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Pretty much. As @Northumbrian said, usually steep angles for sharper turning. Seat tube geometry and chainstay length probably have far more effect on climbing than the front end.

I am half your weight again and can tune those forks to work very well. My suggestion is that you go to a suspension tech tha tknows his stuff and have the bike configured for you. Adjusting fluid levels can have huge benefits - more so when adding a token or two. Hell, I suggest to anybody...

If you hook up to the Bosch ebike connect software you can check firmware levels easily. My LBS texts me whenever they are notified of new firmware to ensure I get the best enjoyment. Rode with a guy on an older Trek the other evening and his bike was on the original firmware as delivered 2...

It is all a matter of perspective. Weight is not the issue. I was XC and distance racing until recently and found a 120mm travel bike to be perfect for that, but that was because most of the trails were in the G1 - G3 range. Bombing down a G4 occasionally and I would find issues - not because...

If the G4 Bosch does not show the 4 modes of Eco - Tour - eMTB - Turbo then it may require a firmware update. Was riding with a guy a few weeks back and he only had Eco-Tour-Sport-Turbo until the upgrade. Me, I am thinking about ditching MTB mode as it is too power thirsty for my riding style...

Personally I am too big to ride that kind of speed on anything except my road bike. However, on the loop I used to train on the road bike I would occasionally go out on my Singlespeed and complete the 42km loop with a 30-32 kph average. On either my roadie or my SS I would have lightweight...

26" or 29" - anything between is marketing BS as far as I am concerned. Went through the wagon wheels vs 26" debate when I was sinclepeeding with all the 26 acellerate faster, make the bike more flickable, climb better and all sorts of arguments. The reality is that over a given distance that...

Try going up at the front from whatever is standard. Have done that for a friendrecently and now he runs in 15 & 17 almost as much as he does 11 & 13 - if not more. Spreading the stress around sprockets 2 or 3 teeth larger really helps prevent chain & sprocket wear. BTW - many of the...

For me - I love it. Then again, I splashed for the 900 Tuned ..... because, well because. Have not gone for the piggyback as it is a semi-permanent thing and not just something you can attach in 5 minutes. I get in the 40-50km range around Rotorua and have gone a lot longer at times by being...

I think the biggest issue to chain/sprocket life is a 2-fold (or is that 3-fold?) thing. Firstly with motor assist you are getting a lot more torque and power going through the drive-train than anything human powered. Next you have to take into account there really is no drive-train...

Hey @kiwibiker - welcome and for sure you are not the only one with seemingly 1000 questions. Your choice of Bosch does kind of minimise the options, but personally I love the motor. Me, I started on a 2019 Scott eGenius with the Shimano motor and a bit later bought a Levo to give me a bigger...

Yeah, g'day mate - or should I say Konbanwa. Lovely area you are in. Passed through there on a road trip loop from Tokyo through Guna, Joetsu, Nagoya and back.

Buying a Levo Comp.

@Zimmerframe always knows the best deals on body armour. Oh, and sex toys .....

I am told moving to an eMTB is a bit like AA - once you have made the committment the decision becomes easier. Then again, another buddy equates my bike dealership to the local drug dealer .... always out to sell you a high.

But that is not a bull @Zimmerframe - for some things tits are useless. Bulls and 50+ males being two that come immediately to mind.

Thats a pretty damned low bar then as Ardern is a useless as tits on a bull.

Not a price cut. The government will just steal more of your money to hand some of it back.

Had that happen a couple years ago. Said, well if I am that stupid you don't need me here and went home. Long story, but the short was they fired our company due to my insolence and went somewhere else. New IT company charged them moonbeams to attempt an impossibility and within 3 years both...

Hell, I have always found Aussie birds to be pests.