Recent content by NigelO

Just starting to get to grips with the settings on my newly-acquired Orange Patriot - CX Gen4 There’s the usual eMTB+, Auto, Tour and Eco settings, but it looks like they are all the same - here’s eMTB+ The other three modes are all exactly the same, which I’m assuming is a bit pointless...

Turns out the Patriot is a Smart Gen4, not Gen5, so I’m stuck with only 85nm, but from my limited reading of this forum, it looks like it’s probably easier / safer to derestrict with less risk of error codes and limp mode Just got to find the best solution, so more reading needed. Any pointers...

Depends if you need to see where you’re going, or just need to be seen… I run a pair of Magicshine Monteer lights - 8,000 lumens on the bars and 3,500 lumens on my helmet (really useful to have two, as the bike isn’t always pointing where I’m looking) With this much light, I can run trails at...

“Neutral” is a good description - I’m sure I could make it lazier or sharper with suspension settings and tyre pressures, but I just like the bike to go where I want it to and I’m not keen on a bike doing its own thing. I’m the same with cars - detest understeer, but not keen on oversteer...

Intruduction from an oldie newbie I'm 65 in three months - my two sons got me back into cycling four years ago after a 40-year distraction with fast bikes and even faster cars. There was no way I was keeping up with them on an analogue bike, so I bought an EMTB. Both sons had Orange Stages, so...