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    spd or flat?

    Flats are better for E-bikes. The marginal improvement in pedaling efficiency from clips isn't really a factor for an e-bike. Using flats forces you to improve your bike handling skills as well. Clips can be a bandaid for poor technique.
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    Coil on Decoy Elite

    I've got a push on mine. Night and Day difference.
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    Which for steep techy dh between SL or Rise?

    Pretty much any mountain bike is rideable on a 250lb dirt bike. Think about that.
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    Dual Crown

    Negative. I ordered a 38, still waiting on that to arrive though. I ended up getting a new dual crown for my DH bike instead.
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    Decoy Shred - Brake Swap to Saints

    I think I had to take it off in order to fit the hose + the park tools cable routing thing over it and through the hole. I remember it being a tight fit and I had to pull harder than I wanted to.
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    Decoy Shred - Brake Swap to Saints

    It's not too hard to replace the rear hose. It's actually easier on this bike than most internally routed acoustic bikes I've worked on. It's not internally guided, so you have to do everything "manually" (can't just push it through). You just need to drop the battery and thread the brake...
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    YT Decoy - First E-MTB, your thoughts please....

    Umm, you're not bursting my bubble, haha. I don't have any emotional investment in your brake setup. I'm glad those brakes are working out for you. ? I think we're talking about very different scales of descents though. I think that stuff like the codes will work fine for shorter/flatter...
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    YT Decoy - First E-MTB, your thoughts please....

    Ya exactly. Throw 2, 45 pound plate weights in your back pack next ride and see how the brakes perform. ???
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    E13 freehub

    It might be condition dependent. I’ve had great luck with mine despite being over 200 pounds and riding nothing but super steep Bay Area climbs. But of course weather is perfect here. ?‍♂️
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    YT Decoy - First E-MTB, your thoughts please....

    Pretty much every brake setup is going to be insufficient for A 270 pound guy on a 52 pound bike. Your only hope is saints with 220 rotors and don’t ride anything steep.
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    Tubeless valves for CF Pro

    Literally any valves will work that sure the right length. You don’t need decoy specific valves.
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    Anyone else get called a cheat??

    The only reasonable responses: "Winners cheat, get over it", or "The world's not fair, welcome to reality"
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    Ebike for very tall rider. Orbea Wild?

    If your 6'6" go with anything over 500mm reach if you can. I'm 6'7" and had quite a few super big bikes over the years (I've had GG make me custom super sized Megatrail, GGDH, and Pedalhead). I'm currently on an XXL Tallboy (515mm reach) as my main acoustic bike and XXL Decoy as my ebike...
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    EBike Tires for rocky down hill

    I dunno, maybe you’re not riding them very hard or on that rocky terrain or something? This is a pretty well documented phenomenon on the interwebz and anecdotally I’ve seen it on friend’s bikes. ?‍♂️
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    List of reliable rear hubs

    Yes exactly. The hubs that are most reliable on an acoustic bike should be the most reliable on an e-bike.
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    Decoy Warranty Fail.

    Gripper paste and grease are very different things. One might say they are literal opposites!
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    List of reliable rear hubs

    Ebikes don’t do anything different in terms of wear and tear, just more. Any of the normal durable hubs will be fine: I9, Chris King, Hadley, dt Swiss 240/350, hope (less durable), etc.
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    EBike Tires for rocky down hill

    Eddy currents are bad. They shed knobs like they’re going out of style. Just stick to the classics. They’re classic because they work. Dhf (or assegai) front, dhr (or high roller) rear. DH casing if you want. Everything else is basically designed to imitate these.
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    Decoy Warranty Fail.

    Uhhhh, what? You shouldn't need to be greasing those parts, lol. I've owned at least 20 high end bikes and assembled hundreds if not thousands. Never once have I greased or heard of anyone greasing their seat post rails.
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    Code RSC Brakes

    If your codes need re-bleeding then it was not done correctly the first time. Or there is something wrong with the seals/assembly. There really aren't any modern brakes that struggle with "holding a bleed" or whatever you want to call it. There are only bad mechanics. The codes are fine for...
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