Recent content by Oldmate

Sarcasm missed lol

I've done this a few times and always end up trying to turn it into a trail bike over time... So for me, I'd go short travel trail, or full suspension XC.

It's you escalating. Clearly, you're a troll. I'm not playing your game, fanboy.

Nah, you can resolve that yourself. Plenty of info on the internet and YouTube if you're not mechanically minded. It's quite trivial, not like the internals of a newly released $1K+ motor that is sealed for warranty.

Not to mention biases of various types, from purchasing bias to brand allegiance to outright fanboyism ;)

I guess a question is can we buy the M2S drive unit on it's own an how much is it? I didn't find much in a search. Like say for instance I bought a Velduro and I pull the short straw and it rattles like the Gen 4 Bosch on my Rail did, and that cannot be fixed under warranty; it's feasible to...

I'm not sure insulting people has value.

The videos certainly might make the sound more pronounced. They also might make the sound less pronounced. Just depends on the mic used, where it is, what else it's picking up, etc

Which bikes have Bosch Gen 5, 800wh, full 29er, 160+ rear travel?

I sometimes wonder if we've lost our way to. When going from 120nm to 150nm and 1000w to 1500w is so much more important that having it NOT rattle like an empty paint can...

Weird you got any rattle at all on a Gen 5, never have myself. It has a mechanism to completely decouple, designed specifically so there is NO rattle at all. Sounds like that was a faulty unit, or something else on the bike.