I struggled with your dilemma myself.... I ended up going with the Rail 5 over the 7
I felt the only major difference between the two is the front fork.... And I wanted a ZEB fork anyway
So I bought the 5 and a ZEB and still paid less than I would have for a 7..... Had it for 4 months now &...
I don't normally see the need for one, BUT.....
When my Wife rides along she feels more comfortable with instant communication thats more reliable than her phone.
We do have Coyotes, Bobcats and other large Varmint's in the area.
So we carry a pair of Cobra ACT220B Chat Tags clipped to our...
Thanks for the input Humphrey, I believe I will do exactly as you suggest.
And Thanks SoftTail... We are really looking forward to our little jaunt,
I will try to post some pics once we're back
I am about to head out on a 2800 mile road trip with our two bikes riding on a bumper carrier.
They both have the Bosch Performance CX with the Purion controller.
What safeguards for waterproofing are recommended... we'll be heading through West Texas, the Rockies and High Desert areas and are...
That sounds like a Great Trip!
I'm heading out to Arizona in February, we rented a house for a week outside of Phoenix that's right smack in the middle of the Sonoran Desert, the owners ride MTB's there and say they have endless MTB trails right at the front door !!
So I'm really looking...
Howdy Capt Slow, What part of TEXAS are you in ?
I'm up in Dallas and recently back into mountain biking after discovering E-mtb's last year.
I've started riding the DORBA trails, mostly Harry Moss & Rowlett Creek, I plan to ride them all.
And just got my first Full Suspension ride, a Trek...
My first post here.......
I'm a former Motocrosser from Wayyyy Back And now I ride a 2018 Trek Powerfly 7 and I'm Lovin' It !!!
And yes, there a no Mountains anywhere close,
but there are some pretty decent trails in North Texas and I'm trying to ride them all.
So Howdy to All from TEXAS !!!