So the first round of upgrades are complete. At this point the only other things left are to add GX AXS at some point, a Transfer 175 and some carbon wheels when available.
Here are my thoughts so far after asked by someone on MTBR to compare to the carbon Rise....
I haven't ridden the carbon version but I did come from a highly modified Levo SL that I sold off about 9 months ago. Only 2 rides in so far and I am very impressed, quite the fun bike at a really good...
Availability and price. No H15's for a few months and very few if any H10's around here. Works out well for me since I tend to heavily modify most of my bikes. Got in another ride this morning before the rain, 20 miles, 4000 feet of climbing, mostly trail and turbo, one bar left back at the house.
Ummm, wow....What a great bike! Yes there are some immediate upgrades ( brakes ) that will only make it better but right out the box the H30 is a blast. My first experience with the Shimano rattle and yeah it is less than desirable but it only happens on the downhills and it can be ignored...
Picked up my H30 this afternoon and got started on the first of the mods, moved the Dissector to the back and put a DHF up front, tubeless, SWAT cage, saddle and tool wrap. Will take it for a range test/shakedown tomorrow then drop it off for major surgery, new cockpit, Fox factory 36 160, XT 4...
Spoke to soon, first symptom was rough on/off power delivery, leading to a couple random motor cut outs, then a full shut down. Was able to get it to power back up and finished a shorten ride ( stayed close to home ), took it in, electrical connections were checked and I was declared good to go...
I've had my Expert SL for about 2 months, I've put 500 miles on it and have slowly been adding upgrades. 200mm rear rotor, Enve bar and stem, ESI grips, 160mm MRP Ribbon coil and finally ( for now! ) a Push 11-6. Long term it would be cool to lighten it back up, wheelset, cranks, cassette and a...