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Looks fast standing still! If the Spitfire was a bike, it would be this one I think

Good to hear you're on the mend! You shouldn't have to remove the battery connector, there is room underneath it (just) for the cables to slide. I would just loosen, or remove, the two cable clamps on the downtube . This should allow you to feed through as much slack as you want. You want the...

James, sorry to hear about your crash! Hope you're out on the trails again soon. I didn't think about how the cables could wear away the carbon, it's lucky you've been able to sort it sooner rather than later! It is a bit tricky getting the motor back, I just made sure the wiring wasn't under...

Nice bike! You can always sell it down the line and upgrade to a bike with a bigger battery ;)

My Rail, on the Rail Trail? mellow XC ride yesterday following an old railway from Motukarara to Little River, Canterbury NZ

Not good mate! Hope you get back on the trails soon

I'm surprised they manage to sell many in our neck of the woods to be honest. Eyewateringly expensive. And in my opinion, no better than bikes several grand cheaper. Maybe worse, in fact, with so many motor issues.

From the reviews I have seen, the Zeb and the Fox 38 are pretty close, the Fox has the captive axle (or whatever it's called) feature that gives it extra rigidity, I'd like that feature on my 29er Rail for sure. Don't know enough to say whether the Fox shock is better than the Rockshox, you'd...

Another plug for the Whyte! Rode the 2020 model and loved it. Just didn't like the exposed cable routing under the motor, so ended up with a Trek Rail. But the 2021 Whytes have the cables routed better, I would go for it definitely out of your 3 choices. The one I rode handled very well indeed...

I torqued mine up good, but after reading this thread I'm going to check them again sooner rather than later. If I find them loose I'll do the same, Clean them off and apply loctite instead of grease.

Isn't that the whole point of greasing threads? The grease helps you reach the proper torque. Dry threads have too much friction and can trip the torque wrench before the proper torque at the bolt head has been reached. Loctite performs the same function as grease in that it helps reach the...

Your bike looks very moto! So that's what those two threaded holes are for? Always wondered...I've got a Trek Rail.

I'm able to run a dry lube all year round, since even in the winter we don't get a lot of rain. Trails here are all closed when they're wet anyway. For mixed conditions you can apply wet lube first, wipe it down thoroughly and apply dry lube over the top. Best of both worlds, better protection...

Welcome! I think eMTBs will definitely get lighter over the next few years, it just depends how long you want to wait for one. I really liked the light weight of the Levo SL and the Lapierre EZesty, but those bikes were a lot more pricey than mine. I figured if I keep on waiting for the...

Good thing you weren't landing a jump when you noticed the crank had gone! :oops: Hopefully the splines aren't damaged from riding with it loose. You might need a new axle

:eek::eek::eek: oh no!!! what happened? is it just the crank arm that's broken?

Welcome! You live in an awesome location for mountain biking!

You're having one hell of a bad run! Hopefully loads of good luck just round the corner

Yeah it seems a bit luck of the draw as to how they're assembled. Not really the best on such expensive bikes. I'm a bit OCD as well, I don't think I could leave mine like that either. So as per my pic, my shift cable exits the drive side of the motor housing and straight into the drive side...

Nice bike! Is that the one with the Bosch motor?