Recent content by ajbalfe

Not a huge sample but not that surprising so far.

Agree, with Levo924, spend a little more money and have the bike right, your back will thank you. You'll spend a long time in the saddle of an e-mtb with a lot of climbing. If the seat is off my a few mm, you'll feel it after a while. Sounds like you need 125mm. They are not expensive and a...

Agree, go second hand and specialized specifically allow for warranty to transfer. Pinkbike is a good plce to look. Alway plenty of people that buy expensive bikes and then don't ride that for a month and sell them on.

Assume it would depend on the seller. I buy and sell on Pinkbike all the time with no issues. The beauty of this sport is that you can be sure someone is selling almost new stuff as we love upgrading :)

Stick on some Code levers (RSC) and leave the RE calipers. Easy upgrades, works really well. Night and day vs the RE levers.

Go NX to start, it's not an expensive cassette. It is supposed to be better for an E-bike, stronger and able to handle the extra torque. Heavier but makes little difference. You can always do the wheel or driver upgrade next time. That's a great price on the Upgrade Kit.

Maybe excessive use of the brakes due to the brakes themselves not having enough stopping power. I think Level T are for XC bikes and the two pot on a very heavy Levo just won't get the job done. I swapped mine out for Guide RE or you could even consider Code (I am a SRAM fan).

I seem to remember seeing something about a change in fork travel of less than 10% being allowed.

What you mean is that you need a trail bike, as well! Before you know it, you'll be throwing yourself off the side of a mountain and allowing the e-160 to fulfill it's destiny. Take your time with the bits and pieces, the research is half the fun. You can obsess about getting the bike dialed...

I would go with the base. You'll find there are things you like and things you don't as you ride it. And then half (read all) the fun is researching and buying upgrades! The 35s on the base do suck, even for a beginner. Your arms will give out long before even a 500Wh battery. It should be...

It's a bottle opener. "There are two Switch Lever shapes, and both come with various options. The slotted versions are milled to reduce weight. If you prefer added functionality, you can choose from a bottle opener or valve core remover".

https://www.thruaxle.com/switch-lever.php

Looks like a very fancy (with bottle opener??) plug in lever for an axle.

Thanks. I don't think I need to use it either, I see if I can tighten it or even remove it.

I just put a DBair IL on my Levo (Comp). It's definitely a step up from the stock shock. The only challenge I'm having is that the climb switch falls open on its own. I make sure it is off before descending but its always on again by the time I get to the bottom. I don't ride anything too...