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Hi, thanks for reading! First Post here so I'll be brief. I have a hardine 5 2021 with Alivio groupset. I'm slowly doingsome upgrades, changed my forks to Rockshox, different headset, saddle. I'd like to change my rear mech. I've whittled it down too Shimano Deore Shadow RD-M592 9 speed...

I posted a similar thread in the Specialized forum but I think this is more of a general question as it can really apply to all EMTBs. I am competent at reducing the torque on my cranks when I downshift on hills on a regular MTB, but I have found it essentially impossible to downshift on a hill...

Hi all, hope all are enjoying their Sunday. I'll get right to it. I would be out riding right now but this happened 2 days ago. It happened while riding slow and no one or thing was hurt, other than the components. This is a Walmart $149 bicycle (yay cheap!) with a BBS-02 (speed limiter...