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Yesterday I rode to work, as always. Upon returning after my workday, I noticed the battery was WAY lower than was to be expected. I quickly came to the conclusion that only one of the 2 batteries was still being detected (the powerpack), while the other was not being picked up anymore. When I...

Hi, as promised, here are some pics of my new bike. It's a 2019 Homage HT Vario HS. The dealer (a certified bosch expert center, and a certified enviolo center) was willing to upgrade the bike to automatic shifting. H-sync was not an option, because that has to be implemented at the factory...

Thanks, very interesting read!

*cough* was referring to the fact that you wrote "spear" instead of "spare", which was a funny typo in my mind ;)

Well, that seems overly aggressive to me :oops::)

Congratulations on your purchase! How do you like the tourbox you have installed? Is it securely fastened using the racktime system, or does it rattle? Do they get in the way of the ortliebs, or vice versa? Wannes

Congratulations!

David, thank you for your insights. I guess there's only one way to know for sure: when we take delivery, measure everything. I'll adjust the bike for her, adjust it for me, and look at the possibilities in using a dropper post, or another solution. Dropper would be preferred, but I won't put...

Chris, this is the lowest the saddle will fysically go? I would've guessed the seatpost could go down further into the seattube. Maybe it's hitting the stop at the bottom of the seattube? In that case, shortening the seatpost could win me some much needed clearance. Lock can always be...

David, thank you very much for the detailed pictures. I think a reverb seatpost might work (internal cabling). The cable (or better yet, hydraulic line) would not have to make a sharp angled turn, but would need to be gently routed around the rear shock. I guess I'll just have to try and find...

Great, thanks! I'm 1.80m, while my wife is only 1.58m. In your photo of the bike leaned up to the fence (cover photo), it would seem to me that the saddle woult touch the lock before it was at it's lowest point. Is this correct? I can also see some room to modify the frame and get the seatpost...

Hi, our homage is on order (bought one to share with the wife). I have one question which I'm dying to find the answer to: On the smallest framesize; what is the measurement from the pedal to the saddle in the lowest position? My wife is on the smaller size, and looking at the specs on the...

@David Berry : Regarding dropper posts, is there any way we could make a remote one work? In other words, is the seattube open at the bottom, allowing for a cable to be run through the frame into the seattube? Could you post some detailed pictures of this area, and of the cable management in...

The technical manual for these hubs shows the detail drawings for each size dropout (135, 142, 148 mm) When it comes to width, there is no difference between the manual shifter or the electronic shifter. Only possibility for it not to fit would be another interference between the controller body...

David, funnily enough, the pic you included has an incorrect symbol... Heart rate is supposed to be bpm, not bmp.

It is a well-known fact, that the gearing on the HS vario models is too short to comfortably reach 45 kph (28mph). I test-rode a 2018 supercharger HS, and at 35 kph, I was spinning around 68 rpm. Stock gearing on the supercharger is 24-26. Biggest gearing (according to the gates site) is 28-24...

Hi Chris, why would it not work on the homage? The system getting retrofitted is the Harmony, not the H-sync. So there will be no integration with the bosch system at all. I opted for the smaller, 3 button remote in favor of the bigger electronic shifter which normally comes with the Harmony...

Very interesting read, thank you.

He hadn't done it on the homage yet, but has succesfully done the upgrade on other R&M bikes, including the supercharger. Will post pictures when I get it.

Thanks, I too was pleasantly surprised, especially about the prices. Price of the bike itself was fixed, riese-muller doesn't allow dealers to give discounts (or so he says). But I got the kiox upgrade for free, and a bikehelmet (Abus hyban plus) for free. Also the upgrades are more than...