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The 100km course is classified as XCM race. We rode 42.7km of that course, so I guess that makes it an XC race. Yep the Amflow guys over your neck of the woods have to manage their batteries. Other e-bikes with larger capacities and extenders don’t have to, or not as much over here. Some racing...

Can’t use higher assistance levels to keep up with those with more capacity.

State and National riders ride the 100km race as it is a sanctioned event. Frey’s biggest advantage is its battery capacity so I was able to generally run level 3 in Eco mode for most of the race (but used between 1 and 5). Shear power can’t be exploited on technical trails so I still had over...

I rode in Eco mode between levels 1 and 5. The Beast could do the 70 and 100 events. As per most events, there’s no podium for the e-bike category.

Amflow lacks battery capacity and no range extender, they generally don’t do well.

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Well done. You”ll enjoy it.

No quite the opposite. Mainly bitumen. This bike is my daily driver so to speak - to and from work as well as for weekend casual rides. The bike is currently fitted with Vittoria Mezcal XC Trail G2 tyres to save the Alberts for offroad and comps. They certainly roll faster and have less damping...

I will probably use my Schwalbe Albert radials in soft. Although they are draggy they have not put a foot wrong since I have had them in nearly a year. I rang a local bike shop that prepares bikes for the event and also has some of the shop guys in the event. They suggested a faster rolling tyre...

Thanks. Yes it was certainly an epic and memorable ride. Plenty of firsts for me! I'm still amazed at the speed of the men and women in this race that rely solely on leg power. I'm doing 40klm/hr on the flats and they ride past me like I'm standing still!! If only I had a bigger battery! ;)...

Just reporting back. I used the Mobil Aviation Grease SCH 100. It was fast before.........it fly's now ;)

The aviation version is primarily a wheel bearing grease with a long service life and wide temp range. "Mobil Aviation grease SHC 100 is recommended for high speed, heavy load applications such as wheel bearings, as well as for slower speed, high load applications such as landing gear bearings...

Did you use the aviation version or the standard version of the SCH100? It sounds like the CH grease was only quieter because of the quantity you had to end up using?

Did you use the same quantities of SCH100 and CH? Efficiency is not just about viscosity. I clingier grease will have less efficiency. I slicker grease will also have better efficiency. The aviation SCH 100 is also a good flowing grease at colder temps. It is a NLGI Grade 2/ISO VG 100 grease...

My motor has the older 9 tooth gear. I'm not really concerned about the noise though, so I won't be changing gears or using a particular grease just to reduce noise. For what it's worth I AI'd the topic on a few greases I was considering and this is the ranking it came up with based on a few...

My bike has the DPC18 display. Yes it does show watts but it is fairly crude from what I can tell and from memory also includes leg power?

Thanks for the comments. I do struggle when I stop during a longish casual ride and get back on the bike. Next time I'm going to carry enough water for the event so I dont have to stop. I kept the battery management as best I could because I wasn't sure if the Beast would cut out once it dropped...

Thanks - per the official timing I managed to overtake 150 competitors by the 20.1 km mark. But fell back 23 places by the finish line. Probably due to my stopping time at the circa 40 km mark. I have no idea regarding PAS levels. I might email Frey for this info.

Total time was 4.06.20 including stopping to refill water bottles, etc per the official timing. Moving time was 3.58.33 per my garmin.

I ride both of my ebikes on the lowerst PAS. I guess I just turn them on and go riding! Good prep for comps. :) You may be correct re the elevation gain - my apologies. For instance one of the climbs was 8.8% average over 1.8 km's. So 20% sounds more feasible. I don't remember lifting the...