Did my first real technical climb this morning. The Boo Hoof trail in La Quinta Ca. Rated as difficult Black diamond. Its a rocky desert single track switch backing up a mountain ridge. realized i have a lot to learn about technical climbing on the e-bike. Did this same trail on my analog...
So far I have put OneUp 35 mm carbon bars on and the grips from my old bike (half waffle). I just ordered the pawls and springs to upgrade my free hub to the 108 tooth engagement (<$40). Had this on my Fuel EX and liked it. I noticed the difference on the rail with the coarser engagement...
I was having a suspension discussion with one of my fellow engineers at work. He was one of the engineers at FOX that designed the GRIP damper and was the lead engineer on the RAPTOR truck suspensions. we were discussion getting a more supple front end so as to not beat up your hands. His...
Looking for some folks to ride ebikes here in Nevada city area. Realy like some of the flow style trails like Hoot, Scotts drop, independence, miners and the whole slew of trails that criss cross up on banner around NC. With ebikes starting and the ending at three forks for good cold one is...
I was switched on the whole way. eco on the first mostly flat ditch trail and some roads then eMTB mode for the climbs. most of the climbs are steep leg burner switch backs and would have had me pushing my 29 Lb trail bike
You can get a stethoscope from an auto parts store that has a long thin tip coming out of it. Get someone to get it to creak and then start probing around to see where it is coming from, should be able to narrow it down to a basic component or area.
I like that lock, looks pretty solid. I had some kids trying to cut through my 3/8" cable lock with a knife and side cutting pliers. They were able to gnaw about half way through before they got chased off by hotel staff. This was in Santa Barbara.
I see you are clipless, have you tired both...
I have the fastway bars on my Honda CR250. makes a big difference in hand numbness and arm pump. should be good on a MTB also. On my Trek 9.7 Rail I have the 35mm OneUp carbon bars that have some flex. Helps a little, probably not as much as the fastway bars