Recent content by Montana St Alum

For our purposes, I agree. Both my wife and I have the onset rate (launch) dialed down to the minimum, which makes it feel much more like a mountain bike. It's personal preference, of course. In my youth, I was an enthusiastic "dirt biker" (as in non-competitive trail motorcycling) when I lived...

I would be fine if Avinox could use a version of their motor that is significantly lighter, but it's already pretty light. At less than 6 pounds, I'm guessing they wouldn't be able to cut the weight in half by cutting the power in half, but if they could, sign me up! Between reducing motor...

It's only a limit if you "fess up".

The EMTBReview guy ran the 700wh battery on the Amflow PX out of juice in about 28 minutes, and that was with 150W input from the rider. It's probably not a huge surprise that a 1500w draw out of a 750wh battery (to make the math easy) would drain the battery in half an hour, or close to it...

Yes, you should be pissed. Yes, they should all be in chains in a dungeon. Start over at a decent shop. 8 months seems pretty short for a Deore cassette, as they are pretty sturdy. It seems a bit short for a chain as well, unless you're running a DJI in boost all the time. Get a chain wear...

That's not controversial. My wife is 73. We live in Utah and ride from 7000' to almost 10,000' elevation. A typical 15 mile ride will have about 2000' of elevation gain, with a hard ride getting over 3000'. She's on a Trance X with 85NM available but never uses more than 50NM and 200% support...

I'm on my second season on an Ari Nebo with the Fazua ride 60. In my case, I almost never use the motor above a 120w (Breeze, 1 to 1) power level. So far, I'm happy with the system. It's quiet, with no rattle on descents. Hopefully, since I use it at such low power settings, it'll last. I'm in...

Do you have a phone? Use the free version of Strava.

Arm pump beats face pump! It's a fine line.

A great line from "Scaramouche"! One of the greatest fencing scenes in cinema.

Yeah, I think more sweep is often "more" better. When I put bars with 12 degree back sweep on, I did also put on a slightly longer stem to maintain the basic geometry and it worked well. Years ago, I kayaked and the paddle caused bumps on the inside of the thumb joints, like a really thick...

Montana, where men are men, women are scarce and sheep are scared. I got some Rockbros lock on foam grips off Amazon to try. They're pretty comfy and only $12.

I think I'll try this today. Unfortunately, I have 4 balls.

As I recall, it's not a torque spec, just tighten until it "feels" as though it bottoms out, then stop tightening. That may be in an obscure part of the instructions. I think that's how I stripped one. I looked it up. A search says: Fasst Flexx says to tighten the elastomer bolt until it...

Like I said before, I really do like the Fasst Flexx. Be aware that if you experiment with the elastomers, the bolt material is a bit soft (though that may have changed) so be careful not to strip the heads. Did you get the 8 degree sweep, or the 12?