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Depends on the situation for sure. Fatty bikes are just a blast on singletrack whole year around. I have not really found the studded tires much of an issue on fresh unpacked snow and I'm often the first on on the trails after snowfall. Outside of snow / ice conditions I just swap the wheels to...

I have been running studded tires in winter for maybe 5-6 years now. Granted its on fat bikes on singletrack trails. Had Vee Snowshow XL 4.8" on couple hard tail fat bikes and now run 45Nrth Dillinger 4, almost 4" on my full suspension Salsa Bucksaw in the winter. As soon as the snow comes down...

Looks like no love for m800 here :) I got the Bikesdirect m80p gravel bike and getting close to 2k miles on it. If you are looking for a boost on longer rides or help up some bigger climbs or heading into strong headwind, it is great. What tipe of bike and riding arw you planning to do?

Yes, thats the setup. I'm running simmular on my mountain bikes except 32T on fronts and 30T for fat bike in snow. The stock gearing is perfect for me and the gravel trails I ride this bike on. I did take it on single track several times but being full rigid and now running 45mm tires, its quite...

Wow that sounds like a bad experience. I purchased a total of 3 bikes from Bikes Direct over maybe a 5 year span. A $500 mountain style bike for my wife which I sold earlier this year and replaced with Specialized Sirrus 2.0 as she ended up riding mostly asphalt. That was a lower quality bike...

I'm in Chicago area so yes it's been colder and colder the past few months. My last few rides on this bike we had between 30 to 40 degrees. Just had a bunch of rain so singletrack trails will be offline and I plan to do a couple more asphalt rides on this graval bike. Few inches of snow next...

I'm 1500 miles in on the bike and knock on wood no issues at all. Other then the battery is degrading. 17 months old, ~80 rides, ~1,500 miles, ~40 to 50 charge cycles. Range drop by 23% from 47 to 36 miles. My rides max out at about 35 miles and I tend to turn off assist throughout the ride...

Honestly I dont know what gears the M800 has but its really quiet. Surprisingly stealthy both sound and looks with the slim battery.

Guess if it ain't broken don't fix it. Will still get some lithium grease and open it up and see if I need to add any. I deep cleaned my chain which still tests great in terms of stratch and cassette and used good dry lube and the drivetrain feels really smooth and shifts great. Given its not a...

Thanks for the info, I did see it before but did not realize these two motors are very similar. I will buy the grease you suggested before taking it appart. Are you aware of any nylon gear replacement for the M800?

Hi, I have Motobecane eMulekick gravel bike with M800 motor. Just passed 1k miles on it and wondering if I should perform any maintenance. Not having any issues at all but I like to do preventative maintenance on all my mountain bikes to prolong parts life including fork and shock service. I...

I managed to get almost 900 miles on this bike between my 7 leg surgeries in 2 years. So far the bike is doing great. Just replaced the tires, still could have done maybe another 100 miles on them but now that I'm back mostly on gravel I need a bit more aggressive tires and went with Maxxis...

For anyone wondering, I weighed my bike which is medium, did change the saddle and bars to carbon. It came in at 36.32lb

That sucks, is there no way to get them to ship you a new display?

I'm not familiar with road bikes much but in the mountain bike world the transition to 1x was years ago. I can't think of a single brand offering 2x now. My 2015 Salsa Bucksaw came as a 2x10 setup but I converted it to 1x11 around 2017. I can't stand front derailleurs for all the issues you...

I had the Express model for several months and put on it around 400 miles. I got the bike to help me with recovering from a bracken ankle 14 months ago and 5 surgeries. Really like the bike given my use case and its a really good value. Components are not the best but honestly the drivetrain...