I’ve done 5300 miles on my 2018 Focus Bold2 hardtail and it’s never missed a beat. It’s had a hard life & it’s still very smooth with no play in the cranks. I weigh 90kg and ride fairy hard. Two mates I ride with are on there second E8000 motors where their original ones failed at around 800...
I totally agree with GTBusso, I live on the edge of the Peak District and the UK riding conditions are absolutely brutal to pivot bearings. I didn’t check or replace my Scott linkage bearings soon enough and now need a new Chainstay and Seatstay plus a full set of bearings and it’s gonna be very...
Following the 3rd ride on my new ebike with Bosch Tour + mode and riding up the same hills, I find it a bit less powerful than Trail mode on my Shimano E8000 bike. Make of that what you will, but I feel you need to put a bit more effort in than the Shimano, but it seems to impact on the range in...
I run my Genius e900 exclusively in Low mode with 29er wheels & 38mm riser bars (I suffer from a bad back), I tried a mullet set up but the BB height was far too low for me even with a 2.8 plus rear tyre. Installing 170mm forks could have made a difference I suspect, as OEM‘s are Fox 150’s.
I ride a 2018 Focus Bold 2 hardtail and and have covered 4800 miles on technical trails around the Peak district and in the Scottish Borders, etc.
The motor and battery have been 100% reliable but everything else (except the frame) has been upgraded or replaced. I’ve mulleted the bike and put...