any monkeys here actually have some saddle time? luddites aside, everything i've read about the system has been favorable.
i'm eyeing the zesty or the spicy.
i'm eyeing the zesty or the spicy.
Lapierre E:I...any actual RM reviews?
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electric suspension. do not want.
all the reviewers went into it with that exact mindset, but were pleasantly surprised....
i ride bikes to get away from it all, not to be with it more.
although i guess i can see the appeal for others.. mtb is funny.
although i guess i can see the appeal for others.. mtb is funny.
It's up to you whether you like gadgets or not, but the i:e system works pretty well. I've spent a few days on different bikes in the Zesty and Spicy range and they are flawless.
Bikes sound like a damn camera shutter as you are riding though, no bother, but it's there.
I love them.
Bikes sound like a damn camera shutter as you are riding though, no bother, but it's there.
I love them.
How often does the system adjust? Does it react fast enough?
It reacts in 1/10th of a second. Enough time according to Lapierre from when the accelerometer detects the front wheel deflection to when the rear wheel hits the same bump.
and yet you managed to find the time to write this and 712 other posts on something you desperately trying to get away from, job well done!
I"ve tryed it, as my friend own a bike shop who sell them.
it work good, but.... if you pedal, it lock the rear suspension. so it's like a hard tail when you pedal on rocks\roots\ whatever...
good for pedaling up hill. (on fire roads)
bad for pedaling on rough terrain
it work good, but.... if you pedal, it lock the rear suspension. so it's like a hard tail when you pedal on rocks\roots\ whatever...
good for pedaling up hill. (on fire roads)
bad for pedaling on rough terrain
Wrong. The shock is open in default mode. If you aren't pedalling, the shock is open. As soon as you start pedalling, it will start to lock up, but with feedback from the fork sensor telling it whether there are bumps or not.
No pedalling = open shock
Pedalling + no bumps = locked out
Pedalling + bumps = medium
Kinda like an automatic Climb/Trail/Descend
It worked well on the bikes I tested. And by tested, I mean spending a day on each bike in the Portes du Soleil trails. From DH to long epic trail rides. They all worked flawlessly.
No pedalling = open shock
Pedalling + no bumps = locked out
Pedalling + bumps = medium
Kinda like an automatic Climb/Trail/Descend
It worked well on the bikes I tested. And by tested, I mean spending a day on each bike in the Portes du Soleil trails. From DH to long epic trail rides. They all worked flawlessly.
I don't feel like doing the math to prove my point but from racing I can tell you that 1/10 of a second is longer than a bike length at speed. So when riding this bike you'll find a speed that overwhelms the computer's ability to adjust the rear suspension before it hits the bump that alerted the fork mounted accelerometer. This would be an issue if you're pedaling in the top couple gears on a mostly smooth trail with occasional hits. So when you stop pedaling does it open the suspension 1/10 second later?
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Yep, 1/10 of a second seems enough if you are going slower than 40 km/h
If you are transitioning within 1/10th of a second from climbing on a smooth trail to hitting a big bump at speeds faster than 40km/h , then you are climbing way faster than me.
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Not climbing and jumping, pedaling hard on a mostly smooth flatish downhill and hitting the occasional rock or root. Just sayin the rear end is still gonna be firm unless you let off the pedals before your front wheel hits the bump. What's 40kph, upper 20s? Yeah, fast race pace pedaling.