Not really a new bike but for me it is the first bike I bought in 3 years after a serious spending habbit in bikes 🙂
Bike is a 2021 Raymon TrailRay E 11.0 with 160mm travel.
I was looking for an e-bike because I reached the limit what I can physicaly move with my normal bike (dropbar converted Enduro HT) and my absolute limit was 1500€ for a used or new one.
Found this absolute beauty of a beast for 1800€ and wrote him I would come, pick up and leave and never come back except for the original owners lifetime warranty for the frame. I am 100% sure this bike is not stolen from anywere, actually nice because I have a police encounter at least once a week.
Derailleur cage was broken, just transfered the complete cage from an older SX derailleur (and finally found out why the shop replaced it, noone knew what was bent), it needs a serious inspection (left crank is loose, new drivetrain [will probably go for a 1×9 or 1×10 linkglide because I mostly dont need the right gear but the cheap spares]), but appart from that I couldnt go any better in that price range. If I would need to I could also flip the parts but as a former bike mdchanic I just wont, nearly impossible to top that parts list in my situation on an enduro bike (that ptobably will mostly deliver food so I can get out of this situation till it gets cold again).
Now I just need a shock pump and a set of new brake pads. Maybe getting also 2 sets of olives and pins and replacing the mt5 levers for older slx levers for the shigura bite. I finally feel like a person again (I am probably like the car guys but with bikes. I love highend and it just feels good to sit on a decent bike.
by Zealousideal-Top4600