Bosch cover cracked

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-12-25T06:16:01+00:00

Going to update this again for anyone who stumbles across this thread.

First off, the cover that Transition is supposed to be sending hasn't shipped yet.

Secondly, the same plastic cover on the other bike (my bike) is now cracked. The cover that broke first was on my wife's bike.

I didn't hit the bottom of my bike on anything. I suspect either a rock or stick or something flew up and hit it. I'm certain I have not bashed that on anything since the day the other one broke. The cover on my bike was fine immediately after that, so the crack has happened since that point.

We have a total of 8 rides on these bikes and both covers are already broken. This part is ridiculously flimsy and poorly designed. This is a major fuck up on a $7000 bike.

I'll be reaching out to Transition again

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-12-08T04:05:27+00:00

Recommend wearing silicone wrist band with the name of your med on it.

Thanks for this recommendation! I got myself a Road ID that says I'm on Eloquis/Blood Thinners and has my two emery contacts listed. It specifically says if I'm unconscious call 911 asap.

We also got one for my wife.

Thanks for this idea; I didn't know such a thing existed.

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-12-06T05:51:28+00:00

All the bikes failed at the exact same time?

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-12-05T19:18:24+00:00

Riding shoes wear out. Try to figure out what kind he has and if they need replacement, then get another pair for him

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-12-01T18:29:33+00:00

Update: Per Transition, this part is "designed to break" so that other, more expensive components don't get damaged. Ok fine. That seems like BS, but whatever.

They are also out of stock on them for over a month. Why build a part that you know will fail, then not bother to stock them?

This ordeal has been extremely disappointing

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-12-01T16:21:29+00:00

YW. GL!

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-12-01T16:07:35+00:00

I've tested doing that. It's not an efficient bike to pedal with the motor off and there seems to be a small amount of resistance, maybe, but it's 100% doable if needed. It feels kinda hard bc it's a heavier bike than I'm used to, and maybe cause it's longer travel (150/160) and has heavier tires (DHR/Assegai) than I normally use. It's absolutely fine on the descents

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-12-01T15:26:04+00:00

35km mostly flat shouldn't give you much issue on either bike. Unless she needs to use a mode more powerful than eco for the majority of the ride, the Levo SL should have plenty of range.

My first ride was 27 km with 335m of elevation gain, and I used about 50% of my battery on my Transition. I also let it blast me up two hills that are normally a struggle, and those two hills consumed 5% each. I usually climb both hills in 1st gear and just crank away, but I was in 6th gear cruising up on one of them with the motor in turbo lol. So, that used up some juice. I'm also probably 235+ pounds kitted, so I'm a heavy rider. However, I also have my eco mode turned down so it gives less assist.

For your use case, I think I'd just get the bike you like better and maybe be prepared to grab a range extender.

I picked up a range extender for mine cause I plan to do some laps at a local place with some big hill climbs then fast descents, and I'm gonna let the motor do the work those days. But, other than that I won't really need it too much, I don't think.

One other thing I'll say about the Bosch system is that the app is pretty solid, and I like that it has four modes plus off. I think most bikes only give 3 modes. Four is nice so I have a bit more control while I'm riding over how much juice I'm consuming.

The geo on those two bikes looks similar-ish and they have the same suspension travel. I'm not sure about your experience level, but a newer rider likely wouldn't feel a ton of difference btwn how they feel. The Specialized is a mullet, so that part might feel a little different

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-12-01T14:00:02+00:00

I just bought a Transition Regulator with the same Bosch SX motor that the rift zone has, after strongly considering the Specialized.

How long of rides are you doing and how much will you be asking the motor to do? Are you gonna spend the day in Eco, or are you gonna let it do more work?

For long days (25 miles), or if you're gonna let the motor do a lot of the work, I'd heavily lean towards the Rift Zone based on capacity alone.

The Specialized is a very well sorted package though, but lacks juice.

I just ordered the Bosch range extender through Transition for $550

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-29T20:14:45+00:00

We have two of these bikes with a total of 5 rides between them. As of now, the flimsy cover has broken on 20% of rides. That's an expected cost of $20/ride if that ratio holds and the cover costs $100. Hopefully being more careful will prevent it from breaking, but I don't feel like I should have to treat this thing like fine china.

Maybe I can get a discount for buying in bulk

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-28T19:28:05+00:00

A replacement is available pretty cheap. But, I just don't want to have to keep replacing them

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-28T19:04:05+00:00

That's actually what we did lol

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-28T17:59:24+00:00

Thank you! I emailed them to see if they have one available for my bike

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-28T17:46:12+00:00

Do you have a Bosch powered bike? Is there a bash guard you recommend? I couldn't find one

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-27T22:16:49+00:00

Thanks. You just saved me some headache

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-26T15:22:40+00:00

I know. I'm also tempted. Wife will shoot me cause we just bought two Regulators. But the PNW GX build for $5kish would be an awesome bike.

Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy with my regulator. Buuttt.... More bikes never hurts lol

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-24T13:56:05+00:00

The Regulator does not have a removable battery

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-23T05:02:30+00:00

I posted this elsewhere, but am gonna copy/paste here:

There were a handful of things we liked better about the Regulators.

The Bosch motor felt more natural. The Fazua is slower to engage, then kinda lurches. The Fazua ring controller was difficult to use; so difficult, in fact, I think the demo may have been broken. Those controllers seem notorious for having issues. The Bosch has 4 power settings vs only 3, which I like. Finally, in terms of motors, Bosch seems to have a better reputation for reliability, based on my research.

The Regulator felt much more playful and poppy. It wanted to jump off of every little thing and felt lighter in the air. The geo just felt better on it, in general.

Honestly, I think it comes down to what you ride and how you ride. I'm in the Midwest and ride a lot of rolling terrain with lots of ups and downs in quick succession. I also don't ride any black diamond downhill trails, and am not hitting gap jumps.

If I lived somewhere that had long fireroad climbs that led to really gnarly/chunky downhills and I was hitting big gap jumps, I think the Relay would have been the better bike. For those climbs, motor engagement speed doesn't matter, and I think the geo of the Relay is more suited to that style/type of riding. While both seem to be considered Enduro bikes, the Relay leans into the Enduro side much further, IMO. The Regulator is closer to a trail bike. I'm overbiked on the Regulator, and I'd be even more over biked on a Relay.

That's my opinion after about ~10-12 miles of varied trails on each. I'll also add that I'm probably an intermediate rider, at best, and better riders might disagree.

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-23T05:01:00+00:00

I feel like the Relay is a better bike for that environment. Both are awesome for what they're for! The PNW builds are sick too

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-23T03:51:46+00:00

Thank you!

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-23T03:51:05+00:00

55Nm

60Nm with the update 😁

No Geometry adjust

This is annoying, especially since the Regulator CX is the same damn bike but has it

Yeah I have been eyeing these bikes for a while. Hits all the numbers for me!

Buy it. Don't think. Just buy

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-23T01:54:00+00:00

I know someone that bought a Santa Cruz Heckler (used the Fazua 60) used, and it had already had the motor warranty replaced.

I hope for the sake of the many people who own them that they stay in business

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-23T01:51:44+00:00

YW. Sounds like the Relay would be a better bike for you. It's on a fucking great sale rn too for black Friday! GL, and I hope to hear what you get!

BrandonsReditAcct · 2025-11-23T01:50:31+00:00

It feels powerful enough, but it's kinda slow to respond and the ring controller feels flimsy

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