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I use Eddy Currents too in 2.6 29 and they are tubeless fit and forget. I expect to top up every 12 months but that's it. The sidewalls lend themselves very well to tubeless.

Avoid that shop in future would be my advice. AG Tar remover will work but the daddy is Autosmart Tardis. This will shift the glue. And then just invest £10 in a big roll of TESA 4289 which will do many wheels. Even cheaper than Gorilla but without the downsides. No need for expensive...

The overall weight is very similar, the delta is only about 10%. The propensity to run low pressure is a function of the sidewall stiffness, whether ebike or acoustic.

True. Sounds similar to the experience of those failing to fit tubeless reliably.

Yes sure 11 is plenty but if you insist on Shimano their 12 speed stuff is vastly superior to their 11 speed system IME and irrespective of the number of gears. In fact it's as good as their 10 speed system in terms of shift quality. 11 Shimano was just an outlier for me in its mediocrity.

Sorry to hear that and I hope you recover quickly. I don't get why you're selling the bike. Is that because of the fall ?

I have always had XT and moved to SLX12 from XT11. I am so impressed with it: fit and forget, low wear, superb shifting. I can't really see the point of XT now.

You have to be an anus not to use Tannus.

Yes absolutely although prices for mid range stuff is not coming down yet due to growing demand as most are now understanding what ebikes are really about. But there are more and more entry level ebikes starting at lower price points (which don't seem very good VFM to me).

Do you use Tannus?

Not really. I made one with an old bottle of Coke and 2 old valves. It inflates the rare tubeless tyres that don't come up with a track pump and a bit of fairy liquid.

Nothing messy about tubeless in my experience. The fact that you tried it first isn't conclusive. Or maybe it was conclusive to the fact that you were not very good at it, despite it being quite simple and not messy at all if done properly. Nothing expensive either. £6 for a pair of valves, £16...

£249? The margins must be huge. That's more than my Hans track lid. Having said that, I guess how much is a head worth?

Something is amiss. I have now put 1500 miles on a 12 speed SLX chain/cassette that was OE on the Decoy and still not even on 0.50 wear. I am 90kgs and don't take much care when shifting. I assumed that ebikes would be harder on chains but so far, not particularly. Same with brake pads which...

I had to check this wasn't April 1st.

Ouch. I thought the Lifeline ones were expensive at £9 a pair. Presta Tubeless Valves Pair Caffelatex is great too, paid £16 a few weeks back. Edit : Probably too late now I see...

IME EC are really good. Certainly never lost knobs despite the adverse terrain and my cavalier riding style. Far better than the DHF they replaced. In another league in fact.

I like the Eddy Current, despite being e specific. There is a deal for a pair on one of the German retailers site. It works out at less less than £80 delivered or so for the pair.

I agree with the sentiments above. It will be interesting to see what YT come up with but I have a feeling that the Decoy base 2020 is/was a bargain.

Based on the Commencal pricing for 2021 I feel that value has gone down a bit but it is early days.