Recent content by MrClortho

I believe that is correct. The Rockshox fork isn't great (as compared to a Fox 32), the derailleur and brakes are mediocre, the rear shock is pretty nice and the rest of the package is really good. This is coming from a $4,500 full carbon XC analog bike that spoiled me in those ways with...

Context: I came from a carbon frame, full suspension, analog MTB and ride primarily single track, tight, forest trails maybe considered 'moderate' difficulty and I suppose I could be considered 'experienced' but not a racer. The weight increase to my Trek Rail 7 from the carbon bike is...

My wife's e-trike is a single speed and it sucks. The gear ratio is too tall to get moving without either standing on the pedals or using the thumb throttle, and I ride mtb's on the hard stuff. It is geared too low once you get over about 11 mph. At that speed, you look like a cartoon...

I see a young man riding a "e-bike" on the main loop of our city often. The road is three lanes wide on each side with shoulders and a speed limit of 45mph for the most part. In heavy traffic, he is blasting on the shoulder, ear buds in, no helmet, flip flops, phone in one hand, doubling the...

A big issue with e-trikes is stability and safety. A low cost e-trike can be quite dangerous, and this is coming from a person that rides fairly serious off-road mountain bikes. My wife is disabled and I bought her a e-trike off Amazon for around $700, and it was quite a task to assemble. I...

I ride a class 1, mid drive, pedal assist only emtb Trek Rail. My buddy rides a class 4, I suppose you could call it 4 because it has a throttle and a top speed of 28mph, hub drive that is more like a fat tire commuter bike. On paved bike paths, other than the top speed, I don't see much of an...

I'm on a Trek Rail 7, 3rd Gen with a Rockshox 160mm of fork travel and length of travel isn't all the story. My Scott mtb has 130mm of Fox fork suspension and is a much. much nicer ride than the Rail despite the increased travel. What I am saying is, don't get too caught up on the length of...

I've used the Quadlock motorcycle handlebar mount on 4 bicycles, 2 tricycles and 4 motorcycles. Needless to say, they are very universal fit with interchangeable sleeves depending on your handlebar diameter. There is a standard mount and a "pro" version. I have both versions and for normal...

Three months ago, I had my Trek Rail 7, a Scott RC Comp mtb, a Scott Spark mtb and a Scott Scale mtb hard tail. I have since sold the Scale and the Spark and put the RC Comp up for sale last weekend. Coming from a mtb rider that said I would never do the emtb thing, I have done a complete...

There is something to be said about spokes now that I have a couple hundred miles on my Rail 7. I found a couple that needed some snugging up already on the rear, which seems to be a bit quicker than on my traditional mountain bikes.

I sometimes forget the differences between the mountain bike and the transportation or bike path bike worlds in what is considered a big issue. Spoke maintenance is like lubing the chain. On mountain bikes and breaking them is a right of passage that sometimes comes with a taco'ed wheel. I am...

That and a large, soft leaf is not out of the question if it comes to it. :D

This has got to be one of the most wise set of mtb lessons I have ever read.

I took the survey and it asks some relevant questions...felt legit and did not ask for any personal information.

I bought my wife a cheaper e-trike a few years back off Amazon, and it was one of those no name brands from whoknowswhereastan. It wasn't an e-trike. It was a kit to build an e-trike from a box of parts. It took me about 10 hours to build it with instructions that were partially lost in...