After a few weeks riding the bike I can also say that I am pretty happy with the range even without the RE.
My sweet spot is eco 40/40 and trail 60/60. I almost never use turbo because I ride with friends on analog bikes.
Last sunday I rode 32km, 576m elevation gain at almost 13km/h average...
Honestly I was suspicious on the mullet setup on my S5 bike given my size/weight (1,91m an 91kg) mostly because of the short chain stay I thought the front wheel would lift to easily on steeper climbs and make the bike hard to control, but after experiencing a few rides with steep climbs all I...
Honestly for now all good, the only strange thing that happened twice is the mastermind going in stealth mode while riding, I am investigating to understand if it is on me because doing strange button combinations on the mastermind remote or if it is a firmware bug.
The only downside is that...
Sworks S5 with all accessories (mud guard, swat tool…) tubeless, with crankbrothers mallet 11 and foam specialized grips.
Weight : almost 18kgs
Incoming weight savings (mostly for pleasure) remove the swat tool, replace bottle holder with Carbon version, remove mud guard.
I don’t see any other...
Went for a ride this morning, 29km, +550m elevation, I had 50% battery left. Rode 95% of the time in ECO (40/40), 5% in TRAIL (60/60). Average speed was 12,7 km/h.
And I can tell it rolls very well, of course not like the EPIC EVO, but honestly I would say same as GEN 1. Not an issue at all for...
Honestly I enjoy it very much, the last thing I have not tested yet are real gnarly and steep terrains, but in June I am planning a trip in the Alps !
Btw I had cold feet also at some points but because I sold my gen 1 SL months ago I had plenty enough time to «convince» myself 😂
I weigh the same as you, during my last ride I did 19,15 miles with 1850ft elevation.
I used 40/40, 60/60, 100/100
Spent 80% on ECO, 17% on TRAIL and 3% TURBO which lead me using 65% of the battery.
I live in Europe and the bike cuts at 15,5mph from what I heard slower than US bikes but I guess...
Today I had a more serious ride with a friend on analog trail bike so I could not really milk the bike, below the feedback :
31km / 563m in 2h28mn
Used 65% of the battery
80% ECO 17% TRAIL 3% TURBO
ECO :40/40
TRAIL : 60/60
TURBO : 100/100
There was a pretty steep climb (15% Grad), I felt the...