Servus from Munich!

[davem85]

Hey folks,

after reading for quite a long time and of course following Rob on YT, I'd like to join the community.
So, hey there from Munich.

My name's David, I'm 35 and riding two different emtbs at the moment.

My first bike is a 2020 Trek Rail 5 XL which has pretty basic stock specs. I'm going to build up a super enduro like bike from it, similar to what Rob's building right now.
I bought it in used condition and brakes were already upgraded to SLX 4 piston with 203mm Shimano rotors.
Besides grips and pedals I myself upgraded the drivetrain/shifter to SRAM XX1 (leftover from Bike 2), tires to Schwalbe MM / BB SuperTrail casing in 2.6 and dropper lever to OneUp's great lever. Going to upgrade the whole dropper to OneUp when it's available again.

Other planned upgrades are:
- Fox 38 170mm
- coil shock (not decided yet since they're barely available in 230 at the moment: Marzocchi, DVO or Fox - also not sure which one's going to fit best yet)
- OneUp carbon bar with Nukeproof Horizon stem
- NX cassette / XX1 chain
- wheels, maybe mullet

Bike number 2 is a Specialized Levo 2020 S-Works frameset build which I bought in "used / as new" condition as well.
This one's really got the finest parts to start with, namely: XX1, Lyrik Ultimate 150, Fox DPS Factory (Frameset), AXS dropper, Roval Traverse SL carbon wheels, ENVE bar, gorgeous Intend stem and amazing Trickstuff Direttissima brakes.

I upgraded to XX1 AXS, 203/223 Trickstuff rotors (came with 160/180 which already was mind blowing), bar to a higher rise Syntace Vector Superlight High20 and travelled the Lyrik fork from 150 to 170, which basically is 160 since I much preferred the 2020 Debonair spring compared to the 2021.
I'm going to have to upgrade stem and bar again (unfortunately), since the pre-owner rode the bike more XC style and cut the fork's steerer tube way down, so that it's still 1-2cm to low for my preferred riding position / style.
OneUp 35mm rise carbon bar and Nukeproof horizon stem (35/35, 5mm rise) already laying around waiting for installation. I'm going install SWAT tool into the steerer tube when I'm on it.

That's it for now.
Hope to read you soon.

David

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Sounds great loads of changes! Any pictures?!

 

[118]

Welcome along..

 

[Tonybro]

I need to get the Popcorn ready - looks like this will be interesting!

Wilkommen...

 

[davem85]

Sounds great loads of changes! Any pictures?!

Sure ?.
Not the latest/best pictures but since it's winter, all I got right now:



Before upgraded rotors / fork travel:





Two upgrades I forgot with the Trek:
- Kiox Display (Knock Block mount already ordered)
- Lupine SL X / C14 lights


So the Trek is going to be the heavy built for enduro / downhill riding and the Speci the light built for nimble trail riding, currently weighing slightly sub 20kg with the second 500wh battery installed, which I think is not bad considering the XL frame size and Schwalbe MagicMary Super Trail tires. With the new bar/stem combo I think it's going to be slightly above 20kg.


One thing I'd like to mention considering motor issues with these lighter / more powerful generations:
I rode a 2016 Cube Stereo Hybrid with Bosch Gen 3 motor prior to these bikes, which had no issues whatsoever.
Both of my current bikes had a motor replacement shortly after buying them. The Levo already came with a broken motor (2019 issue: Very loud noise). The Bosch Gen 4 showed a 510 error out of nowhere while just riding in the city - no motor support since.

Both motors got replaced with almost no cost for me, fortunately. In case of the Bosch it only took 2 weeks. Replacement on the Specialized on the other hand took more than two months, since the TCU turned out being dead as well after the motor replacement.

Both bikes did not get repaired by the original dealer (both not in the area). Bosch however does take care of their systems themselves, meaning they send a new motor and the dealer gets paid to replace it. So basically any Bosch bike dealer is able to do that with no / almost no cost for the customer.
Specialized on the other hand only pays the original dealer to swap motors, so in my case I had to contact the original dealer and make a deal with them shipping the new motor to my address and cover the bill from a local Specialized dealer who actually replaced the motor. This luckily saved me from shipping the whole bike but took a whole lot of phone calls, emails and time.