I rather like this bike and would love to build a CF, 155mm cranked, BC edition (mullet) with 150/ 160mm travel. I actually shopped pretty hard for one for a bit. I did realize it was going to take a heck of a lot of money to get it exactly how I envisioned.
Love RM bikes but will admit the BK news spooked me a bit.
The other thing, and the SLs are indeed lighter than a Full power and I don't really need a full power bike at all, but these new full power e-bikes such as the Regulator, the Vala, the VLT & soon the E-Druid, are bringing a lot of performance/ long term reliability & support/ battery size for the exact same money and only about 5\#s more in most cases. I'll add that the RM is a mid high pivot and that adds value (and weight) to me.
Currently I have a Relay and it's all I need for motor and battery power, but I'm leaning more and more towards a full power e-bike next time just for the value.
March 17, 2025, 12:39 p.m. - Suns_PSD
I rather like this bike and would love to build a CF, 155mm cranked, BC edition (mullet) with 150/ 160mm travel. I actually shopped pretty hard for one for a bit. I did realize it was going to take a heck of a lot of money to get it exactly how I envisioned. Love RM bikes but will admit the BK news spooked me a bit. The other thing, and the SLs are indeed lighter than a Full power and I don't really need a full power bike at all, but these new full power e-bikes such as the Regulator, the Vala, the VLT & soon the E-Druid, are bringing a lot of performance/ long term reliability & support/ battery size for the exact same money and only about 5\#s more in most cases. I'll add that the RM is a mid high pivot and that adds value (and weight) to me. Currently I have a Relay and it's all I need for motor and battery power, but I'm leaning more and more towards a full power e-bike next time just for the value.