Coyote Lexington 29er eMTB 20000 watt
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MadRhino
100 GW
Yep. Let’s say 2 kw is more realistic with that bike.
MadRhino
100 GW
Tazman said:
Root and rock gardens do require better suspension components and stiffer frame, unless you ride them very slow.
MadRhino
100 GW
Yep. Root gardens are about the worst obstacle in mountain trails. They are making a quick succession of suspension compression, they are often very slippery, and always make it difficult to keep your riding line.
If you ride them very slow, any bike will do. If you ride them moderately, you need a good suspension already. If you want to speed them through, you need the very best suspensions and experienced tuning.
You will see by yourself, the speed that you are capable of with the equipment and experience that you have. When you exceed them, it is then that your bike will turn into a bucking bull. :wink:
If you ride them very slow, any bike will do. If you ride them moderately, you need a good suspension already. If you want to speed them through, you need the very best suspensions and experienced tuning.
You will see by yourself, the speed that you are capable of with the equipment and experience that you have. When you exceed them, it is then that your bike will turn into a bucking bull. :wink:
Need more info, like the weight of the converted bike and tire size/volume (and sidewall thickness). General rule is to run about 2 psi more in the rear than front, and trial and error starting at the recommended pressure on the side of the tire and moving down from there. Heavier weight requires more pressure, larger volume tires allow lower, and tubeless should allow maybe 5 psi lower than that.
Making a guess on the total weight, and assuming cheap stock installed tubed tires, I probably wouldn't go below 30-32 psi in the rear. Part of that is factoring in avoiding the pain of getting a flat if it's a rear hub motor. I'm still playing around with pressure myself, since moving to these heavier e-bikes, and switching to tubeless to get it a little lower.
Making a guess on the total weight, and assuming cheap stock installed tubed tires, I probably wouldn't go below 30-32 psi in the rear. Part of that is factoring in avoiding the pain of getting a flat if it's a rear hub motor. I'm still playing around with pressure myself, since moving to these heavier e-bikes, and switching to tubeless to get it a little lower.
Tazman said:
So that's a little over 300 lbs for bike and rider. I'd keep the tires above 30 psi; but you could go lower with fatter tires.
Total weight for me is around 230 lbs now, and I let a little too much air out of my tires yesterday when I got to the offroad part of my ride. Lots of traction, and good on the ruts, but I could feel the sidewalls flexing around corners, and since I didn't bring a pump, ended up having to ride the 10 miles back home that way (the low pressure dropped my top speed on the pavement down 3 mph). Tires were under 20 psi when I checked. I think 30 rear, 28 front is just about right for me, so I can ride offroad and not be too sluggish on pavement (2.2" tire, running tubeless).
