I’ve got some bits of MX/fuel tank foam to stop the mud getting in there. Just pull them out and blow the water out with an airline.Another thing I found to be somewhat bad designed is the ditch on the lower damper bolt.. water, dirt and mud will just fall in there and cant go anywhere.. Besides the noises it really does ride fantastic. I have a Forbidden Dreadnought as a bio bike and both bikes feel totally different which is well appreciated
Lower linkage bolt is 15NM I believe.Been riding the bike for a while now after the issue with the control unit at the start. Flawlessly at least concerning the motor.
Negatives:
- The batterycover tends to make funny noises between the plastic and the frame.
- The front wheel hubs bearing adjustment nuts keep getting loose (ok, its a 25$ shimano hub, what should I expect)
- The saddle and dropperpost creak although I have cleaned the dropper and put grease on it.
Positives:
- Deore Groupset works very well.. While the derailleur seems flimsy it works as well as the XT/Slx etc.
- Motor is awesome (have only ridden a e8000), has good torque. Riding level1 mostly with 50%, only switching it up going downhill or on really steep trail uphills or when riding with a full group of ebikers.
After my positive initial feeling about the Fox Float DPS in the back I bottomed it out a lot when going wilder. I tried increasing the pressure which works but the small bump feeling gets lost of course. Same with the Domain on the front. Works well until dropping deeper, going harder. Lots of hard hits in a small timeframe cause the Domain to stay deep in the travel.. Same for braking.. Both probably cause there is of course no way to adjust low oder high speed compression...
I recently upgraded the Domain with a ZEB Charger RC2.1 damper unit which works wonders (should be a ZEB Ultimate now performance wise). With added low Speed compression braking is way better, same goes for 1-2 clicks of high speed, if the trail needs it.
For the back I was lucky to get a Fox X2 Perf. Elite that someone sold off from a Giant Reign e+1 with fresh service, that I just put it.
Does anyone know the torque specs on the lower bolt that holds the damper and linkage? Every other bolts has torque specs on them, just this one does not.
Cheers
, I've only just put the foam in before it's wash. Cheers
I did wonder that, I'll have a look on the garage floor
Trying to cut down on the rattles, I think the culprit was the battery lock not properly tightened by the shop but the cables looked prone to rattling too.
Yep I was blaming the door too but I happened to take the battery out to pull through the rear mech cable a bit as it came with a massive loop sticking out of the chain stay, The battery lock wasn't very tight, I could move the top of the battery, I didn't realise until I refitted it that as you tighten the lock it compresses the battery down into the connector, it's rock solid now.
I'm keen to try those bars in the future too.
Spank Spike are amazing. strength of ally and more damping than carbon with none of the fragility. the challenge is finding any to buy.
I had the same bars on my 2020 Trance E which helped a lot with back pain. So far, I don’t need risers on the Reign which has better geo and overall comfortable riding position for me.
Long legs. Found riding with the saddle dropped about 30mm there was a lot less pressure on my hands - so has to be worth a try. Agree re looks though.
First ride with Spank Spike 60mm rise bars. Not so keen on the look but felt great. Faster everywhere according to Strava but had to be a bit more careful on the uphills.
Fork rebuild was well worth the effort - was dubious especially as there was not a lot of grease inside the negative spring (compared to some) but neither was there anything like the recommended amount of oil in either leg - and none that I could see in the air spring (should be 3cc). Fork is now buttery smooth on washboard surfaces - just as it should be. Made it a lot easier to figure out what the rear shock was up to as well.
Downer was the seat post - literally. Coming off a small 6” bump with the seat about 1/2 down - heard and felt a big crunch and the seat post collapsed. After that it wouldn’t stay up
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Probably similar but there is a good guide on the Fox site and some videos on Youtube. Make sure you have the right oils, new crush washers, o rings and tools. Pretty straight forward and can probably be completed in around an hour. I made my own shaft clamp out of a block of wood with a 10mm drill bit - worked fine but you definitely need to heat the shaft a bit to soften the loctite. Also made a bullet out of an old marker pen…..
I get this too, although I’ve not tried to sort it out yet. I did notice the other day that my rear calliper isn’t quite central on the disc.
Thanks for the info, 40 chainring upfront hahah good for fast shuttling.I switched the HighRoller to a BigBetty SuperGravity with Soft rubber compound, which was still too much "party in the back" for my liking. Now on a Kenda Hellcat in 2.6 with the heaviest casing (gravity), which has a nice supersoft rubber compound. While the grip is superb now in the back at around 1.5bar (i am 95kg in riding outfit), it indeed eats up battery. Used around 40% battery on 500m vertical and around 16km pusing my son up the hill. Even on eco mode with 75% I do feel the added resistance.
Last ride with my biobike friends I used up 10% for 500m vertical and paddled without motor a lot. Don't think this will be that much fun with the new back tire. The 40 tooth chainring in the front does not help with it either
