There's a huge difference between a " ready to race" sticker and a factory motorbike . Even the true race replica bikes produced by ktm are below the actual factory riders bikes. I know that 15 years ago a ktm 660 ralle was $50 k , bloody nice to ride but even that wasn't the same as the bikes...
But if we set the target around 5 kg lighter , it's still better than wallowing around and accepting the sponges marketing seems to think we need.
Surely YOU recognise not everyone needs to carry a massive lump of electrons to compensate for limp legs? Just look at christians creations...his...
As for the sl being under powered.....
Yesterday I'd spent a lovely couple of hours on tight technical black trails with sprog 3 and we were 2/3 back up the access climb when he ran out of steam. Think 13 yo stringbean who had been running on adrenaline suddenly realising it's raining, he's...
Stop thinking of an SL as underpowered - consider it ultralight AND ultra versatile. Suddenly they look like good value. My levo sl is easily the nicest bike in the family fleet , and I'll use it unpowered instead of the others.
For perspective, the family fleet:
Fugly is a full power 2018...
Again, do you have a reference for this?
From my reading, eg https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/323272674.pdf
The annual degradation only gets into those 25-35 % ranges if you are storing above 30 degrees, and the difference between storing at 50% to 100 % only gets significant at those higher...
better advice is get out and enjoy.
My battery is 4 +years old , I ride 2/3 x a week and discharge between 30-90 % every time. I have zero intention of starting out with anything less than 100% because I never know which day I'll meet a mate at the " end" of a ride and decide to do another...
none, just LOTS of km.
It's hard to be sure because the speed sensor was playing up for a few thousand km - that nearly cost me a fortune when the km / power usage / speed looked as though I'd derestricted the bike with a badass unit and I was making a warranty claim for a new motor !!! Plus...
That's because you're too far past by the time they get their feelings hurt.
Or you're so slow and people feel sorry for you?
Or really scary and flying over to Australia next week to kill me
My daughter has a genius 940 - I LOVE the system. She runs liw air pressures / relatively high sag so that might be why it's so noticeable switching between down hill and x country - but it's like having 2 different bikes
If you buy it, keep the remote for a few rides and report back - think of it as on the fly geometry adjustment rather than anything to do with efficiency - changing rear shock travel steepens up the steering , so you can switch between stable long travel down hill , and nimble x country . It...
You choose between a repack , replacement, or a shinny new bike. Or all 3 - repack the old one whilst waiting a couple of years for the replacement / shinny new bike to arrive?
I've been amazed at how well my 2018 giant battery is holding up , but I doubt I'd invest new battery $ into...
This is a fantastic suggestion - thanks. My spare ebike has a one up dropper, and I waste way too much time swapping the spacers to modify the dropper travel every time a short rider borrows the bike.
The other thing I find helpful is to reduce the air pressure in the post so it comes up...