E-bike Suntour Epixon Fork Upgrade + Antipolo Test Ride

Thanks to the link from Joshua (of Nakto PH), I finally received the Suntour Epixon shocks early last week. But it wasn't until yesterday afternoon that I decided to install it. Having little to no installation manual with it, I thought it would be a good DIY project. Took me about 30 minutes from start to finish with bulk of the work towards the end.

 

Didn't have time to test ride it so I figured I'd do that today in Antipolo. Primarily, I got the airshocks to alleviate the experiences I get from the speed bumps on our village. With the test ride this morning on the up-and-down bike lane of Marcos Highway, it seems to be working fine. The Epixon compliments the Thudbuster I installed at the seat post - though I would like to experiment on installing a softer damper just to see if it fits me better.

 

Took the Antipolo loop at a relaxed 1.5 hours. The only problem I have is usually deciding if I am going to overtake bikes going up slopes - kasi medyo nakakahiya even if I'm only on level 1 assist. This usually makes me slow down my pace and just follow groups that ride not too fast nor not too slow.

 

 

Boredom doesn't set in because I use the R1 Evo helmet and it plays my music and is still very responsive to Siri controls.

Got home with just 1 bar of power used up and as I was going to switch Off, the power bars returned to full again - I guess the low level of assist used did little use of the battery.