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    750W power tube coming

    Yup - the 750 is 68mm longer than the 625. Eyeballing my XL I don't see how the down tube length can accommodate the 750 unless Trek opts for a non-removable (drop-the-motor-to-get-to-the-battery) design. Oh well, at least the new software features are a welcome upgrade. EDIT: the new Flow...
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    Rail battery fell out while riding!

    Update on the press-the-bracket-through-the-motor-housing trick: no battery disconnects since, even with intentionally bumpy descents.
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    Bosch eBike Connect data or lack thereof

    It definitely feels like a 1.0 release, lots of stuff missing. The Dashboard is rudimentary. Why just this, last, and best months? I have no idea how other motor vendors' comparable websites and apps are like, but if this is a good as it gets, there's a long way to go.
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    HELP!!!...Rail 9.7..DOA

    Search generally (ie google, to search other ebike forums). As cc_math wrote, sounds like Purion's batteries need to be replaced. From a thread on another forum, someone was able to get it running by turning the system on at the battery (as is documented in the Purion manual). On the Rail...
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    Rail battery fell out while riding!

    After making the adjustment, so far so good: on the rides (30+ miles) I've taken odds were good I'd have lost power at least once, and I haven't. The real test will be one particular bone-jarring ride where earlier this week I lost power 3-4 times over a few miles. When I initially started...
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    Parts needed for 2nd battery on Trek Rail 9.7

    I'm assuming you're getting the 625 Wh battery. If you get a 500, you'll need a spacer. In either case, in addition to the cover, you'll need the lower battery cover, the handle assembly, and associated screws. See page 9 of the sticky at the top of this forum, Trek Rail Parts Diagram -...
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    Rail battery fell out while riding!

    My issue is the battery momentarily disconnecting on a bumpy descent. Trek adjusted it once but it's still happening. Last week when at Trek to get my headlight enabled, I asked about the alignment plate in the context of the battery disconnecting. Tech said part weren't available yet, said...
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    Headlight integration for a 2021 RAIL 9.7

    Last week I installed a Lezyne Macro Drive 1000 in front, a PDW Kepler on the rear. About $120 total. With the Rail wired for the front already, I just had to fish out the wire from the top of the downtube. Rear required taking the cover off of the motor. The Kepler included the Bosch...
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    Can any of you guys in the UK verify if this business is legitimate?

    Those prices are absurdly low. If it''s too good to be true, then it's not.
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    Rail (625Wh) New Trek Rail 2020-2021 Service Manual Supplement

    My problem isn't the battery popping out, but the battery momentarily disconnecting (and powering off the drive unit) when on a bumpy descent. It typically happens at least once on 3 out of 4 rides. Trek (we have a corporate-owned store nearby) has already tried adjusting it once, I...
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    Bosch Nyon vs Kiox - Is Nyon too big?

    Komoot interoperates with the Bosch ebike portal and so routes created on Komoot automagically find their way onto the Nyon right quick
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    Trek Rail 5 has landed!

    Congrats! I see Trek sells a different Rail 5 in the UK than in the US - we have just one color/battery (500) option, you've got two models (500, 625) each with two colors. More to the point, Trek's UK site shows three pages of e-mtbs, US just one. Shows you how far behind the US is ...
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    Clicking noise

    Is it a once-per-revolution click? If you lightly apply front brakes does the sound change at all? (Or, in case it's the rear try the rear brakes too).
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    Anybody tried this Update yet?

    Trek can toggle Tour -> eMTB-lite (will still show "Tour" on Nyon display) and on My Rail 5 I use it has become my default mode, rather eMTB - I'll kick it into eMTB and sometimes Turbo depending on the incline. Tour+ and eMTB-lite may be more or less equivalent.
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    How to optimize bosch battery on 2021 Trek Rail 7

    Thanks for bringing that doc to my attention - It’s getting pretty warm here; time to remove and charge/store the battery inside where it’s cool rather than outside in the summer heat.
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    My Rail, Resting on Stuff

    Wow, looked up Fernie BC, great looking trails and terrain.
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    My Rail, Resting on Stuff

    Yes, along Sausalito waterfront and over the bridge, then along the SF waterfront, ferry to Tiburon, ride home along the water. Basically the reverse rental-bike tourist route. Pavement makes it so easy, and most of it is bike/multi-use paths. Just need to mind all the tourists. A routine...
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    My Rail, Resting on Stuff

    Resting against a bridge - first commute since January 2020 Hitching a ride partway home
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    My Rail, Resting on Stuff

    Hey neighbor, I'm riding the mountain on the horizon above your handlebars in that second shot - gorgeous day today.
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    My Rail, Resting on Stuff

    Resting against a WWII gun emplacement, Muir Beach Overlook, CA
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