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Yes, ebikes are restricted on many of trails near Moah. We usually take our Amish bikes along with our ebikes to ride the restricted trails, but we see an increasing number of ebikes everywhere of late. Ebikes are allowed in all Utah State Parks, and one of our favorites is the Intrepid Trail...

72-mile Tahoe National Forest Pines to Mines Trail Will be Open to e-Bikes

That pic is from a ride in the Canyonlands area near Moab, Utah, so not very “local” 😂. It’s a 11+ hour drive from Southern California, but that’s a few hours closer than you in NorCal. Fantastic riding there! We make the pilgrimage every spring and fall and will be heading there in two weeks...

Damn! Wishing you the best @Bazzer485 👍 I’m also 78. Rode a Levo in my youth (I.e., my early 70s), then a Levo SL, and currently a Trek Fuel EXe. They’re all great fun, and I know you’ll enjoy yours. Here’s a shot of my Levo when I was a young punk of 74 -

My 9.7 (and Mrs levity’s) has a little over over 1400 miles. No issues, just new brake pads and tires and chain cleaning & lubing.

The 29x2.8 is a pretty close fit, only about 8mm clearance to the chain stays. It’s fine for dry or sandy condition. I tried A 29x3.0 and could not squeeze it in. 😂 Here’s my 9.7 with a 29x2.6 Purgatory in back. Plenty of clearance. Zip tie keeps the brake housing and sensor cable safe.

@ohiomoto - We often run wide tires so I used a zip tie to hold the sensor and brake cable against the left chainstay and out of harm’s way. No issues after over 1400 miles. Here’s Mrs levity’s 9.7 with a Maxxis 29x2.8 Rekon tire in back

This Park tool (or earlier CCP-4) makes it easy

@Emailsucks98 - Dang! That’s the first I’ve heard of a sudden catastrophic failure like that on the TQ motor . I hope they get you rolling, with motor assist, soon. How many miles do you have on the bike? Mrs levity and I are off for another three week trip to Utah with our EXes In late April...

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/video-braydon-bringhurst-is-incredible-up-down-and-switch-footed-in-all-ways.html

@Cell4soul — how do you get anything done in there with all the clutter? 😂 very, very nice! Teach me your ways.

Only you can answer that for your riding. Are you having to squeeze too hard? Are your rotors overheating? In principle you'll get more leverage and a lighter pull for the same applied force. Shouldn't hurt, especially if you're a heavier rider riding more aggressively.

Your ears 👂 will thank you 😂

welcome @scrufy the moterra should give ya some moto-like fun with fewer consequences when you take a dirt sample!

Zany idea. Could be hoot at times, but heavier than a boat anchor. It must have massive drag in the back when descending unless you could lock the wheel up. Don’t even think about jumps! It seems more like an e-scooter for hard pack snow than a snow board. I think I’d be over it in about 10 min.