Currently only one USB port from this system! Bosch seems to be sticking with the 800 Wh for now, but remember yo can get that France extender to bring you to 1050 Wh of total battery life.

I personally would use the Mahle app. For the most part, anything that would go wrong electronically on the bike, Mahle would need to fix, so if you only want to have one app, that one would be more useful, should anything go wrong.

@@ContenderBicycles Thank you for the good advice.

You are able to remove the suspension levers, but if you do not want to get new top caps and lockouts, the suspension would be fully open all the time.

@@ContenderBicycles thank you again. Appreciate it.

Removing the rear shock is actually pretty easy. Disconnecting the lockout is the most challenging part, but the removable shock cover gives you plenty of room to see the shock and get tools in to change it.

@@ContenderBicycles awesome thank you much for replying.

I (the person in the middle) am the shortest at 5'9, then Isaac (on the left) is about 6'1.

That is the 2023 model year, but the 2024 is the same, and the 2025 has the exact same frame and geometry, just an updated handlebar, build, and squidloc.

It uses the Orbea CM-03. If you give us a call we would be happy help get you one.

To each his own. With my second bottle cage mount I usually have a tool can with my flat kit instead of a bottle.

For a Cross Country Race bike this handle drops and rock gardens well, but if you don't plan on racing I would recommend closer to a trail or enduro bike. I would check out the video about the Santa Cruz Hightower on our channel if you would be interested in that.

Thank you, I mainly do racing so this sounds perfect. I heard a lot of carbon XC fully mountainbikes breaking their frames so I was looking for an aluminum. Do you have more XC fully recommendations who can handle soms small drops jumps and rockgardens?

Also, a burrito in the downtube is wishful thinking. I tried. It doesnt work. Maybe a taquito?

Orange should just mean that the bike is in between 25% and 50% charge, have you thrown the bike on a charger recently? We have noticed that the mount for those computers can be really tight in the mount which can cause the battery to slip out and affect its ability to turn on, our running policy is 'if the computer is working, do not remove it from the bike,' because it can cause it to reset. If you have any other questions you can call our shop line, otherwise I would advise you to take it to your closest Mahle dealer to help get you sorted.

I personally really like the design of the control. It keeps the cockpit clean and it is intuitive to use. As for it being flimsy, it is made of plastic so a direct hit to hit may cause it to break, but in a crash, you'd be more likely to smack the brake lever than anything else. The control is also easy to replace, making it simple in the event you need to.

Thanks! MSRP on these bikes is constantly changing, but our website has the prices live there. I think a bigger e-bike could be a better idea for bigger riders, but I would choose your bike choice more based on the right geometry and travel for your area, and less on the weight. The Heckler SL, and the Levo SL would handle a bigger rider no problem! With them both having 150mm rear travel, they can handle bigger hits and rougher trail.

540 on the santa cruz?

@@bikemad If you are referring to battery watt-hours, the Heckler SL has 430.

I would probably choose the Santa Cruz Blur TR, Cervelo ZFS 120, or Scott Spark. You would want something that pedals well while still inspiring confidence on the descent. The ZFS has a bit slacker head angle then the rest of its XC counterparts, so it is an awesome bike when you need to push on the descent as much as you do on the climb.

It sounds like you really like the ZFS. Do you think it could handle Moab better than the Spark?

@@JeremyMartin-k5m If I am being honest, I personally own a Spark and really like the bike. The reason why I am not singing its praise in rocks is because the top tube is pretty short so if you ride your size you have to put on a long stem which puts your weight over the front wheel, making it a super fast bike. I sized up to get the reach I wanted, and it is an awesome bike, but in doing so I sacrificed a bit of the 'racey' feeling. The ZFS is a tiny bit more all around, but honestly either bike will feel really good, especially because they're 120s designed to handle rugged XCO terrain.