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[Charliefarnsbarn]

Hello Pedelecs,

I've been an electric rider now for about 5 months and damn it's fun. It actually inspired me to buy a second hand Yeti and hit the trails as well so one could say it's a gateway cycle.

My electric is a Haibike Xduro Hardseven that I bought off a chap for £1500 with 40 miles on the clock, all the paperwork and he was even decent enough to give me £40 back for collecting it. It's a peach but I have a few issues. The brakes are pretty naff but that's a fairly straight forward upgrade; it's the gears that I have real truck with. Changing is a bit like trying to force ones way through the gears of a car without a clutch. I exagerate of course but after having XT on the Yeti I have discovered some really sweet and gentle changes. Now here is my problem, My knowledge of bicycles, whilst growing daily, is pretty poor. I want to get an XT setup but there seem to be different cage sizes et al. Could someone please advise me as to what I am after so I don't start spending cash on the wrong thing? Do I also need a new cassette?

Thanks in advance,

Charlie

 

[Nealh]

Most mtb's have a long cage.

 

[SRS]

Hello Pedelecs,

I've been an electric rider now for about 5 months and damn it's fun. It actually inspired me to buy a second hand Yeti and hit the trails as well so one could say it's a gateway cycle.

My electric is a Haibike Xduro Hardseven that I bought off a chap for £1500 with 40 miles on the clock, all the paperwork and he was even decent enough to give me £40 back for collecting it. It's a peach but I have a few issues. The brakes are pretty naff but that's a fairly straight forward upgrade; it's the gears that I have real truck with. Changing is a bit like trying to force ones way through the gears of a car without a clutch. I exagerate of course but after having XT on the Yeti I have discovered some really sweet and gentle changes. Now here is my problem, My knowledge of bicycles, whilst growing daily, is pretty poor. I want to get an XT setup but there seem to be different cage sizes et al. Could someone please advise me as to what I am after so I don't start spending cash on the wrong thing? Do I also need a new cassette?

Thanks in advance,

Charlie

Good day Charlie

Haibike generally fit pretty good gear sets. Are you sure that you have set the current system set up spot on?

You should not need to run to XT to get a sweet change. What's the bike running at the moment?

 

[Deleted member 4366]

There's a complete difference in the way a crank-drive bike changes gear compared with a pedal bike because of the extra tension on the chain. I think you're flogging a dead horse. I've ridden a lot of Haibikes and the gears go with a bit of a bang on all of them. You get used to it after a bit.

 

[Charliefarnsbarn]

Hello Pedelecs,

I've been an electric rider now for about 5 months and damn it's fun. It actually inspired me to buy a second hand Yeti and hit the trails as well so one could say it's a gateway cycle.

My electric is a Haibike Xduro Hardseven that I bought off a chap for £1500 with 40 miles on the clock, all the paperwork and he was even decent enough to give me £40 back for collecting it. It's a peach but I have a few issues. The brakes are pretty naff but that's a fairly straight forward upgrade; it's the gears that I have real truck with. Changing is a bit like trying to force ones way through the gears of a car without a clutch. I exagerate of course but after having XT on the Yeti I have discovered some really sweet and gentle changes. Now here is my problem, My knowledge of bicycles, whilst growing daily, is pretty poor. I want to get an XT setup but there seem to be different cage sizes et al. Could someone please advise me as to what I am after so I don't start spending cash on the wrong thing? Do I also need a new cassette?

Thanks in advance,

Charlie

Thanks Nealh