I am in the USA. Ordered from Gregg's Cycle in Seattle, Washington (State). Asked about trading in my Heckler and that was a no go. They said they still have two Hecklers for sale.
Just ordered one. ETA March/April. One of the perks of being old is having a big more funding:) Probably will sell my Heckler once the new toy arrives. I love Santa Cruz bikes and the Bullit addresses all the issues I have with the Heckler. The Heckler is a handful on steep rooty downhills...
I am drooling over this bike. I made a mullet Heckler with a Fox 36 Factory fork and really love it. It really improved the ability of the bike to handle very steep downhill rooty stuff without compromising the handling in tight stuff. That said I still feel at a disadvantage with the smaller...
For your weight I would go for the biggest battery so Specialized. I ride with 3 friends who have them and like them. I am 6'2" 190 and on long climbs eat through the 504wh battery on my Santa Cruz Heckler pretty fast. I have to carry a spare battery. If you are not doing a lot of long...
I got a Saris MTR 2-bike rack for a 2 inch hitch receiver. Pricey but worth it. Love it and it fits the new longer wheelbase mountain bikes. Pretty heavy to lug around but real easy to get bikes on and off of. Before that I had a Kuat Sherpa. It was OK but my Santa Cruz Megatower was too big...
Keep the bike. It's early days. Either that or sell it and get a newer model when you are ready. I am in the USA and looking for a new Kenevo. Word is nothing until April. Good luck on the recovery!
Glad you can keep riding despite the medical challenges. The group I ride with is mostly in their low 70s and I am the kid at 63. Still tough to hang with those guys and one has had bypass surgery plus a recent pacemaker too. Still going strong.!
Bought the cheapest Heckler last spring and have been enjoying it a lot ever since. I am 63 with average skills. 6'2" tall and 193 lbs. All my friends ride Turbo Levo bikes which are 29ers. Seems they always have an easier time getting the front over stuff compared to me so I borrowed the 29...
I have been riding bikes for most of my life but only at age 63 after retirement did I start serious mountain biking. I was lucky because I only rode my analog mountain bike a short time before taking a test spin on a friend's Turbo Levo and having my mind blown. Since then I have been happily...
I ordered my Shimano battery from a local e-bike shop. Took a month or two to arrive and it has all the mounting hardware except the cover. I ordered the cover direct from Santa Cruz.
I have a SC Heckler with a 504 battery and I weigh 88 kilos. I ride with lighter guys all on 700wh Turbo Levos. They kill me on battery life. I did one ride where I was chasing a friend up 3,000ish feet. He was in trail on his levo and I had to go boost a lot to keep up. At the top I had 20%...
I started eMTB riding seriously at age 63 this year. I have progressively added more protection after crashes. I finally switched to a Troy Lee full face helmet and have been real happy with it and it has already saved my face once. Also using knee guards and the POC mesh armor shirt that has...
Yeah a Levo is tempting, but I have an extra battery for the Heckler so at least have a similar range to the Levo. Now the new Shimano motor is delayed a bit due to the housing cracking. So for now I will wait for the Kenevo.
Bad time to want a Kenevo in the USA at least. None to be found. My local bike dealer contacted the Specialized rep and looks like the new ones will be available April 2021.......yeah.....April 2021. So for now I will stick with my Heckler mullet build. Planning on keeping the Heckler even when...
Oh no! OK I won't get my hopes up for a Kenevo anytime soon. I can't even order one at my local Specialized dealer. I am hoping things will normalize during the winter but who knows.