I'm actually pretty happy with my Rise H. Enough power and battery range, plus I've updated some things to make it a bit more burly. I think this is obviously pretty dependent on what you typically ride though. I think if I were doing more off piste kind of stuff or long, grueling days with...
Ah the timeless clipless vs flat conundrum. I've ridden and enjoy both, but find I always gravitate back to clipless. Flats I find are a solution to a problem I'm not having (i.e. getting unclipped). One of the other main reasons is my foot is always in the same position and I'm not having to...
My feeling as well. Got a Lyrik and like it much better for the longer travel. The Z2 wasn't bad at 140 so I'll probably change it back to that to use on another bike.
Nice review. I really like Pivot and have owned a couple in the past 10 years. That said, $10k is an awful lot to be just 'OK' going uphill. Going uphill is why I got on the e-bike bandwagon in the first place so maybe I place a higher priority on that than others may. Great looking bike though.
First must have was the brakes. Hated the ones spec'd. Changed the cockpit to things I had lying around (SDG saddle, Syntace stem and bars). Didn't really need to update the fork but got a new Lyrik at a good price so just had to :). Last upgrade was the dropper post. Put a OneUp on, so I...
Congrats on the new bike! Great to have so many good choices to get what works for each of us. Was just reading about the new Pivot Shuttle SL and, while it looks amazing, I'm still good with my Rise H. Especially given the price difference. I did enjoy my test ride on a Levo, but for...
Couple of my thoughts. A 160mm fork on the front of the Rise works and works well. Have a few rides with a Lyrik and the fun factor has gone up with no drawbacks to me. As for the rear, from what I've read, the Float X seems to be a better shock. I have a DPX2 on the Rise and another bike...
The good news is you can pick up DPX2 pretty inexpensively used and, to me, they will be better than the stock DPS for extended downhills. I'm sure the Float X is an improvement and in a perfect world, I'd get one. Maybe down the road, but I'm not too selective on things like this really.
So I guess you can say my story has a relatively happy ending. Got my replacement wheel today. The only surprise is was a front wheel rather than a rear wheel. You’d think I’d be mad but the reality is that i can use that front wheel on any of my three bikes and I likely would have never used...
Another Rise owner with a blown out hub. I think it was pretty much 4 weeks with mine until it crapped out. Happened on a Friday so I took it to my shop and had them build it back up with a Factor hub. Was hesitant to build around the AR30, but my wheelbuilder said it really isn't that bad of...
Haaaaave you met Marty?
Hi everyone. Because I needed yet another way to feed my habit/waste time, I've just joined this group after browsing so much great information. About me...just turned 59 and been riding mtb since 2001. Just purchased an Orbea Rise H30 to go along with my Alchemy...