Without a doubt a material defect in workmanship (my Storm Gray PPF application was perfect and held up to lots of abuse). Should not have left the factory that way. Might be worth for Pole to provide a partial refund than send the bike back, as the bike would functionally perform the same.
A related follow up review regarding fireroad downhill speed of the all the bikes on test. Almost zero standard deviation with the Onni right in the middle. Heaviest bike was the fastest and lightest bike was the slowest. With e-bikes some 10+ lbs heavier, these result probably don't...
Looking for opinions and personal experience using race or trail axles and what kind of riding style you do that may reinforce one preference over another. And would like to know if riders are planning to swap axles and if buying a motored Pole, which axles are you choosing and why?
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Some thoughts based on the Omni review and member posts and the implications for Sonni:
While the review came off largely unfavorable, Henry seems to be the more partial of the testers in the video and understood the bike’s versatility in both wheel and yoke swap. Mike was the more critical...
The PinkBike review of the Pole Onni Enduro is out and is effectively a first formal review of the Onni (and by implication, Sonni) and it's suspension, geometry, and ride characteristics.
More later on this...
Interesting. Looks like the glue job is suspect. Although the swingarm appears to be functional, this looks to be a warranty incident and showed be logged with Pole. Hopefully, they will send out a replacement to swap out the part. I would get their feedback as to whether or not you should...
Why can't you have 29 on the rear?
I ordered a mullet but I'm still somewhat vexed about the choice - It will be my first. Clearly the choice would affect BB height as there are no yoke changes between these configs. Seems that the 200/190 Downduro spec with the mullet cleaves toward the...
I wonder if the the Enduro Sonni could pass as an SL as well? It's supposed 1Kg lighter than the Voima and now with 160/710 travel config, you could build it much lighter, especially if deploying with the smaller Bosch battery. For example, the Orbea Rise is using a full size motor but with a...
Some Sonni thoughts on this video:
Whoa on the enduro config travel reduction! Dropping a whole 20mm in rear travel from the original enduro spec. is significant, not to mention the whopping 40mm drop from the downduro version. I could understand maybe dropping to 30mm, but then again Leo is...
Ok, so I auditioned, albeit briefly, the Rohloff E-14 electronic shifting with the Speedhub, Bosch CX motor and Gates belt drive and what I came away with was way beyond expectation. I used to think that electronic shifting was just icing on the cake, but I’m convinced otherwise now.
One...
Didn't mean to jinx things, but Revonte is now Bankrupt! They are searching for takers of the IP, so the silver lining here is the that some big player like Bosch, or a big bike brand like Specialized or Trek, might scoop this tech up (fingers crossed). Goes to show you that its very very hard...
Wither Revonte. The company is now bankrupt and searching for a buyer of it's IP. Their motor was by far the most interesting of the lot. They spent a lot of time and money on their battery tech as well. Anyone? Bosch? Specialized? Trek? Now is the time to make a move and scoop up this tech...
Regarding the belt drive video, 3 things stand out:
Tensioner design and robustness matters.
Snubbers should not be overlooked
Having to buy another rear end is is just too much. With Voima and Sonni, no problem.
Now, regarding the EMTB gearbox thread, I somehow missed it and it's quite...
There is something to said about this POV, as in maybe it's not so clear how Specialized would respond. Specialized has brought a fair amount of integrated IP to the table in terms of controls and battery integration. This SRAM product would in fact cede this aspect to SRAM and would would...
The Kindernay play is interesting and thanks for providing some more detail here. Looks like the product has advanced a bit in the last 3 years, especially the VII hub which seems to be well suited for EMTBs. I like that it's a much lighter hub, which would help in the unsprung weight...
No question. This is easily the best thing that has happened to Brose since Specialized got in bed with them years ago. In a way, Specialized shackled Brose to the bike brand all these years, keeping them from branching out while Shimano and Bosch took over. SRAM has basically unshackled...
Yes, the belt tensioner is the the most difficult part of the solution to overcome, IMHO. And not all the solutions out there appear that elegant - as witnessed by the tensioner for the Pinion MGU, which is in a positively dreadful spot.
As mentioned, Nicolai would appear to solve the bike...