Did you reset the trip?Nice views!
Yes I agree the tyres seem slippery. I was thinking of getting the schwabe smart Sam's for ebikes as an all round tyre.
I'm using the £7 decathlon btwin MTB front mudguards as they fit easily and keep mud and water of at speeds under 18mph... I'm using the topeak defender Rx 27.5 on the rear for full coverage. The front version didn't fit properly on the front unfortunately.
Regarding the residual range, please could you kindly check next time if when you change to a different power mode that the residual range changes to a higher/lower number automatically too?
For me it's strange that your bike showed only a 26 mile residual range at full charge....I would expect it to show more unless it refers to power mode 4.
Thanks
Did you reset the trip?
Funnynthat ive got a st900 and my wifes 520 is coming friday.??If this is a question for me, then no I didn't.
Haven't been out in it much lately to tell the truth, as my wife has been on it, while I ride my old normally aspirated Saracen. It's actually dry this week, but the weather is -3 deg at the moment during the day and I think that's in all week.
It's not so much the cold that's keeping me in, but more the black ice that's on the trails and roads.
I'm sticking with my turbo trainer in the warm garage for the time being
I will look at this again when we get back out, as I've actually got an E-ST520 getting delivered tomorrow for the wife, so I will be back out on it as some point soon.
Funnynthat ive got a st900 and my wifes 520 is coming friday.??
did you change the tyres on the 520?
Hi, no. The 520 is still on the original tyres (Hutchinson Cougar). These are much smaller than the tyres on your 900.
The rear tyre was facing the wrong way when it arrived, which I was intending to turn around. However, on our first ride out it punctured about 200m from home on our return, so I had no choice but to sort it out. Seems a very thin/light tyre.
For the rides that we are doing at the moment, light trails and cycle paths, these tyres seem to be OK. However, as her riding starts to improve and we start doing more forest trails, I think I'd like to swap them out for tubeless. I fitted a set of Maxxis Ardents to my 900 which are definitely better all round than the original tyres fitted.
Overall, the 520 is very different to the 900 component wise, but seems to be a decent bike so far and is very strong on the hills, or she is a lot fitter than me
I belive the rims are taped already...dont mess around with tubed tyres get tubeless on asap, you will need 2 tubless valves and some liquid sealent. Good luck.Hi, I've had a E-ST520 for a couple of weeks now and picked up a slow puncture on the front. I figured while I was fixing it I'd make them tubeless but your comment about swapping out the Hutchinson Cougars for tubeless made me double take. Are they not able to be made tubeless, and do you need different tyres if you want to remove the tubes. I understand that I need to tape and seal the rims and tyres but thought I could do that with the Cougars..... am I wrong?
Roger that! Just to by crystal... I can keep the Hutchinson Cougars without tubes?I belive the rims are taped already...dont mess around with tubed tyres get tubeless on asap, you will need 2 tubless valves and some liquid sealent. Good luck.
Dont think soRoger that! Just to by crystal... I can keep the Hutchinson Cougars without tubes?
I wouldn't even call this "Sometimes", but use it as standard procedure...... Sometimes you need to take the valve out so you can get air in faster ...
Sound advice. With some tyres, it's a good idea to mount the tyre first with a tube so it has chance to form correctly.Put the new-package-folded-tyre flat on the ground for a day helped a lot too.
After manually re-bending the borders
I didn't think of that, I will surely do it that way next time.Sound advice. With some tyres, it's a good idea to mount the tyre first with a tube so it has chance to form correctly.
That's 1,5 euro per inflate, I'm much too (avaricious miserly stingy parsimonious ? ) for thatI used CO2 cartridges to quickly inflate my tyres onto the rim...
Rims are already taped up and ready to go.I belive the rims are taped already...dont mess around with tubed tyres get tubeless on asap, you will need 2 tubless valves and some liquid sealent. Good luck.
Rims are already taped up and ready to go.
I'm away from home for the next few days with work, so can't check the tyre. However, I don't think it's a tubeless.
I opted for the Maxxis Ardent in the link below:
Maxxis Ardent Folding Dual Compound EXO/TR 27.5" MTB Tyre | Tredz Bikes
Save 33% - Maxxis Ardent Folding Dual Compound EXO/TR 27.5" MTB Tyre £39.99 or available with 0% APR finance on baskets over £99. All 27.5" (650b) Tyres are delivered free to the UK mainland*, 365 day returns & Price Match. Buy Now.www.tredz.co.uk
@Chal Its a recognised fault on the the est-900. Support.decathlon suggest you torque the rear axle upto 20nm.
Support.decathlon
So... mission failed:
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I tried to tighten the axle with a Beta torque wrench two times (don’t ask why, I was just unsure). The second attempt was not tolerated by the axle screw. I think it's my fault, but be careful if you want to tighten it, this screw is very weak.
Now I'm going to search a qualty one. If there is any 12x148mm thru axle you would recommend, I would appreciate it.
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