I want a water bottle if I'm going on a big day.
Mechanical RD FTW!
Yeah, the “lifetime warranty” of frame is what I am questioning about. Santa Cruz would of replaced frame the first week without batting an eye like they have in the past for me
My thoughts as well and I still like to push the ride on DH’s zesty still at a ripe 52yrs old. If doing Enduro DH, especially high speed open stuff like the looks of terrain in SoCal, imagine the Bullit excellent. I am in PNW, and ride a lot of mixed, tight, not always super fast terrain, so bike needs to be maneuveable side to side especially and be able to take some hits and senders. Vala looks good for that. Seems like old Bullit geo very close to Vala, whereas new Bullit is taking things up a notch and likely great at Bike ParksI really like the way it looks, especially that new blue, but admittedly it’s much more bike than my riding style is suited for. I’m squarely in the Vala’s intended riding type with mostly doing tight rolling single track keeping my wheels on the ground much more of the time than the intended Bullit rider.
If the HA was adjustable it would help make it a little more trail friendly, but I feel I’d be putting the square peg in the round hole with the Bullit for most of my riding. I’ll just have to hope next year’s Vala has some better color options because I’m not very interested in the current ones, but like the rest of the spec of both bikes.
Extra travel usually always a good thing, especially on ebike and in rougher terrain. Shorter travel typically just a bit more responsive and sportier is all. Strong brakes, DH tires and travel all nice on these heavy bikes, that ride fairly light if geo is right
pricing?? =)
nnnoooooiiiiiicccccccceeeeeeeeee!! thanks
While I loved the Vala I demoed (best e-bike I've ridden to date), knowing that the Unno and Forbidden ebikes with DJI Avinox system will all be under 50lbs with 800Wh batteries makes it hard for me to look at the Vala or Bullit, even though I'm a long-time Santa Cruz fan.
People with the Vala riding with amflows find that the two last pretty much the same amount of time, the Bosch is one of the most efficient motors out there. It’s also one of the most natural and intuitive so it depends what you want. It’s not as simple as using just power as a differentiator.
I was deciding between the Mith and Bullit but I have demoed the Vala and loved it! Note: I have a Levo Pro Gen3 and Sworks KSL, both on Push 11/6, but still loved a Vala entry level over these 2 when it comes to ride feel (weird eh!). The Mith looks stunning no doubt but I know the Bullit will ride as good and ride feel to me is more > looks.
Yep, legendary. I have had my Nomad 2 and Megatower v1 replaced with the succeeding version without too many back and forth and that is the biggest draw for me.
I agree and I’m not interested in the DJI’s power. I only mentioned the battery size (range) and weight (handling) being important to me because I’m 240-250lbs geared up and like to do long rides in Eco/Tour/eMTB modes and like to not worry about range. I like getting exercise and putting in some effort so I never touch Turbo.
I feel that the only people who may have an issue with battery size are those riding the XL bike. Ie heavier riders. Maybe batteries should be size specific just like chain stays.
Range extender and a charge using fast charger at lunch will get you the equivalent of 2 batteries if that’s not enough then get two range extenders. Be a lot cheaper than buying 2 additional batteries.
Yes I’ve got a camper with an inverter so I would be topping main battery back up during day but realise that doesn’t apply to everyone.
