From experience, I would say it stems from the atrocious cable routing, full stop.
There are a few things to consider - looking from the backend of the bike at the motor, the factory cable routing has the gear cable coming out of the non drive side, and the rear brake hose coming out of the...
I can't decide what's worse, the Scott lockout/dropper sh*tshow, or the new Bosch controller.
How, in todays day & age, do people misread the room/market so spectacularly?
I think in terms of size/package/performance the Bosch is tough to beat, Given it's power it's BMS does seem to do well with the 625 battery.
But, the UX of the system is woefully bad. Like something that should have been binned 5+ years ago, and the new one doesn't seem to be much of an...
Not the easiest
Not the easiest to do with a 210 i2i shock. It’s not impossible as there has been bikes in the past with a 210 i2i with a 60mm stroke.
There is definitely space under full compression to get away with a bit more travel, I think you could at least get away with a 57.5mm stroke...
I'm ever so slightly taller (1cm) and rode a large. The XL is bigger than I would have for a normal bike let alone an ebike. I don't want or need the extra length on a bike that inherently less stable (due to significant weight difference) so certainly don't want, or need it on an ebike. For...
You can do that yourselves already. Just run a 5mm longer shock stroke & put a 170 fork on it.
Although having had a Rail and now a Levo, it needs a few more things that 10mm of extra travel to make it comparable to a new Levo (not that it's a bad bike at it, it's great, just not as good as the...
Ultimately it also depends on how fast you ride too, i'm about 5kg lighter than you, but race to a reasonable level so run my pressures higher than you have. It's not supple for sure, but it works well, is supportive. I can still bottom it out hitting sections hard, or going a bit deep on a...
Being a Yeti, I’m going to speculate eye watering prices, shocking build quality, terrible reliability & questionable support from Yeti when it (definitely & repeatedly) goes wrong.
Could this be the first ebike where frame reliability is more questionable that motor/battery & electronics ?
Which is why it’s great to have choices - as personally the Specialized tyres on the KSL I rode basically ruined the experience for me.I can’t think of a single reason why I would run them over my standard Assegai Maxx Grip & DHR2 MaxxTerra combo.
Not really, there are plenty of reviews out there with the chief complaint of them being 'too stiff / too harsh'.
Having tried, and broken a lot of them over the years I would actively choose not to run them any more. I cannot see the point when there are really, really decent (albeit not...
DD Assegai Maxx Grip front, DD DHR2 Maxx Terra rear.
Run the same on both bikes. Never had an issue. Occasionally when going abroad or doing big races I’ll still a DH casing on the back but I don’t want to pedal that around every day otherwise.
Or not? At 6’ 1.5”, having had an analogue bike of similar proportions to an S5 Levo, there is absolutely no way I want an ebike (or a normal one) that big again.
Unless you have a pre- order in, you are going to struggle, I was told everything is pre sold in the next allocation, which is...
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Even in today’s climate, I’d be surprised if you get that much for a DPX2, even a Factory one.
Don’t take this the wrong way, but with your footage and the previous discussions on here, I’d focus on learning to ride properly first, before spunking a grand on a shock which at your...
Clearly you aren’t reading what I wrote - as I specifically mentioned the difference in feel to other brands of suspension.
For the sake of clarity, that difference in feel doesn’t enable me to go faster, cut inside corners like Sam Hill, hold high lines or cope with the cobbles and extreme...
Firstly, for the sake of clarity, I tried 3 different brands. Fox, Push & EXT. The latter 2 because the Rail is not an overly progressive suspension design, which with a coil shock is fine if you are a trail centre warrior, but if you can push on a bit, it rapidly starts to give it’s travel up...
I was going to type out a long reply, but at this point, i'm out, that's all I need to know.
I genuinely don't care if people do want to drop a few grand on suspension bits if it's their thing, but claiming 'game changing' levels of performance is quite simply, ridiculous. If I believed half of...