Garmin instinct 2. Got it for less than £200 (in Switzerland no less). I didn’t want the models with maps as I can’t read them without glasses and they are too heavy for me to wear when cycling as they bang around on one’s wrist. Battery life is at least five days unless I use gps. If you get...
Eco only sucks if your motor is not tuned for you. On my Kenevo with original settings I hardly used Eco as it just felt like pedaling a heavy normal bike. Trail wasn’t much use (I live in the Alps) so I used Turbo most of the time. I increased eco to 30% which is fine on the flat or slight...
Actually, you CAN take your bike without the charger if you live in Switzerland. There are charging stations all over the place which consist of a box with an integrated charger and a cupboard with all the common cables. If there isn’t one for your bike there is a system to report this so...
Many good points here and I echo the point about the ability to repair/maintain motors. It’s one I’ve made before in forums and in magazines. I can accept newer, better motors coming out - we want progress after all but I want my old motor to keep going. I know there are lighter motors than my...
Shout out for Jeremy from Sram. I wrote to Sram to find out the correct 200 hr service kit for my 2018 Lyrik forks which I had upgraded with the newer Debonair C1 upgrade kit (a relatively cheap upgrade which improves performance noticeably) and got a message back with the code number. However...
I would, but six weeks is too long to be without the bike, and chf 200 is too much for a simple and quick job, especially when I can do the job myself. There is not much that can go wrong with the air can (apart from leaks) but if I suspected a damping issue, this would be a warranty case.
I have a 2018 Kenevo and a 2022 Orbea rise. The main reason I got the Rise was because of the limitations of the 500w battery in my Kenevo. I enjoy both bikes and like the contrast between them. If a ride is technical and/or very rocky and not too long, I'll take the Kenevo, which is very good...
Agree. Kit is on order! I like to do all my own maintenance, on my bikes and motorbikes. For me it is part of the pleasure of owning a bike. I was just shocked that the shop thought it was acceptable for a bike to be off the road for a month and half and cost 200 quid for what is probably a...
I went to one of my local LBS yesterday and asked about giving my Fox rear shock a 50 hour service (removal of air can, replace seals and oil), asking about a service kit. I was told that I should let the shop send it off to Fox for this job and it would cost about chf 200 (about £190) and it...
I had a knee replacement four years ago (age 64). First the good news. I’m a mountain guide and ski most days in the winter. I cannot honestly feel any difference between my two knees, same going uphill. Cycling is fine. Bit stiff at first but soon eases off (I think I have about 120 degrees...
You are making the mistake of thinking an ebike is a bike. It’s a completely different type of transport, in a category of its own. You can do many things on an e-bike which are impossible on an analogue bike. Conversely, there are a few things that you can do on a analog bike would you can’t do...
It’s not just worries about motors and batteries. The controller on my 2018 Kenevo cracked and walk mode stopped working (quite important on a 25kilo bike). My LBS said spare was out of stock and there was no date when it would be in stock. Specialized U.K. said the same thing. Eight months...
I have both; a Kenevo and an Orbea rise. I have a slightly different take to most views on this matter, which concentrate on how fast one can go uphill/how hard one has to work. I actually enjoy riding both bikes and bought the Rise to compliment the Kenevo rather than replace it. I tend to ride...
Mixed feelings about runnning tubeless. I think if one rides in an area with lots of thorns, it’s a pretty good idea. I hit a sharp rock and ripped a sidewall on my tubeless set up, so had to use an inner tube to get home. I repaired the rip but I could not get the tyre to seal to the rim, so...
A steroid injection is one solution but can be a double edged sword. It can feel like a miracle cure, with no pain but then it’s easy to overuse the joint and tear the tendon again, so one has to take it easy to let the tendon repair and because tendons have a relatively poor blood supply this...
I think you’re right that there here to stay. I’ve also an H30 but as stated above, there are other factors that can be more important than wheelsize on playfulness. I recently rode a Levo SL and definitely felt it was more playful than my Rise, despite it also having 29 inch wheels. However, it...
I meant improved ride, which I guess improves both performance and comfort. It’s well known that bigger wheels makes a bike roll over small bumps better, tracking the ground better, improving grip but also not throwing the bike around so much, improving comfort. Because of these factors, I...
I have two bikes, a 2018 Kenevo and a 2022 Orbea Rise, so more or less one bike for technical downhill and bike parks, the other for cross country, with a much longer range. Despite being best at what they are designed for, the Kenevo is fine on cross country rides and the Rise manages pretty...
In Switzerland it is 25kph or 45kph. Same motor, same power, it’s just that if your bike is registered and has a number plate, the motor allows 45kph. They are popular for commuting. You have to wear a helmet. As these EMTBs are classified as a motor vehicle, technically one shouldn’t take them...