What did you buy your ebike this week?

Singletrackmind

Active member
Sep 17, 2020
468
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San Diego, CA
I’m loving them so far. The engagement is like nothing else I’ve ridden. They started off feeling a bit draggy and slow, but seem much quicker now. Not sure if they XD driver was ram packed full of grease when I got it, and it’s now spread out a bit or something?

I went with some blue spokes as my bike is completely black and dull. I’m now adding turquoise bits to it to make it look a bit brighter… and have ordered some stickers too.

I also bought the full service kit - pawls, springs, bearings and shim tools from i9. Shouldn’t need them for a while, but I like to be prepared!!

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Nice color combination! Good idea to buy the service kit. Been very happy so far with customer service from the I9 Team. Seems like most either love or hate the angry hornet sound of the Hydra Hubs. Guess you can mute noise depending on how much grease you add. Not sure why someone would want to mute such a nice sound!
 

Semmelrocc

E*POWAH Master
Dec 28, 2021
306
759
Germany
Conti Kryptotal (Enduro compound) on the rear, finally!
The old Specialized Butcher had more than 8.000 km on the clock and needed replacing. After reading about how difficult Conti tires were to install, it took me a few days to find the courage for the task. Turns out it wasn't as difficult as I thought getting it on the Specialized 29" rims (30 cm). But the last learning of the day was: first inflation with tubeless setup is nearly impossible without a compressor, so I had to take the wheel to a friend to help me out.

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militantmandy

Well-known member
Jan 18, 2022
399
369
Tweed Valley, Scotland
Conti Kryptotal (Enduro compound) on the rear, finally!
The old Specialized Butcher had more than 8.000 km on the clock and needed replacing. After reading about how difficult Conti tires were to install, it took me a few days to find the courage for the task. Turns out it wasn't as difficult as I thought getting it on the Specialized 29" rims (30 cm). But the last learning of the day was: first inflation with tubeless setup is nearly impossible without a compressor, so I had to take the wheel to a friend to help me out.

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8000!!!! My DHR is looking knackered after 300! 😂 I think I'll try something different when it dies.
 

irie

E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Subscriber
May 2, 2022
2,506
2,521
Chichester, W.Sussex, UK
Be aware of the effective stem length, ie the position of the grips is the only things that matter in relation to steering input.
I used to run a 45 mm stem with sqlab 30x handlebar but I didn’t like the steering, was too twitchy. Swapped to a race face atlas handlebar and measure a +10 mm on the effective position of the grips
FYI - first ride with wife with 43mm Spank Split stem today (after trailside adjusting wife's handlebar angle which I hadn't got quite right, my bad). Blimey, rocketship gravity downhill on rough chalky/flinty trail, don't think she touched her brakes! At the end she said "that's just like skiing flat out". Indeed o_O (25.9mph on my Kiox).
 
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Bummers

Well-known member
Mar 12, 2022
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UK
Conti Kryptotal (Enduro compound) on the rear, finally!
The old Specialized Butcher had more than 8.000 km on the clock and needed replacing. After reading about how difficult Conti tires were to install, it took me a few days to find the courage for the task. Turns out it wasn't as difficult as I thought getting it on the Specialized 29" rims (30 cm). But the last learning of the day was: first inflation with tubeless setup is nearly impossible without a compressor, so I had to take the wheel to a friend to help me out.

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It helps to put an inner tube in first. Leave it pumped up overnight then remove and put sealant in, you'll find the tyre will seat much easier.
 

Dirtnvert

E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Sep 25, 2018
1,463
1,695
BC Canada
Thought i'd try a microshift drivetrain. advent X 10speed der, shifter and 11-50 cassette. Shifts quite well. Ez set up, slick little clutch switch, mega pulleys and adjusts with allen keys instead of a mix of allen keys and torqx. Im impressed. Now we'll see if the duribility is improved on this latest stuff
 

Sparkydave

Member
Aug 7, 2018
73
155
Derbyshire, UK
Getting in early in the anticipation of actually being able to ride soon maybe and by then it will be shitty weather.
Some custom GTX to replace my previous pair that were brilliant if a little small (half a size up, now gone a full size up)
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I've had my eye on some of those, but slightly begrudge paying £160 from Adidas when the black ones are much cheaper elsewhere and they'll be covered in shite after the first ride
 

VWsurfbum

🤴King of Bling🌠
Jan 11, 2021
1,506
2,225
England
I've had my eye on some of those, but slightly begrudge paying £160 from Adidas when the black ones are much cheaper elsewhere and they'll be covered in shite after the first ride
Ah yes, but these will have my name on them, that bumps up the figure ;) plus it was a birthday present to myself :)
 

Stoneilove

Active member
Jan 27, 2023
144
245
England
I bought some Bluegrass elbow pads recently, only because they were on sale and wanted some for a couple of days at Antur Stiniog. Really impressed with the quality. They were used too! Saved me from ripping my skin off my arm!
Yeah they make some good quality gear, glad the injury was not too bad 👍
 

Stoneilove

Active member
Jan 27, 2023
144
245
England
I bought some Bluegrass elbow pads recently, only because they were on sale and wanted some for a couple of days at Antur Stiniog. Really impressed with the quality. They were used too! Saved me from ripping my skin off my arm!
Yeah they make some good quality gear, glad the injury was not too bad
The elbow pads saved my arms and elbows but didn’t save my ribs! Slam was three weeks ago, only just about able to sneeze and cough properly now 😆
Cracked ribs are one of the worst injuries in the sense you can do nothing for them and just have to wait for them to heal
 

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