Orange Stage Evo Sp 2 bearings 20 min labour ! Cheap once or twice year
Niner Rip RDO 10 bearings ( albeit change lower pivots only sometimes) good couple of hours even with bearing presses. More expensive !! Once or twice a year.
Orbea Wild FS E Bike @ 1450 km 19 bearings, shop fitting, including wheel bearings £300 ( and I am non exec of said bike shop,) plus complete drive train, cost dependent on components , Very very expensive!! Basically a years riding.
All without shock or fork service!,
So yes, a hard tail makes sense, sadly my old bones and injuries preclude riding one, hence the short travel Orange, which with 65 Ha 130/120 travel can get you into heaps of trouble…. The skill being getting out!!
Nov. 30, 2021, 5:03 a.m. - Hugo Williamson
Orange Stage Evo Sp 2 bearings 20 min labour ! Cheap once or twice year Niner Rip RDO 10 bearings ( albeit change lower pivots only sometimes) good couple of hours even with bearing presses. More expensive !! Once or twice a year. Orbea Wild FS E Bike @ 1450 km 19 bearings, shop fitting, including wheel bearings £300 ( and I am non exec of said bike shop,) plus complete drive train, cost dependent on components , Very very expensive!! Basically a years riding. All without shock or fork service!, So yes, a hard tail makes sense, sadly my old bones and injuries preclude riding one, hence the short travel Orange, which with 65 Ha 130/120 travel can get you into heaps of trouble…. The skill being getting out!!