Recent content by Bigkatoomer

I like the fact you felt you to swap the wheels for carbon rims to cope with 225lbs. :) Regardless of justification, a great move. You didn't mention tyres/tires. If there was just one essential change I would make from stock it would be to ditch the Rekon. I can't be sure from the photo. You...

I've been looking for my next bike since October to replace my 2021 Orbea Rise. My XL Rise M10 has 170mm airshaft Fox 36, 162mm EXT Storia coil shock, 29r, 64.5mm Head Angle, 350mm BB (2 Offset bushes) With Alu wheels/ASS+DHR2 EXO+ weighs 18.9Kg, with carbon wheels+XTR+Dissector/DHR2, 18.1Kg...

I'm running 170mm front, 162m rear coilshock. BB at 350mm, H.A 64.5, 160mm cranks. Very pleased with the handling, and don't get pedal strikes, wouldn't change a thing.

19KG - With NextSL carbon wheels, and running a Dissector EXO+ upfront instead of Assegai, also XTR cassette. (Wheels, Tyre and XTR saved 0.8KG. I was hoping for a whole kg, but Maxxis lied about the dissector weight, and it's the same weight pretty much as a DHRII, so I kept that on the rear...

Totally accept that. And a manufacturer has to design for the 'worst case scenario'. A lardy-assed, ham-fisted, big jumping, heavy-landing nonse. In my use-case I feel confident I'm still within the design limits of the frame and fork. And it's a risk I'm very happy to take. I've an amazing...

Don't worry about range. You will watch the battery level go down, and naturally adjust your assistance level to ensure you complete the ride - If you think it's getting close, you just ride slower / do more yourself. This is why I'd recommend the M route. The Rise is perfectly pedal-able with...

I've done about 2000km on my M10(s). I ride trails, and bike parks, a lot of mud in damp England too. My analogue mates have had more trailside issues than I have, but that's more down to chance / perhaps more attentive maintenance in my opinion. The bits specific to the Rise - Frame, battery...

Measured by me: 170mm E13 with boots: 473g 160mm Shimano FC-EM900: 416g No regrets moving to 160mm. Pedal strike improvements easily better upside vs loss in leverage downside.

Yes. And firmly as the plastic clasp is quite stiff.

Ok. Got a bit of a Garagerection going on here.

Dropping the motor out isn't that big a job. If you're not Rod (perfectionist), you might be able to get the 6 motor bolts out without removing cranks and front sprocket. I've had the motor out so often (tinkering with electronics), I hacksawed down the RHS middle bolt a shade so it came out...

EP8 RS does support lights. However, by default the lights connectors are set to 'always off'. On my M10, the only way to enable them was to use a PCE02 cable and a PC and the right etube firmware and make the change. For my second M10, I just asked the LBS to enable the connectors as part of...

I used the Rekon/Dissector combo last summer and it was fine. I didn't have any issues with them. Then the rain and mud arrived and the Rekon was hopeless. I then swapped them both for Assegai/DHRII EXO+ and this combo serves me well for trails and bike parks. I liked the dissector, and as...

I'm on my second Rise M10 XL. It's around 18.8kg and with summer tyres (dissectors EXO+s), carbon rim and XTR rear mech, it should be comfortably under 18kg. Being able to lift it onto roof racks, over stiles and gates, onto uplifts (don't ask) are important factors of ownership for me - I'm...

160mm. Arriving this week from Germany. Think I should have ordered 165mm. We'll see.