Decathlon STILUS Full Suspension Electric Mountain Bike - SRAM SX

[Rap Dance 9000]

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[Jamm13dodger]

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Sorry that was in poor taste.....

I’ll get my coat.

 

[Jamm13dodger]

Have you been contemplating how to manage the bike on technical terrain? I’ve had a few moments on rough terrain where I’ve struggled due to the weight of the bike, I’m a bit gung ho, just chuck myself down big hills on it, but don’t want to come a cropper, I need to improve My technical riding and probably increase upper body strength

So far ive got away with anything I’ve tried. Its been a bit close on slow tight turns but its been ok. Definitely more inclined to fall to the side than my analogue bikes though.

 

[RustyMTB]

Have you been contemplating how to manage the bike on technical terrain? I’ve had a few moments on rough terrain where I’ve struggled due to the weight of the bike, I’m a bit gung ho, just chuck myself down big hills on it, but don’t want to come a cropper, I need to improve My technical riding and probably increase upper body strength

I definitely got caught out by the weight of the thing. The circumstances were I was bombing down a wide, rutted chalk trail in dry conditions I've ridden a hundred times but not since the NT rangers had dug a couple of drainage channels across it twenty feet or so apart. I gapped the first one, saw the second a touch too late, tried to manual to clear the front wheel but went up then down, front wheel caught the far end of the ditch & that was that.

Bunny hopping & jumping is pretty routine stuff for me, so on the techy side of riding, I'm not too fussed about a skills gap but I would say I'd enjoyed the first ride so much, I rushed out for another the following day when I was still unfamiliar with a heavy, long bike. Lesson there for me, no?

Best bit was the X-Ray guy was a downhiller. He said where did you crash? Told him Cissbury ring & he said - Really? You're not very good then are you?? So I binned it on the single techy bit of a very non techy hill. 25mph on Strava though

 

[Tallguy888]

Made a few upgrades

Shimano XT 12 Speed Drivetrain
Hope Fortus 29 Wheelset (to give it a go vs Mullet which is my favourite so far)
Loads of Hope stuff (800mm carbon bars, stem, V4 Brakes, Crank Arms)
170mm Brand X Dropper

Basically everything is changed on the bike from stock for, as you do, experiments....

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Looking amazing Rob

 

[taxidriver50005]

BUMP ! For the first time in weeks the mighty Stilus thread has dropped off the first page !!!!

With limited availability, sizing has become irrelevant . "What size did you buy ?" ... "IT's a STILUS, I'VE GOT A STILUS !!!! " ..

Maybe there should be a "Swap a Stilus" thead.. You see one, you buy it then hope you can swap to the right size later ?

I know a lot of people who wanted an XL are were disturbed than Rob seems to like his and will be keeping it. There was rumour of a £2,600 a ticket prize draw to win the bike, with upgrades - limited to only 100 entries.

These stilus's now have a mythical status, there was very little info on the Internet about them and what there is mostly reverts back to this thread.
They are not made of unabtainium and you don't need a golden ticket to bag one, you do have to be lucky though.
I think there is a little bit of hype going on here and the harder it is to get one has everyone else believing they are missing out. I baged 2 a month ago and while I think its a great bike for its price and I'm unlikely to be modify it I also think there are better bikes out there for a little more money.
Do I wish I'd waited to buy something else.... No..... This suits my skill level well enough and anything else would be more of a waste than this is already.
As the 2020 model year comes to an end and the sales start will decathlon stick to there pricing on this model and if they do and other dealers have sales the Stilus may no longer be the bargain it is right now. ?

 

[RustyMTB]

Demand for all & any bikes is sky high right now, I wouldn't necessarily rely on the October clear out this year.. OTOH, when it gets cold & wet, I suspect lightly used bikes will pop up on Ebay like spots on a teenager...

 

[Rap Dance 9000]

These stilus's now have a mythical status, there was very little info on the Internet about them and what there is mostly reverts back to this thread.
They are not made of unabtainium and you don't need a golden ticket to bag one, you do have to be lucky though.
I think there is a little bit of hype going on here and the harder it is to get one has everyone else believing they are missing out. I baged 2 a month ago and while I think its a great bike for its price and I'm unlikely to be modify it I also think there are better bikes out there for a little more money.
Do I wish I'd waited to buy something else.... No..... This suits my skill level well enough and anything else would be more of a waste than this is already.
As the 2020 model year comes to an end and the sales start will decathlon stick to there pricing on this model and if they do and other dealers have sales the Stilus may no longer be the bargain it is right now. ?

come on, come on, name the better bikes for a little more mular?

 

[taxidriver50005]

come on, come on, name the better bikes for a little more mular?

I should have said as the sales come in there are better bikes for a little more money, all depends on decathlon and pricing but as demand is sky high can't see them dropping at all, you do see certain models of other bikes now being reduced.?..availability is still an issue though.

 

[Rap Dance 9000]

I should have said as the sales come in there are better bikes for a little more money, all depends on decathlon and pricing but as demand is sky high can't see them dropping at all, you do see certain models of other bikes now being reduced.?..availability is still an issue though.

Urgh, all fur coat and no knickers you

 

[Johnny rider]

Made a few upgrades

Shimano XT 12 Speed Drivetrain
Hope Fortus 29 Wheelset (to give it a go vs Mullet which is my favourite so far)
Loads of Hope stuff (800mm carbon bars, stem, V4 Brakes, Crank Arms)
170mm Brand X Dropper

Basically everything is changed on the bike from stock for, as you do, experiments....

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What chain ring spider did you use rob and what chain ring size

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

What chain ring spider did you use rob and what chain ring size

Wolf Tooth Shimano 12 Speed chain ring and just a standard Bosch Gen 4 spider. I really didnt want to spend a lot but this was the only Bosch Gen 4 / Shimano 12 speed HyperGlide compatible stuff I could find.

WOLFTOOTH Chainring 1-speed BCD 104 | Shimano 12-speed HG+ Chain 36 T, 79,50 €

WOLFTOOTH Chainring 1-speed LK 104 | Shimano 12-speed HG + chain Light chainring made of 7075 aluminum with a bolt circle diameter of 104 millimeters for si

r2-bike.com

BOSCH eBike Chainring Spider non Boost for Cargo Line | Speed | Perfo, 14,62 €

BOSCH eBike chainring Spider non Boost for Cargo Line | Speed | Performance Line Speed Gen 4th Original chainring Spider with standard offset for Bosch eBik

r2-bike.com

WOLFTOOTH Chainring Bolts 4-Loch 6 mm red, 27,73 €

WOLFTOOTH Kettenblattschrauben 4 hole 6 mm 6 mm long chainring bolts and nuts The bolts are screwed by 5 mm hexagon socket and nuts by 6 mm Allen The chainr

r2-bike.com

XLC E-Bike Lockring Tool TO-S04 for Bosch Generation 3 / 4 | 8 Nut IS, 14,62 €

XLC E-Bike Lockring Tool TO-S04 for Bosch Generation 3/4 | 8 groove ISIS drive Tool for dismantling and assembling the locking ring of chainrings on e-bikes

r2-bike.com

 

[Johnny rider]

Wolf Tooth Shimano 12 Speed chain ring and just a standard Bosch Gen 4 spider. I really didnt want to spend a lot but this was the only Bosch Gen 4 / Shimano 12 speed HyperGlide compatible stuff I could find.

WOLFTOOTH Chainring 1-speed BCD 104 | Shimano 12-speed HG+ Chain 36 T, 79,50 €

WOLFTOOTH Chainring 1-speed LK 104 | Shimano 12-speed HG + chain Light chainring made of 7075 aluminum with a bolt circle diameter of 104 millimeters for si

r2-bike.com

BOSCH eBike Chainring Spider non Boost for Cargo Line | Speed | Perfo, 14,62 €

BOSCH eBike chainring Spider non Boost for Cargo Line | Speed | Performance Line Speed Gen 4th Original chainring Spider with standard offset for Bosch eBik

r2-bike.com

WOLFTOOTH Chainring Bolts 4-Loch 6 mm red, 27,73 €

WOLFTOOTH Kettenblattschrauben 4 hole 6 mm 6 mm long chainring bolts and nuts The bolts are screwed by 5 mm hexagon socket and nuts by 6 mm Allen The chainr

r2-bike.com

XLC E-Bike Lockring Tool TO-S04 for Bosch Generation 3 / 4 | 8 Nut IS, 14,62 €

XLC E-Bike Lockring Tool TO-S04 for Bosch Generation 3/4 | 8 groove ISIS drive Tool for dismantling and assembling the locking ring of chainrings on e-bikes

r2-bike.com

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Thank you rob much appreciated

 

[GunplaMad]

Wolf Tooth Shimano 12 Speed chain ring and just a standard Bosch Gen 4 spider. I really didnt want to spend a lot but this was the only Bosch Gen 4 / Shimano 12 speed HyperGlide compatible stuff I could find.

WOLFTOOTH Chainring 1-speed BCD 104 | Shimano 12-speed HG+ Chain 36 T, 79,50 €

WOLFTOOTH Chainring 1-speed LK 104 | Shimano 12-speed HG + chain Light chainring made of 7075 aluminum with a bolt circle diameter of 104 millimeters for si

r2-bike.com

BOSCH eBike Chainring Spider non Boost for Cargo Line | Speed | Perfo, 14,62 €

BOSCH eBike chainring Spider non Boost for Cargo Line | Speed | Performance Line Speed Gen 4th Original chainring Spider with standard offset for Bosch eBik

r2-bike.com

WOLFTOOTH Chainring Bolts 4-Loch 6 mm red, 27,73 €

WOLFTOOTH Kettenblattschrauben 4 hole 6 mm 6 mm long chainring bolts and nuts The bolts are screwed by 5 mm hexagon socket and nuts by 6 mm Allen The chainr

r2-bike.com

XLC E-Bike Lockring Tool TO-S04 for Bosch Generation 3 / 4 | 8 Nut IS, 14,62 €

XLC E-Bike Lockring Tool TO-S04 for Bosch Generation 3/4 | 8 groove ISIS drive Tool for dismantling and assembling the locking ring of chainrings on e-bikes

r2-bike.com

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PS I so jealous of anyone who has a Stilus now! ?

 

[Stiggy]

These stilus's now have a mythical status, there was very little info on the Internet about them and what there is mostly reverts back to this thread.
They are not made of unabtainium and you don't need a golden ticket to bag one, you do have to be lucky though.
I think there is a little bit of hype going on here and the harder it is to get one has everyone else believing they are missing out. I baged 2 a month ago and while I think its a great bike for its price and I'm unlikely to be modify it I also think there are better bikes out there for a little more money.
Do I wish I'd waited to buy something else.... No..... This suits my skill level well enough and anything else would be more of a waste than this is already.
As the 2020 model year comes to an end and the sales start will decathlon stick to there pricing on this model and if they do and other dealers have sales the Stilus may no longer be the bargain it is right now. ?

I guess the simple reality is that if there were other bikes actually available at a “little more money” I would wager that most of us wouldn’t still be here as there are better things to do with our time like riding

 

[Bobajobbob]

I could see summer ebbing away so pulled the trigger on a VItus E-Escarpe. I really didn't want to up the budget but equally I want to get out there and not still be chasing a unicorn in 3 months time. Vitus arrives today which is pretty exciting and I still wish everyone luck locating a Stilus before too long.

 

[Timmoh]

I could see summer ebbing away so pulled the trigger on a VItus E-Escarpe. I really didn't want to up the budget but equally I want to get out there and not still be chasing a unicorn in 3 months time. Vitus arrives today which is pretty exciting and I still wish everyone luck locating a Stilus before too long.

Can't blame you really. Enjoy the one thing we all have in common-love of riding ?.

 

[scjgreen]

Im increasingly close on pulling the trigger on this

Cube Stereo Hybrid 140 HPC Race 625 2021 e-Bike, Black & Grey

The Cube Stereo Hybrid 140 HPC Race 625 2021 is a full suspension E-bike that tackles mountain terrain thanks to a powerful Bosch CX 4th generation drive unit.

www.damianharriscycles.co.uk

 

[Stiggy]

Im increasingly close on pulling the trigger on this

Cube Stereo Hybrid 140 HPC Race 625 2021 e-Bike, Black & Grey

The Cube Stereo Hybrid 140 HPC Race 625 2021 is a full suspension E-bike that tackles mountain terrain thanks to a powerful Bosch CX 4th generation drive unit.

www.damianharriscycles.co.uk

Wow nice!
I think this is going to be my choice too.
Anyone any opinion good or bad on the spec/value (ignoring the Stylus unobtanium framed super bike)

 

[Mcfanner]

Im increasingly close on pulling the trigger on this

Cube Stereo Hybrid 140 HPC Race 625 2021 e-Bike, Black & Grey

The Cube Stereo Hybrid 140 HPC Race 625 2021 is a full suspension E-bike that tackles mountain terrain thanks to a powerful Bosch CX 4th generation drive unit.

www.damianharriscycles.co.uk

Yeah i just about went for it last night. Just the sizing was holding me back and the £1000 over budget

 

[Jamm13dodger]

Yeah i just about went for it last night. Just the sizing was holding me back and the £1000 over budget

Yep i can understand that. It looks lovely. I know i for one hummed and hahhed about the Stilus because of the cost. If it had been another grand i couldnt have justified it tbh.

 

[scjgreen]

Yeah i just about went for it last night. Just the sizing was holding me back and the £1000 over budget

Well I've just paid the deposit so that's it. Wouldn't surprise me if they are in stock tomorrow now ?

 

[Mcfanner]

Nice one, think i might wait till next week.
Mind you that cube is nice looking

Well I've just paid the deposit so that's it. Wouldn't surprise me if they are in stock tomorrow now ?

 

[StilusBoy79]

Asking for a friend..... ?has anyone using the volspeed3 braved the software update yet?

Apparently the volspeed3 made the bike everything it should have been in the first place, obviously offroad on private land...

So still on original firmware, 200 miles of riding since install and no issues - until: stood talking whilst sat on the bike and experienced a 503 error after 20 mins chatting. Seemed to be in a limp home mode until 2 on/off cycles and then business as usual.

 

[PhilBaker]

Hi please could any current owners advise if I have my calcs right and that I would be looking at a medium as the geometry and measurements are all a bit of a mystery to me. BTW my arms are 600mm shoulder to palm if that helps.

Hey Stiggy,

I spent “forever” trying to work out what size frame to get. Luckily I had “forever” time available as that’s how long it took to get one ;-)

I’m not sure your Crank to top of seat tube 450mm measurement is correct/comparable to the spec charts you read.

I couldn’t find your specific bike but found this “vintage” Trek specs doc (love the word vintage! You have a classic ?):

http://www.vintage-trek.com/Trek-Fisher-Klein-Lemond/2004specmanualTrek.pdf

It shows the liquid 20, liquid 30 and the liquid 55 as having a 400m seatpost length which is exactly what the medium Stilus is.

Sounds like the your mate upgraded the stock 40mm stem to 140mm which is a big difference, but of course you can make that cheap upgrade to the stem yourself to give you extra room in the Stilus cockpit, although I wouldn’t personally ride with a stem that long due to the handling.

My advice would be your leg length is important here and your existing bike seat post and the Stilus medium seatpost are 400m, so I would suggest you go medium.

You can always get a longer stem (checkout my Stilus review on here in the reviews section, I posted a link and photos for a cheap replacement stem).

A guy on here was 5’9” on a medium and he felt like that was the max height you would want on a frame and that was with the stock 50mm stem I believe.

The other reason I would go medium Stiggy, is from my experience and this thread, medium is the least in demand frame size, so use your size to your advantage and bag a medium ???

 

[PhilBaker]

Here’s a link to the review/stem info:-

Review - 2020 Decathalon Stilus Review

The Bike: Manufacturer: Decathalon Model: Stilus Model Year: 2020 Price Paid: 2,699 New/Used: Brand New Score (out of 10): 8 Review: After reading some of the threads around the amazing value for money offer from Decathalon, I decided to take a punt and get one. Just as a point of...

www.emtbforums.com

 

[StilusBoy79]

Hi please could any current owners advise if I have my calcs right and that I would be looking at a medium as the geometry and measurements are all a bit of a mystery to me. BTW my arms are 600mm shoulder to palm if that helps.

I’m the 5’9” guy I think. 31” inseam if I’m measuring correctly. I’m kind of measuring the inside of arm and shortest method possible to end of wrist and getting 20” or 21” inch max.

That reach is shorter than yours and I felt near the maximum. I guess it depends how chuckable you want it to be, a stem would indeed give slight increase.

Edit just out riding now, if the difference in reach is so borderline I’m sure you would be fine with medium all other aspects being similar

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Just need to upgrade the frame then I'm all done ?

 

[Johnny rider]

Just need to upgrade the frame then I'm all done ?

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Looks ace man

 

[Tallguy888]

Get all the air out the tube. Move tyre into the centre of the rim so its off the wider part of the rim and sitting in the middle, this is the narrow part of the rim. Then get a tyre lever, move one side of the tyre to the outside of the rim, get your tyre lever under it and pop the side of the tyre off the rim. Then use the tyre lever to remove the rest of the tyre by sliding it round the rim, forcing the rest of the tyre off. Once you've got one side of the tyre off you can just pull the entire tyre off.

It is honestly pretty easy with this tyre and rim. The tyre is so flexible its not a hard job compared to some heavy tyres.

Hi Rob, sorry to hijack the thread could I ask you a question about your Stilus, you have put Hope ebike cranks on which I’ve purchased today however Bosch recommendation is 40nm on bolts but Hope 50nm, may I ask what you did? Thanks