Recent content by Rás Cnoic

You can lead a horse to water etc etc. When I got the Brave with the EP6 motor at Christmas I was worried I'd get addicted to the astonishing power of the 85nm and for sure at first on the 20% hills where I could zoom up them only using 40/50% assist, but still not feel like I was working it...

The SL motor is far louder than the Shimano EP6 motor which seems very quiet. The SL motor is ok in traffic on the flat the sound getting buried in street chatter but has a very high pitched squeal on hills. I think it's fairly obvious why- the much smaller and weaker motor (35nm) has to strain...

Oh that's easy. Here's a mechanic/youtuber who does the drop bar conversion - you can easily buy accessories mounts on amazon that are 22.2 and attach either on stem or bars for a fiver. See him do this at 12:20 mins in. Interestingly he simply changes the hydro brakes for mechanical disks he...

That is sweet looking. On sale in UK for £4100 (down from £4,999 looking on google) so not too bad I guess- never noticed this model before. Grizl model with mudguards & rack is £4679 on Canyon & discounted- I'm constantly inundated with adverts for that one on instagram! Vado SL Carbon is...

Sram and Shimano don't make it easy by technically not being able to mix and match road levers with MTB / flat bar calipers. Because mtb/flat bike sales dwarf drop bar bike sales it's much cheaper to go from drops to flats. Going the other way, as I've often pondered on my flat bar Vado SL, is...

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With those requirements if you prefer drops that Salsa Tributary looks good. If you prefer flat bars as Jabberwocky said there is probably more choice and often better value. With gradients that steep and pulling a trailer you are right to go for a full power motor I think and worry less about...

Thought there was something fishy in your previous messages. Something about the tone was a head scratcher. I even began to suspect this was AI. It didn't quite add up that you were just looking for help in finding a lightweight motor. I feel used...

8 new gearbox systems:

Got you. Just wondered why they picked Nico's quote. Maybe because since he retired he has been doing some gravel races himself like Unbound & the Traka sponsored by Bianchi.

Not sure what Nico's quote means?

With some of the early Brose motors didn't Spesh increase the warranty period to 5 years to account for all the problems? And Spesh also allows transfer of warranty to second owners. If not applicable with this motor you should take it to third party motor repairs, might be a €200 hundred...

Lovely bike and that's a great ride! Bring your togs & towel as well as the chair when you come back - that seawater would be great for tired muscles!

Pinion E-Drive Systems, including their motors, gearboxes, and integrated units (MGU), are manufactured in Germany. Specifically, the components are made by a regional network of mid-sized automotive industry partners to Pinion's specifications. The MGU is designed and assembled in Germany to...

Strictly for the tech nerds - Pinkbike run through each of the gates & gear box bikes at the UCI Downhill World Cup round at Bielsko-Biała in Poland this coming weekend, first race of the season! The incredible Hattie Harnden (World Enduro champ) with AON Racing is strong favourite in the...