I own a Focus Thron2 with 203mm brake rotors and an Orbea Rise with 180mm brake rotors front and rear.
I have a somewhat surprising observation: the Orbea burns through brake pads at an alarming rate.
Rotor size
Brake pads lifespan
Rotors lifespan
Focus Thron2
203 mm
1 season
still good...
TL;DR: is there a way to restart the EP801 system without connecting it to a computer?
I have a curious case.
Yesterday, I rode underneath these high-voltage wires (Orbea Rise / EP801 / SW-EN600-L). The combination with foggy weather caused interference on the wires of my remote, which...
When I arrived at one of the charging stations on my local mountain, to my great surprise, none of the provided charging cables fit my Orbea Rise.
One of the cables was labeled "Shimano 2" and looked like this:
Is there an adapter I can use to charge my bike at such a charging station?
They...
I noticed something peculiar during a long day on my 2023 Orbea Rise H10.
I spent the first half of the day in the bike park and depleted my (500 Wh) battery to about 60%.
The second half of the day, I biked up a 2200m peak. Before starting this climb, I attached the range extender to the...
I'm looking into buying my wife an EMTB and wondering if anyone has any advice.
Background
She's a complete beginner. She has rarely biked in her life. We rented a bike in autumn and rode some gravel mountain roads and she loved it. We live in the Swiss Alps so there's a possibility she might...
I'm relatively new to mountain biking and trying to understand the different suspension options better.
Some background: I bought my first bike 2 summers ago, not knowing what kind of terrain I would like. I chose an all-rounder beginner bike with 130mm travel: Focus Thron2 6.9. It has a Fox...