while loosening the lockring.
The 500 wh and 625 wh are just marketing names. The actual wh of what they call a 500 wh battery is the voltage x amps = 482.4wh
For a 625 battery the actual wh is 601.2wh
A 625 wh powertube battery should therefore provide 24.6% more energy than a 500wh powertube.
they should really have...
There are now 2 versions of the Stilus. The top one has Rockshox 160mm travel front, 150mm rear. 4 piston sram brakes. Dropper post and latest Bosch motor 85nm with the 625 battery but the price is £3499. Looks great value considering the spec.
@Rob Rides EMTB did a great review of the old...
This may be a silly question but why is carbon even necessary on an ebike? Is the weight saving that significant?
all my carbon shafted golf clubs are split, cracked, broken while my metal ones are as good as new.
To be fair, my carbon badminton racket still looks ok but the most knarly...