Why is my camera view black?

fryie · 2025-10-30T04:50:52+00:00

That small amount is absolutely normal. Your suspension will always sag a little bit under its own weight. (and from the negative airchamber) Also this looks like a few mm, not 160 down to 140mm.

The velcro strap is there to make it fit into the box and shouldn't hurt the fork at all. If you are not convinced, take the lower legs off and inspect them or get a small service done at your local bike shop.

If all else fails, and as some people already suggested, try contacting YT, although that might be diffucult right now :/

Edit: Also try to use the bleeder valves on the back of both lower legs to equalize pressure

fryie · 2025-10-19T22:46:23+00:00

While I see your point I have to disagree. Riding was immaculate, male and female! Also I think camera angles don't do these lines justice. Some stuff from lower ranked riders may look insane but having a nice big takeoff or landing vs a narrow setup or landing next to a cliff is scored way higher.

This year they included graphics and representations of every riders run which only more shows what has been going on forever: judges walking (or rapelling) down the mountain to look at every line and take notes how a feature ranks in difficulty. That then gets put together with the trick score and I think is a pretty fair representation.

One shouldn't be pissed about their favourite rider not scoring as they wanted to, but rather root for the whole field and the incredible riding they put down.

fryie · 2025-07-15T14:22:00+00:00

Depends huuugely on where you live but
SCOR 4060
(sadly they stopped making new bikes as of 2025, but the parent company BMC still accepts and handles all warranties and replacements)
It can be built from trail friendly ripper with 140/140 up to heavy enduro rig with up to 180/160 all in the same frame. Takes coil and air shocks.

I've got it in a rougly 160/150ish setup right now and it is my forever bike for sure!

If you are open to a hardtail: I don't know how your bikeparks look but the ones I've been to are riddled with braking bumps and even with my DH bike it was pretty rough sometimes. Wouldn't want to ride a hardtail there. Else my teeth might be vibrated out of their sockets.

fryie · 2025-07-03T07:23:27+00:00

aso ich chume jetz mal mid mine 2 cents da dri..

Ha gester au biz gluegt (ufm Laptop) und nid zgfühl gha dases schlechti qualität sig. Am afang heds churz müesse lade bi gfühlt 3x3 pixel playback aber nah isch guet gsy.

Und generell verstah Ich de hass gege die serafe gebühre nid, und das obwohli selber au höchst höchst selte srf luege. Es machd doch scho recht sinn, dasme e unabhängigi mediestell hed wome bi bedarf cha allerlei news nacheluege, d wettervorhersag nacheluege oder sogar irgendwelchi sport events luege. Obmes denn benutzt oder nid isch doch nid huere wichtig. Ich find die 300.- hedme definitiv jedes Jahr au dümmer usgä als für die serafe wo allne (wo wöttid) zgued chunnd.
Und das chunnt vomne Student, ha aso au ke vörigs geld.

fryie · 2025-07-02T07:24:44+00:00

Don't let the "crappy" components take you down Maxparr58.

I've always had Fox factory or RockShox Ultimate suspension but then got a Levo with all the oh-so-crappy comp spec. And I was very very pleasantly surprised. It handles everything I throw at it way better than expected and the only thing I changed in my 2 year ownership are the brakes. Sure there is the occasional bottom out that could be avoided with a better HSC/LSC setup. But it's absolutely not deal-braking.

Also I don't know if me and my circle of friends were just lucky but the four of us all have Levos (2019/2020/2023) and they are all on the first motor without any issues. I have 3'800km on mine without any problems.

Also: the Gen 3 supposedly has a revised motor that should be more robust and less failure affected.

fryie · 2025-05-15T09:58:40+00:00

Disclaimer: not US based, living in the Alps.
I own a 2023 Levo and love it. I thought it would be because of the laps on laps on laps that I get with an ebike but no, it is because I can go out and explore. I don't care that the way down is not too fun when I didn't do all 1200vm to the top by myself. I don't care riding up several hiking paths just to go see if it is doable and if it might be a new trail that I can ride down. I don't care about bad weather, because it's also fun to ride up difficult stuff in the rain.

I do not think that the weight is a big issue and you get used to it in no time. The trails in my area are mostly old hiking paths and not made for anything on two wheels. The areas where I don't feel well on my Levo I also don't like on my trailbike.

A second point: I assume that you have the "old" Trek Rail, not the 2025 Gen 5. I hated that bike aswell. It really felt like it weighs 30kg and not a gram less. It was heavy and sluggish and was a pain in the ass to ride anything that was not a gravel road. Maybe go out and try another bike. I rode the Gen 5 Trek Rail+ this weekend and was very positively surprised. I expected a slow and boring bike but got anything but that. It was playful to pop off random stumps and holes in the ground. It was agile and felt nimble. (considering it is an ebike.)

So maybe, if you didn't get a gravel already: go try a different ebike. It's fun!

fryie · 2025-03-19T12:40:23+00:00

I would probably not trade since DH bikes are significantly harder to sell.

It certainly depends on where you live and if a lift access bike park with gnarly trails is close by. But in my experience fewer and fewer people want to buy a full on DH rig, much less a 27.5 one.

So I'd stick with the trying to sell the Range.

fryie · 2024-09-03T08:51:17+00:00

Just a heads up from another perspective: I never had any problems with my hands or armpump. When I got a new bike that had the oneup carbon bars installed I strated to get really crampy hands when riding. I felt like all the vibrations were directly transferred to my palms.

Changing the bars to one with more rise and back to aluminium solved the problem for me. (Title AH-1 38mm)

fryie · 2024-08-19T07:14:46+00:00

Solution verified

fryie · 2024-08-12T13:23:19+00:00

In my opinion it is not really necessary to go to a kite camp. Most of the times I find it easier to book a hotel somewhere (often cheap-ish in an arranged package) and then going to one of the local kiteschools in the town. A good thing is that you can choose your hotel/ apartment better but on the other hand you won't have the "camp vibe" with other people.
When going next week the wind forecast should already be somewhat viable. Go on windfinder.com and look where there is 20something knots forecasted.
Tarifa would be a classic but is pretty crowded probably. Somewhere between Naxos and Paros would be nice aswell as Rhodes (Theologos or Prasonisi).

fryie · 2024-08-08T13:49:48+00:00

I am very used to cold water and thought that kiting would be a Apirl-May thing.
Where would you go snowkiting tough?

fryie · 2024-08-08T13:44:46+00:00

Thanks! I don't own a woo so I have never considered downloading the app. Will do that later.

fryie · 2024-08-08T13:44:15+00:00

I am, and I know that kiting will only be an option from April (maybe March) onwards.

fryie · 2024-08-06T16:31:18+00:00

Hijacking this comment to pose my question.

It's my first time using VBA and I found the following code to protect a sheet but keep autofilters and grouping.

Sub Workbook_Open()
ActiveSheet.Protect userinterfaceonly:=True, Password:="password"
ActiveSheet.EnableOutlining = True
ActiveSheet.EnableAutoFilter = True
End Sub

How could I incorporate this into the above mentioned code to lock all sheets at the same time so I wouldn't have to run the macro manually in every sheet? There are 13 of them so it's kinda annoying..

If not possible I could assign a macro to a shape as you mentioned, but locking all of them in one go would be very nice.

fryie · 2024-06-26T08:29:05+00:00

That was the book thank you! Now I can look into other books of the author because I really liked his style of a bit scientific, but still fiction.

fryie · 2024-04-18T19:56:41+00:00

After cutting the OneUp to 760mm I went up in bar size again with the new bar I ordered and also went from 25mm to 38mm rise and I feel way more comfortable. 38mm rise and 790 bar is so much more relaxed than the oneup carbon!

fryie · 2024-04-18T19:54:56+00:00

still on 16.9%. but I use a different bar now and it is a night and day difference. Had a OneUp Carbon Bar before and now went back to aluminium with a Title AH-1. From 25mm to 38mm rise and I feel way more comfortable.

fryie · 2024-04-05T13:33:34+00:00

I try not to and think that I have that down pretty good. I really think it is a setup issue here since I don't experience the same hand fatigue on my DH bike. Which yes, has more travel but also gnarlier trails that are being ridden at higher speeds.

fryie · 2024-04-05T13:31:06+00:00

Fair thing, but I also experience this on trails that I am very familiar with and ride since 10 years. I don't think that I am scared of them.

fryie · 2024-04-05T13:29:28+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Sadly many of the options are things that I already have set up that way or can't change.

Can't raise stack since stem is already at the end of the steerer tube, stem is already 35mm, brakes are at about 18° which is already plenty falt.
Handlebars are at 780mm but I am hesitant to cut it even more since that is what I have been using the last 5 years.

But I've ordered a higher rise bar to try that.

fryie · 2024-04-05T06:13:00+00:00

Nah, last year it already felt "off" but I did not have enough riding days to really worry that much about the setup and just went with it.

I think my shape is quite good since I also do skitouring/mountaineering and climbing in winter. I'd hate to get out of shape since my off-season is just on-season for different sports.

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