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    EP8: Heavy drag when OFF and at limiter

    I went on a shorter 5 mile, 850' vert ride with some Amish-bike friends yesterday. I started off for the majority of the climb with the assist OFF. And you know what? Without starting on any assist it felt like a normal bike (albeit a bit on the heavy side). For the sake of the experiment I kept...
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    EP8: Heavy drag when OFF and at limiter

    I suppose I'll concede defeat... I just suck. I went out and pulled the chain off the crank and low and behold... no noticeable resistance at all. I tried with the system powered off and with it on but set to OFF. I guess I was thinking that on my other analog bikes 1st gear is slow but nearly...
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    EP8: Heavy drag when OFF and at limiter

    So I’ve had my 2022 Canyon Spectral:ON with EP8 (800) for a few weeks now. Having a boatload of fun… but I have some questions for this with the EP8… I’ve heard that when assist is OFF that the bike should pedal like an analog bike (i.e. no resistance). I do not find this to be the case. When I...
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    What wheelset came on your Spectral:ON CF8?

    Probably a stretch, but for those who purchased a Spectral:ON CF8 recently, what wheelset came on your bike? The spec sheet states Sunringle Duroc and Hayes rotors. But my bike came with DT Swiss Hybrid LN wheels and Shimano ICEtech rotors. The wheelset I got seems like an upgrade
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    Cannodale monterra neo 3

    We bought my wife a Moterra Neo 3 a month back. Very nice bike for her purposes (which is much less intense than this bike can handle).
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    My new Canyon Spectral:ON CF8

    Been a lurker, now I’m… still a lurker with eMTB powers!
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