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It’s definitely lost some of the aesthetic/texture where gloss paint meets raw carbon. I opted for the gloss/matte kit, it looks okay but it’s difficult to get the frame protected without losing the texture. I’m not sure useful these images will be but they show the before and after:

Any Trek owners based in the South East? I’m looking for a Trek dealer that I can use for servicing, as well as getting the most recent Bosch update for the motor. I’m based in Bromley, Kent / SE London. My local authorised Trek dealers are quite limited on ebike knowledge so need to find...

Bit late but if it helps I’ve just invisiframed a phase purple 9.8. Do you still have any questions?

I did the same on Friday at Swinley on a Trek Rail. Only just got it and it blew my mind having only ever ridden normal mtb’s! Did red-15 7 times, babymaker table section about 10 times and red-25 about 5 times, also laughing hysterically to myself about how much fun I was having. Ended up...

Welcome. I ride at SH fairly regularly, although live about an hour away in Bromley. I’ve only just picked up an emtb, but have been riding standard mtb for around 15 years on and off. Yes, they are outrageously expensive for what they are but I have to say it’s worth every penny. I’m enjoying...

Not quite as straightforward as I’d hoped - it ended up being a motor-out job. The cable was wedged in the seat tube and despite me detaching the cable clamps and dropper lever to give it as much slack as possible, it wasn’t going to happen. That being said, motor was easy enough to drop so...

I think you’re right - I did a higher number of high speed downhill runs which must have pushed my heart rate up. I think I almost worked as hard as my non-emtb, but travelled further overall, and climbed a higher distance.

This is the data from non-emtb:

Funnily enough, just been looking at my Garmin Fenix data as I use a HRM. I had my first ride on Friday at Swinley Forest on the Rail and compared it my previous ride on the Sunday on my SC Hightower non-emtb. I actually worked harder overall on the emtb, which I was a little surprised about...

Awesome, thanks @WilkyWay

Superb, thanks for that, makes sense. I’ll give that a blast. Didn’t want to start dropping the motor unless I had too ?

Thanks! Yeah I’m impressed with the colour, better than a thought! I’m in low setting, actually thought the climbing was ok but found it easier to stand up (although I didn’t have a choose in the end as my dropper died) I’ve not tried a steep climb with the seat up - yet! Will let you know...

That’s exactly what I’ve done, moved the seat post without adjusting cable tension. It would have been helpful if the supplier had made a note of that when they sent the bike!!

I went for the phaze purple. I’d not seen one in the flesh when I ordered so it was a bit of a gamble, but I have to say the colour and design is absolutely spot on - one of the nicest I’ve seen. I’ve invisiframed with the matte/glass option which has lost some of the texture between the raw...

I wasn’t expecting to drop the motor after the first ride out! If I’d bought it from a local shop I would have asked them to sort it, but it was a mail order from a company in wales and I’m in Kent. Aside of this (hopefully minor) issue I’m in love with the bike and looking forward to many more...

Yep, I’ve been keeping my eye on the battery alignment and made sure everything was torqued up correctly, including the chain ring but. Didn’t check the dropper though! Good point re gravity, hope that might help - It looks like my cable has got wedged when I put the dropper post back in, I...

Brilliant thanks for that. I’ll give it a go.

Hi all First ride out today on my new Rail 9.8 XT. So pleased I chose this bike, it’s exceptional. Only problem was the dropper failing halfway through the morning. I carried on with the seat all the way down, not ideal on the hills but it didn’t ruin the ride! The cable has detached from the...

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