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That's my chain maintenance regimen as well. Guess I'm not the only one not buying into the "I have to use this expensive special magic chain lube" thing. Cheers. :)

Nice to have the larger battery for sure. When I first got mine I thought the 540 would be plenty. I was wrong. Geometry is the same on the Decoys. Perhaps a budget Core 1, and have the dough left over for good brakes and dialed in suspension or a larger second battery? Cheers.

Sincerely doubt that you won't like a Rail or Wild coming from a hardtail. Good luck with whichever one you choose! Cheers.

I would avoid the E caliber given the failures I referenced. The shop owner is no newb, has no issues with his Rails, and he's a lot easier on his equipment than I am :). Really like the drive design of the Fazua, but reliability is a key concern. Cheers.

Perhaps get one from a shop you are on good terms with, in case it is problematic. Local shop owner had one for a personal bike, went through several drives in short order, and he doesn't ride very much. Cheers.

The fork dampers are serviceable, but it seems that Suntour wants to make the forks super easy to maintain, and swapping a damper is much easier than rebuilding it. Not everyone is into or wants to work on suspension bits. I don't want to either, but it's a necessary evil :)...

Agreed, easy to service the Durolux, damping more challenging to alter. The Triair is easy from both perspectives, and well made. Cheers.

Orbea took quite a while to ship a hanger to Canada. Don't really see the advantage of a bike shop purchase vs direct to consumer from a support standpoint, with this brand anyway. Fortunately just a warranty/back up part as the North Shore Billet hanger is far better. Cheers.

Believe it's "Underwriter's Laboratories", in case anyone is searching it up. Been around forever. Cheers.

And it only gets better with more saddle time.(y)

I would. Looks like it would be an engineering project, and the outcome would likely not give the same results as an off the shelf bike. Depends on what your goal is though. The depreciation on something like this would probably be less the depreciation of the parts to convert a bike...

If your intention is to use the bike as a true mountain bike it would probable be a better idea to buy a complete bike. Lots of good deals lately. So many things wrong with that setup I don't know where to begin. Cheers.

Just transitioned back due to the weather here, (transporting analogue much easier with salted roads). Definitely not as difficult climbing as your bike with the power off, but my brain had adjusted to the assist and it was awful at first without it. Definitely try one before buying, if...

Original with 1 1/4 in 2" receiver with fitting. 2 of either Rocky Mountain Instinct, YT Decoy, or Orbea Rise. Haven't noticed any issues, 1up racks are well designed. Aluminum is pretty strong. I wouldn't worry. Cheers.

If you can physically ride an analog bike perhaps try one of those first to see if you like it, and you won't have splashed out a lot of dough on a rapidly depreciating bike. RM Blizzard A10? I haven't tried an electric in winter, but lots of winter days struggle to keep warm enough on an...

Instinct A30 here, replaced only the fork. I assumed the shock would require replacement as well, but it is actually good, perhaps due to the mid-high pivot. It is the heaviest of our 3 bikes(Orbea Rise H30 and YT Decoy 29 Core 3 the others), but easily my preferred all rounder. Go with the...

Just had a relevant conversation with a riding buddy as we were both having the same experience. No numbers since I don't spend my ride time worrying about it, and so many factors at play. Initially a 540 wh with an EP8 drive seemed way more than enough range, easily covering a regular ride...

2022 Rise H30 regular EP8 set up. No issues at all, battery or otherwise. I didn't like the way the RS software gave little assistance at low cadence, as I often ride out of the saddle (due to trail type and riding style). Maximum power/torque wasn't the issue. Prefer regular EP8 with assist...

Perhaps a consideration, depending on your preferences. My Decoy is great, but would swap it in an instant for one of these: https://ca.bikes.com/collections/altitude-powerplay/products/altitude-pp-a30-coil-22-23 Rode my son's Instinct in a flatlander's enduro here in Ontario, the Dyname just...

Sounds like either the bearing spacer is misaligned or spacer/inner races are (really) dirty. Axle should easily slide through the wheel, no grease required. Is the anodizing still intact all along the axle? Cheers.