I run my new Rail as a mullet. It’s an absolute game changer. It’s a totally different bike. It’s a highly recommended change. The only downside is the BB height which hasn’t been an issue for me.
Just to help people out, I’m 5’8” and 200lbs. I ride a medium in most bikes but all but one of my many Levo SLs were Large and I also had a Large Orbea Rise H10. I ended up with a Medium EXe and I’m very happy with the sizing. I bought a bike that my LBS had allocated. I waited 6 weeks. The bike...
I cut my bars down before I even threw a leg over the bike. I generally ride with 780s but cut the bars down to 800. They feel fine. I’d definitely recommend doing the same or even cutting the down to 780 right away. 820mm is ridiculous .
My 9.8XT arrived on Monday. I’ve got 4 rides on it. It’s currently 1 of 4 ebikes that I have. I’ve owned a ton of them including the Rise and SL. I’m too tired to write a lot about it. I think it’s an excellent bike. If you haven’t ridden a lot of ebikes you’ll miss the point of the bike...
Personally, I’m not having any noise issues because of the battery rattling around but I’m waiting for it to start.
I just did ride #5 on the Rail which was my first ride in natural terrain with the bike setup as a mullet. Honestly, although I technically had 3 pedal strikes I wouldn’t really...
I went to SkyPark (local bike park) today and ran my 22 9.8 GX AXS as a mullet for the first time. Even though the bike is supposedly mullet ready I haven’t heard of anybody doing it yet. Anyway, it was awesome. The bike still feels stable and plows through chunk like an enduro sled but it turns...
I don’t buy a single bike and unload it 3 months later….I have several ebikes and I sort of rotate unless I don’t like one in particular. Right now I have 4 of them. I love working on the bikes as much as I like riding them. I’m also very curious about how certain bikes are different so I buy...
What are you talking about?
Anyway, back to the context of this thread, I got another ride in on my Rail and it after a lot of tuning it’s pretty good. Trek is failing it’s customers with their suggested starting suspension settings. Other manufacturers give you very good base settings. WTF...
I buy a new bike every few months and this time around I got a 22 Rail 9.8 GX AXS. It’s disappointing in stock trim. I’m not saying that it couldn’t be an excellent bike with a fork and shock change but the Rockshox stuff sucks, ruins a bike that’s probably great. As of right now I’m wishing...