My Rail, Resting on Stuff

DeRailled7 · Jun 10, 2023

Okanagan valley British Columbia

maynard · Jun 11, 2023

118 said:
Nothing broken?

Just relationship after bringing bike inside.

Stihldog · Jun 11, 2023

DeRailled7 said:
Okanagan valley British Columbia
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Do you know the name of the town in the background?
Each year we vacation in OK Falls and take the Powerflys for some wine tours and trips to the Bike Barn in Penticton.
6-8 of us are taking our eebs …so there could be some power back outs at times.

DeRailled7 · Jun 11, 2023

Hi, beautiful area isn’t it. So many wineries. Spent a day once during harvest on the Naramata bench biking down from the KVR with my wife sampling many vintages, finished up at Cannery Brewing.
Traders Cove is that little ‘village’ on the photograph. It is located on the west side of Okanagan Lk just north of the bridge in Kelowna. Picture was taken from Knox Mtn Park. I only rode around Kelowna, that’s where my friend lives. Best riding areas around there are Crawford and Smith Ck. I wouldn’t do a special trip from Ok Falls just for those though. I think the guys at the Bike Barn can point you to some excellent local trails. However if you plan to go to Mira canyon with your misses then you can scoot down Crawford for some fun. Astrid is a great blue trail.

Stihldog · Jun 12, 2023

We use to stay close to the Naramata Bench and only walked around Kelowna. But now we all rent a house (with pool) in OK Falls for vacation.

Venture up the KVR to Penticton now. Very flat and dusty so refreshments are enjoyed in Penticton. We’re only a few Kilometres from Tickle Berries (famous ice cream stop). There’s a few easy trails to explore but we usually put on 40-60kms in the countryside …oh look another winery …let’s stop

. I Usually chase the Big Horn Sheep and fires

in the evening. Hopefully only pics pics of Big Horns this year.

Tone461 · Jun 13, 2023

Still very much a work in progress, still changing seat position, bars, levers, getting used to 29 front end etc but third ride in and the Rail 7 Mullet is showing lots of promise.
Coming from an E7000 the bosch motor is a revelation....

ragnor · Jun 15, 2023

Another blue sky day

DeRailled7 · Jun 17, 2023

Tone461 said:
Still very much a work in progress, still changing seat position, bars, levers, getting used to 29 front end etc but third ride in and the Rail 7 Mullet is showing lots of promise.
Coming from an E7000 the bosch motor is a revelation....

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Interesting mod. How does it behaves compared to the normal non mullet? Pedal strikes, cornering, climbing? Are you riding in the hi or lo position? I also assume you didn’t ‘tell’ the motor’s software you had 27.5 wheels.

Tone461 · Jun 17, 2023

DeRailled7 said:
Interesting mod. How does it behaves compared to the normal non mullet? Pedal strikes, cornering, climbing? Are you riding in the hi or lo position? I also assume you didn’t ‘tell’ the motor’s software you had 27.5 wheels.

Truth is I never rode it before the 27 wheel went in. I did think about it but all of my previous bikes have been 27's and I'm a big fan of 27.5 wheels, after riding a couple of full 29's I decided just to go for it straight away. It was a bit strange at first. it felt really high at the front and way too low at the back. Moving the seat angle and height and dropping the bars 10mm helped a lot. The flip chip is in the high position. The fork is a 170mm Lyrik with an RC2 2.1 Charger Damper and Vorsprung Smashpot conversion which is just the best fork I have ever run...on anything! It helps a lot!

We have just come back from the fantastic Afan White's level trail which has a really long rock strewn climb and it wasn't too bad but I was being extra careful. I think I might go for some shorter cranks TBH. The cornering is good but again I think There's more to come from me rather than blaming the bike. I rode the same bike (Vitus E Sommet) for over two years and was Very comfortable on it and knew exactly how hard to push it. I'm already noticing some benefit from the 29 front so I think with a bit more time on the bike I won't be far of the corner speed of before. No I haven't altered the software yet. TBH I'd be interested to know how much sooner the limiter comes in because I honestly really can't tell. Its doesn't feel a huge amount. I have a good Bosch dealer near me (Race Co.) so might take a trip up there at some point.
Hope this helps. Give it a go, why not.

DeRailled7 · Jun 18, 2023

Like you i upgraded my Yari with the RC 2.1 charger, i also installed SKF seals. It’s now a Lyrik Deluxe Ultimate. Never thought of a coil spring, don’t know of anyone around here you runs one either. would be fun to try. I was asking about the software update because if it’s not done then the max speed will still read 32km/h but because of the smaller wheel it will be substantially less.

Robbeni1 · Jun 22, 2023

New rail 9.9 xo axs

1.5kg lighter than my old gen 2 rail 9. Colour is more grey than black if anyone is wondering how deep smoke looks in real life.

DeRailled7 · Jun 23, 2023

Today west of town. Snowed earlier this week, almost all gone now. Summer will come … one day.

JuSiZ · Jun 26, 2023

Just new wheels fitted and on test ride.

JP-NZ · Jul 8, 2023

Ride in the middle of winter, took a gamble on the rain not starting till I got home but the rain won. A wet trip home hah

idunne · Jul 10, 2023

a liverpool train ride

InRustWeTrust · Jul 11, 2023

not my rail but I borrowed it from a friend. I have to say that I like the bike very much and the bosh motor is a dream if you compare it to a shimano motor

shredder · Jul 16, 2023

My Rail 5 with a new 170 Marzocchi Z1. Big difference!

DeRailled7 · Jul 22, 2023

Old fire lookout at Skogan pass (Aberta) yesterday

It’s an easy 9 km, 650m climb on the Rail. It wasn’t such an easy climb on my analog bike though, the gradient is more than 15% on more than 6 km of the trail…. I love my Rail!

Bongles Grandad · Jul 28, 2023

DeRailled7 said:
Hi, beautiful area isn’t it. So many wineries. Spent a day once during harvest on the Naramata bench biking down from the KVR with my wife sampling many vintages, finished up at Cannery Brewing.
Traders Cove is that little ‘village’ on the photograph. It is located on the west side of Okanagan Lk just north of the bridge in Kelowna. Picture was taken from Knox Mtn Park. I only rode around Kelowna, that’s where my friend lives. Best riding areas around there are Crawford and Smith Ck. I wouldn’t do a special trip from Ok Falls just for those though. I think the guys at the Bike Barn can point you to some excellent local trails. However if you plan to go to Mira canyon with your misses then you can scoot down Crawford for some fun. Astrid is a great blue trail.

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amazing view. like a scene out of a movie.