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Saw it tick over so thought I’d snap a photo … not long until the first real anniversary worth mentioning- 10,000km! I lost my job at MSFT where I’ve been working from home for last three years so most use of bike has been odd jobs and pleasure. I’ve signed on a new role where I’ll likely have...

since we are posting tunnel pics…. 😂 I bikepacked through a few north of Wellington, New Zealand - built in late 19th century and discontinued tram tunnels. Very dark, rough surfaces and hewn rock walls. Longest was only 221m however pretty much excavated by hand + dynamite. There was a...

I saw a story from Canada this week where a kid was on a one way downhill MTB trail and his dad was right behind him. The kid encountered two hikers in middle of trail (again, single direction downhill track) took evasive action and crashed badly. His dad came around the corner to find his son...

Thanks mate! Super informative! I’ve passed it on to my dad

My guess would be a Ute/pickup truck with some kind of ramp to roll it up into … but changing your car to accommodate your eBike seems somehow counterintuitive !

Stefan, you’re right on most things but I disagree on this. Running a belt and Rohloff on my gravel bike there is just no chance of things getting stuck anywhere in the drive train that would be harder to remove than on a chain / derailleur system. On my eMTB I routinely get bits of grass /...

I was unaware of that "on a lean" theory which might explain why I don't have a leak (yet!) on my gravel bike - It does not have a kick stand so I lean it against a wall in my garage so it's pretty upright the entire time.

Hi, My parents are 70yrs and 69yrs of age - they have two Specialized Como eBikes about 5yrs old now. They got a dog mid-pandemic and now really want to ride with him but he's a bit too big for basket on the front of the bike type riding. I've shown them the R&M Load/Packster style e-Cargo...

yes, spot on - the "creatively" named Port Hills is what I referred to above - not a mountain but definitely steep in places. Not Baldwin Street steep (my daughter is flatting just down the road from there on North Road) but still steep enough you'd want some low gears if you're not going to go...

There are big mountains in NZ but I don't ride in those specifically. There are some "hills" near me, around 350-400m elevation with biggest incline 15% in places. SC2 charges up there fine on the road - it's incredibly stable coming down off those too - hit 70kph downhill and felt fine given...

I’ve been waiting for that …. My Rohloff on my gravel bike has no leaking (touch wood) after 6 months and nowhere near the noise during the “break in period” people warned me about … it’s been bomb proof. It’s also super easy to switch out for a puncture repair compared to my other derailleur...

I’m interested that you ride at times in no boost at all. I’ve only done that when touring and needing to squeeze every bit of battery out of it. I’ve largely defaulted to riding in Sport mode most of the time around town. Clocking up a lot more km during the last month after losing my job so...

So an interesting update to this and sharing of the benefit of all and learning etc. I took my bike to the LBS where I bought it, but they could not service it for 10 days, so I went to my "backup" and they did it this morning. $10x2 for replacement shifter cables, $25 for 15min labour, $45 for...

Thanks mate - I’ve got a few offers coming my way so will be back in the land of the employed soon enough I expect. Gave the Specialized another blast today - it’s a tremendous machine.

Hi Guys, I got my first puncture in my rear tire of my SC2 after 8700km today - a very slow leak. I’d previously had grief just practicing removing the rear tire so I watched a bunch of videos this time: Enviolo hub wheel changing videos: All very helpful - got the wheel off/on and...

I’ve just lost my job at Microsoft as part of their global cutbacks of 10,000 employees so I’ve got time on my hands right now and riding the R&M more than ever and still love getting on it every time. Put a pannier on the rear yesterday and added a couple of tennis rackets, balls, drink bottles...

For what it’s worth, I’ve gone down a similar pathway and have a couple of e-bikes (R&M SuperCharger 2 as a daily ride / commuter / car replacement) and a Specialized Turbo Levo eMTB) and recently added a gravel / touring bike for longer, unpowered adventures. I’m not familiar with the KOGA...

Maybe ditch the extra weight for a couple of rides and see if your range matches the calculator ?

Sooo glad you’re enjoying it. Really sounds like excellent dealer service too which is a must when you’re buying a bike this expensive!

So an update to this: Enviolo confirmed there is no Gates pinion/sprocket compatible below 22T so the biggest benefit I get is from a 24T to 22T… so a marginal increase (and they doubted whether this would support nice cadence at 45kph) R&M on the other hand wanted absolutely nothing to do...