Hey bro, I'll be in nelson next week with my Crestline if you wanna try it. Could be setup a bit small for you at 470 reach. But you'll get the idea. It's a proper rowdy machine.
The whole Crestline ownership experience has been great. I wouldn't worry they're not around the road...all bosch...
So I had some user induced issues with my dh bike yesterday. See attached pic 🤦♂️
So I did downhill laps with eebb all day, a dh fork makes a heap of sense on this 🤔 The difference in fore/aft stiffness between a single crown and dual is noticeable.
Bike is a genuine do it all machine!
As a serial upgrader of bikes, 10 months in how is the bike fairing? Well I can confidently confirm that I love this bike still and wouldn't change it for anything! In fact, I love the way it rides so much I tracked down a Crestline dh bike for the perfect 2 bike quiver!
Further changes I made...
I initially wound the pins in on my mallets, but figured it would wear the sole quicker (for ease of release) so put them back out. Absolutely mint now. Easy to get out, grip if I miss clipping in.
Hi I think I can chime in here.
I am 178cm I had a L A70. It was 26kg ready to ride for me. Dh tyres cushcore xc +pro. I lean towards it being a battleship to be fair. But you get away with pretty rowdy descents. Other bikes are more poppy.
You could look into shocks with extended eyes to...
Another option is to get the Rocky and get an mx link (if it's a carbon one) and run it mullet. The dyname is a great motor if you're prepared to spin those legs as you'd well know.
I've had motor disconnects before. It was the result of a bent latch and damage to the plastic surround one of the battery terminals.
I just straightened it and cut the bit of plastic out (carefully!) hasn't done it since.
Was your battery latch ever really hard to close?
I have a swb t6. Yep they're pretty tight for space.
I use a Yakima highroad rack inside it and just load into that.
I made a very elaborate system to hold 2 bikes using Rocky mounts which would fit bikes as narrow as possible, but it's pokey af.