New bike day: stock today, not so much tomorrow.

[tehviking]

After sitting in customs for a month, my Amflow finally arrived in Colorado, USA literally just as I was heading out to the bike park on my Levo. Waited till this evening to put it together. It didn’t have the wheels, those will be here Monday, but it did have the brake discs and sensor disc in the box.

Once I figured out how to change the language on the bike with Google Translate, I got it charging and updated. It was dark and chilly so I only did a quick neighborhood lap, but HOLY FORKING SHIRTBALLS.

It definitely feels like it’s in its own category. I have bikes with Shimano, Bosch, Brose, and TQ motors in the garage and this legitimately felt scary fast in Turbo/boost.

This bike weighs 47 lbs (21.32 kg) in its current form (some of that is the Cush core eMTB in my wheels).

I have an outrageous build coming for it. Since it’s replacing both my Levo and my Fuel EXe, I am splurging on components with full GX Transmission drivetrain, Maven brakes, Reverb AXS dropper, Ohlins front and rear, Schwalbe radials, OneUp carbon bar, Peatys monarch grips, I9 stem, Pinnd cranks, and Outlier pendulum pedals. I have a set of NOBL wheels with I9 hubs and Berd spokes on order but it’s going to be a good while before those arrive.

I figure if you’re gonna go for hype why not go for alllllll the hype?

First things first: this is going right to RideWrap in Golden CO for paint protection film.

Color scheme is going to be silver and hot pink. Will update this thread with pics as I upgrade.

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[Plummet]

Ironically I've got a bike on order and when it turns up i'm tearing off the GX t Type, Maven brakes and im not going anywhere neat an asx dropper....

Each to their own.

 

[tehviking]

Haven’t tried AXS dropper yet, just looking to clean up the cockpit, may end up dropping back to my current favorite, the OneUp v3.

I have about 1500 miles on these brakes now and even though they have been a PITA to maintain, (bleeding Mavens sucks) I am addicted to the power and modulation. I haven’t tried anything that comes close and as a heavier rider (220 lb/100 kilo) who rides a lot of park and steep tech, I can’t go back to lighter duty brakes.

As far as T-Type goes, I was wearing out chains and cassettes about twice as fast before I switched to Transmission. Something about these seem to hold up to the abuse of full power e-bikes better IME. I know it’s slower to shift but I’ll take the tradeoff.

I don’t have a problem at all with mechanical shifting and in some cases prefer it, but I have had my T-Type on my Levo for 1000 miles with essentially zero chain growth, and my last GX mechanical cassette and chain was completely spent after 800 miles.

The Berd spokes are another gamble but I want to see what they’re like in terms of taking some of the initial chatter out of technical trails.

 

[tehviking]

Build complete, minus the wheels which are about 8 weeks out. This thing is fast fast fast, playful, and more agile than either my Levo or my Fuel EXe. Set multiple downhill PRs today at the local bike park.

I am beyond impressed. It just doesn’t compute in my brain that the bike is this fast, this capable, this quiet, and this light. I was immediately comfortable on it and am so stoked for this season!

 

[Polar]

Looking nice and Maven for sure stops a fast moving object stock pads are good but I prefer Galfer purple and after 6.000 km I wouldn't change out Maven for any other brands but that's just my opinion.
Agree regarding bleeding they need a good massage.

 

[BikingBad]

That‘s a Beauty, Congrats!! Was it difficult to hardwire power to derailleur?

 

[tehviking]

Thanks! Getting the wire fed up through the derailleur hole from the rear triangle into the front triangle was annoying, even with a cable running kit.

Dropping the motor is easy, pop 6 small screws to pull the cover, then 2 big bolts. I recommend having a table or stand just 8-12 inches under the bike ready to rest the motor on so it’s not dangling from the wire harness.