the drizzle
Likes Bikes and Dirt
I have been riding mountain bikes on and off for my entire adult life and I've been lucky enough to piece together some pretty epic bikes. Stoke levels have peaks and troughs for various reasons but it's been pretty consistent for well over 20 years.
The bike I had prior to this was a focus Jam2 (ebike) i got so lazy that I even sold a newly built transition spire about 6 months into ownership because I kept reaching for the ebike.
After a while I found myself planning rides with less frequency or finding any excuse to pull out from a ride, a riding buddy of mine was the same (also eeb). The stoke just wasn't there for us anymore.
One day we actually arranged a ride together which were few and far between at this point, we just part of the way up pine climb and my Bosch motor dies. Well fuck I thought, that's an incredibly expensive part to replace outside of warranty. So I contact a bloke in Qld who repairs motors, he says the error code I have is an internal motor error and it will need to be replaced.
I think to myself, fuck that noise - what's going to stop this from happening again with the replacement motor. Do I even want a bike that I can't maintain and repair myself. So I decided to buy a frame and built it up using parts of the now dead ebike. Couldn't afford one of the uber porn builds that I used to spend money on so i got an ex demo previous generation meta from commencal.
I get out for a ride and have a blast, then another and then five more rides. The high I feel after a ride is like nothing I've felt while hitting trails on the ebike. Whatever endorphins are released whilst earning my turns are very real. I'm having the time of my life hitting trails frequently and planning more rides.
I think to myself what has changed and why am I so stoked to be riding again, it's probably just some form of purchase justification. As time goes on the stoke hasn't faded, more rides booked and I'm getting out whenever there's a spare hour or two.
I reckon over time the ease of the ebike made riding a bit meh for me. So glad I returned to riding a normal bike again and restored the passion for riding.
TLR
ebike ownership killed my ride stoke. Amish restored it.
Frame: Commencal Meta SX V4 (XL)
Shock: Marzocchi Bomber CR (500-610 progressive spring)
Fork: Manitou Mezzer Pro (170mm)
Headset: Cane Creek 40 series
Bottom bracket: Shimano XT
Cranks: SLX m7100 (170mm / 32t)
Derailleur: SLX m7100
Shifter: SLX m7100
Cassette: SLX m7100
Chain: SLX m7100
Rims: Nextie asymmetric carbon (29/27.5)
Hubs: Rear - Industry 9 Hydra Front - Hope Pro4
Tyres: Vittoria Mazza (29x2.6/27.5x2.6)
Brakes: Hayes Dominion A4
Rotors: Swissstop Catalyst 203mm
Handlebars: Joystick Analogue carbon
Stem: Joystick Binary (35mm)
Dropper: Brand X Ascend (200mm) with Ztto Remote
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The bike I had prior to this was a focus Jam2 (ebike) i got so lazy that I even sold a newly built transition spire about 6 months into ownership because I kept reaching for the ebike.
After a while I found myself planning rides with less frequency or finding any excuse to pull out from a ride, a riding buddy of mine was the same (also eeb). The stoke just wasn't there for us anymore.
One day we actually arranged a ride together which were few and far between at this point, we just part of the way up pine climb and my Bosch motor dies. Well fuck I thought, that's an incredibly expensive part to replace outside of warranty. So I contact a bloke in Qld who repairs motors, he says the error code I have is an internal motor error and it will need to be replaced.
I think to myself, fuck that noise - what's going to stop this from happening again with the replacement motor. Do I even want a bike that I can't maintain and repair myself. So I decided to buy a frame and built it up using parts of the now dead ebike. Couldn't afford one of the uber porn builds that I used to spend money on so i got an ex demo previous generation meta from commencal.
I get out for a ride and have a blast, then another and then five more rides. The high I feel after a ride is like nothing I've felt while hitting trails on the ebike. Whatever endorphins are released whilst earning my turns are very real. I'm having the time of my life hitting trails frequently and planning more rides.
I think to myself what has changed and why am I so stoked to be riding again, it's probably just some form of purchase justification. As time goes on the stoke hasn't faded, more rides booked and I'm getting out whenever there's a spare hour or two.
I reckon over time the ease of the ebike made riding a bit meh for me. So glad I returned to riding a normal bike again and restored the passion for riding.
TLR
ebike ownership killed my ride stoke. Amish restored it.
Frame: Commencal Meta SX V4 (XL)
Shock: Marzocchi Bomber CR (500-610 progressive spring)
Fork: Manitou Mezzer Pro (170mm)
Headset: Cane Creek 40 series
Bottom bracket: Shimano XT
Cranks: SLX m7100 (170mm / 32t)
Derailleur: SLX m7100
Shifter: SLX m7100
Cassette: SLX m7100
Chain: SLX m7100
Rims: Nextie asymmetric carbon (29/27.5)
Hubs: Rear - Industry 9 Hydra Front - Hope Pro4
Tyres: Vittoria Mazza (29x2.6/27.5x2.6)
Brakes: Hayes Dominion A4
Rotors: Swissstop Catalyst 203mm
Handlebars: Joystick Analogue carbon
Stem: Joystick Binary (35mm)
Dropper: Brand X Ascend (200mm) with Ztto Remote
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