I didn’t have the mineral oil bleeding edge tool for a long time so I did a couple lever bleeds to no avail. When I got the tool I pumped fluid back and forth a couple times. Then when I vacuumed on the caliper I pulled a ton of air. It’s been primo since then.
I never use anymore than the very occasional sponge wash. Usually let it dry with good airflow and sun if possible and then just use a brush without water. Never looks great but seems to help things when it comes to longevity
I mean 50% of my rides have been in torrential rain and it's been hosed down a few times and hasn't died yet so
do you wash the chain? how do you turn the pedal to wash the bike? do you have to turn on the motor ?
You can pedal it without power...
I have a bike rack. I clean chain with a rag then use rocknroll lube to keep it always spotless
SCC Tech or the relabelled Wolf tooth WT-1 is my goto. I used to be a rock-n-roller as well.
I'd argue that is as ugly as the e13 one. I would keep bugging Forbidden about it. No reason they can't release a motor cover that has a raised edge for light protection. Crestline did…
Gtk. In this case I think it was a combo of doing a poor job of lube plus riding particularly fine dust . It was a pretty horrendous sound but after applying lube correctly it went away.
Apparently yes. Some one said it fits ok. Take a look at older post in this forum.
Couldn't slam a 240 on an S4
Yeah I think I'm gonna change to wax now, Cleaner and lasts longer from what I can tell.
Nice review! Tell us more with the intend suspension how you like it? Which fork are you using ? Any noticeable/negative attributes of the torsional flex compared to the zeb (if you used it at all in stock guise). I am about to purchase one for mine in the next few weeks and still debating between edge and flash 35 , though leaning towards the f35I finally took delivery of my S4 Core T3 model last Friday that I ordered in the end of may but only got one ride in last Sunday under some rainy and really muddy conditions. I changed out some parts (suspension, contact points and wheel set with tires).
First impressions are pretty good. Motor power is insane coming from a 85Nm Yamaha PW-X3 powered e bike. Boost is ridiculous. Short test with a double 30 secs boost took 5% battery. I guess I won't use that all that much.
Pointing this thing downhill felt really good as well. Not done with adjustments of the damper though. 35% sag seems a bit too much. Will try 30% next with faster rebound. Rear end felt planted but agile and poppy at the same time if you want it to get of the ground. It is by no means a fully blown enduro bike (although the geometry with a 170mm fork would be). In comparison to my v1 dread and v2 druid it is somewhere in the middle between both despite the weight normally helping the plushness. It's not a plushy ride like the planted v1 dread but in return more nimble and agile. I felt at home, even though I had to reduce 2 or 3 spacers below the stem when switching over the fork of my druid. I am sure with the normal stack height, it would be even more comfortable to pedal and in the steeps. I tend to agree with some reviewers after the first ride that the rear travel does punch above its weight class, but its not a 170mm equivalent either.
I am pleasantly surprised by the entry level maven brakes. They do feel kind of cheap but they worked really intuitively.
The mechanical transmission drivetrain works like a charm as well. I only think the shifter could be more ergonomic and a single up and down shift lacks somewhat...
Software integration is top notch. I don't have any experience with other systems besides Giants Syncdrive. Still fiddling with all the support settings and trying to find some eco and auto mode parameters to fit my riding profile.
As a german saying we tend to say "Not all that glitters is gold" when there are some bad parts as well. For me personally not being able to pedal the bike without motor supporting as an "eco" mode caught me a bit off guard. It does work as long as it is hard pack ground and relatively flat. On even light ascends the rider input screen directly showed wattage numbers above 200-250W. On really hard ascends that I cleared on the last ebike with some effort I wasnt able to hold the power long enough (500W+)... While this is a little setback I just need to adjust to the concept of the bike and run it in tuned down modes to achieve certain meters of elevation and range.
The first rideout was around 33km and 950m of elevation (20,5 miles and 3110feet elevation) with some tests in boost and turbo for the lolz... mostly in eco and auto mode experimenting with settings. Some quick ascends on turbo.. Used up around 60% of the 800wh battery at 5 degrees celcius outside (41F). We had a strong guy on a pedalbike with us so the speed was accordingly. On a better day without testing, boosting and so on, I think I could squeeze around 1600-1800m elevation out of the pack. I doubt that I get more than 1200m elevation on our terrain when charging in heavily
So overall a really nice bike. Stock weight without pedals was around 23.5kg. Swapping out ZEB/Vivid for the Intend parts took the weight down by 400g. The Syntace wheel set another 600g. I am fine with just under 23kg including pedals. Thats almost 4.5kg less than the previous bike with only 625Wh battery.
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Dunno how it would hold up to wet/muddy rides tbf but I've wanted to try it for a while. My deviate gets super noisy really quickly with the Idler as does the Forbidden from the rides I've had so keen to see how it actually stands up
I haven't been on any mtb for the last couple of month really. Preferred to gravel a bit. So after not riding trails for a while I was surprised how good and at home it felt on the core druid. After some chunky trails you can feel the 150mm in the rear but not as bad as I thought it could be. My Giant only had 160mm as well. It feels comparable.Nice review! Tell us more with the intend suspension how you like it? Which fork are you using ? Any noticeable/negative attributes of the torsional flex compared to the zeb (if you used it at all in stock guise). I am about to purchase one for mine in the next few weeks and still debating between edge and flash 35 , though leaning towards the f35
I agree that less sag has been overall better for me, even with “just 140mm”. I have been meaning to ask why forbidden recommends the 32-35%, as it tends to be less supportive and more “absorb everything “. I do found with the stock super deluxe that adding compression (combo given it’s the select plus for me) on flowier jump trails makes a significant difference . However , getting in the rough, I prefer the traction of mostly open compression.
And I also agree that this feels like more than stated travel plus with the two, it’s just a hard charging bike (especially running a 170mm fork atm). I think the only place my 170/170 Kenevo sl is better is the really rough, fast , steeps where the suspension travel has an advantage. Strava times confirm that theory, but it could also be the rider talent any given day
Maybe if you are really heavy, but I'd rather save 350g on the front end and still get a rather overbuilt and massive fork.
What do you mean exactly? Sounds like you ride a monocoque as well and you are not so satisfied compared to the vivid?
do you use electric bike repair stand to raise the bike to wash the bike?
