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Ride the first lap / lap and a half in Eco whilst you have fresh legs. Do the next 3 in Tour (or middle setting), and then depending what you have left, you can carry on in Tour, and maybe get a bit of Turbo (top setting) for the last lap when you’re legs are gone!

I have a JoeBlow Booster Pump by Topeak. I highly rate it as both a pump, and a tubeless inflator. Flick a switch to fill the canister, pump to 160psi, and flick the switch back again - and the tyre springs into life. You can then carry on pumping if it's not enough. I wouldn't be without...

I used to have a Rail 9.9 (only for a few weeks) and swapped it for a Levo SL. I had the 170mm AXS dropper on both bikes. After about 9 months, it’d need bled every ride or 2 (jam the red T shaped tool into the bottom and push the post in) because it wouldn’t go down properly. It’d work for a...

And a whole packet of zip ties!! ?

Swapped it for a Levo SL whilst 3 weeks into my ‘satisfaction’ guarantee. I felt it was too powerful for me. I still want to cycle to exercise, and just want a little assistance. The SL feels more like my Stumpy, with a bit of a boost... which is more what I was wanting from an eMTB.

I did the matte finish on mine, but clearly didn’t post a picture in this thread! I don’t have the bike anymore, but here are a couple of pics from last year. Not sure if they help with the matte vs gloss argument though!

I put this on to keep the bike clean, not my back. At the risk of offending, the full size Mud Hugger looks awful - and I’d rather have a dirty back! If my effort was going to clog at the first sign of mud, I imagine doing the same and putting another MudHugger ontop if it would have much the...

I haven’t had this bike since mid February, when I swapped it for a Levo SL. Looks from the pics that I attached it to the seat stays, and 2 zip ties onto the bar across the top of the seat stays. I know I drilled new holes for these zip ties... but I can’t remember if that was for the Rail or...

Try these... https://www.emtbforums.com/community/threads/trek-rail-first-ride.10054/ https://www.emtbforums.com/community/threads/levo-sl-expert-first-ride.10325/ My experiences of both. Both great bikes... but the SL was more what I was looking for.

There’s a close up of my 9.9 battery when I did it. Can see it if you look close, but it’s barely visible from a distance. As time goes one, it’ll dry out and become even less obvious. Don’t have the bike anymore, so can’t tell you what it looks like now!

Back in the days when I thought I’d be clever with a drone!

Glad you didn’t need to ride for 90mins with no support! You’d have had to have found a very flat route for that, as my Rail 9.9 wasn’t much fun when switched off!!

I noticed a few cosmetic marks on my 9.9 when applying the invisiframe. Bike had just come straight home (wrapped in blankets), so no way I caused them. The bike shop offered to order a full replacement bike in - even though I’d ridden it several times before showing them the photos.

On a Bosh Gen 4 powered bike it’s pointless. I had a Rail 9.9 for a few weeks with the Eagle X01 AXS on it. I found myself using gears 5-12... and mainly 9-12. Even really steep technical climbs, I never used 1st, 2nd or 3rd. I now have a Levo SL, and have the Eagle XX1 AXS on it, and use...

I really liked the shock, but then I never tested it off big drops. It was very smooth for charging down rocks etc. My Bosch rattled like hell when going down bumpy surfaces when not pedalling. I found it really annoying after a couple of rides. It was like riding with a chain that was too...

I had a Large Rail and now have an XL Levo SL. I thought the Trek sizes were pretty generous compared to Specialized.

I had a Rail 9.9 with Kiox. The Knock Block has a screw hole that the mount attaches to, and there is a small pin that goes into a wee hole that stops it rotating. Although it’s the cleanest looking mount and out of the way of danger, I didn’t think it was in a great place for viewing. Out of...

Nasty!! Did you smash it off a rock?

I scribbled all over each part once I fitted it so I knew it was done - and then chucked it in the bin when complete - sorry!

I thought my Rail 9.9 was much better equipped than a Levo S-Works, and was £500 cheaper. I got 15% off retail. I see Rutland Cycles are now selling the 9.9 with 15% off as the price - it’s no longer a ‘special offer’.