Old 06-28-21 | 02:27 AM
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Allô MtlClimb !

Merde; I'll try again:








Hope these work.

The Smart Sam tyres that come with the GX package are perfect on a 60. Huge improvement in fun and feel over the stock ones in my opinion.

I've now had five of these bikes (three 60s and two 75s), and am currently running the current models of the 60 and 75, both of which are customized with larger rotors, bigger tires, different handlebar/grips/pedals/cassette/shifter and ton of other things.

We started with the 60, upgraded to a newer 60, sold that and went to the 75 when the third kid arrived. Then I wanted an extra cargo bike so I got yet another 60, which was recently sold to get this year's model in dual battery configuration. I like the Load 60 so much that I find I ride it a lot more than my solo electric bike, which is a customized Moustache Samedi X-Road 7 with tuned CX drive.



The 75 is mostly used by the wife; I generally only use it when I need to haul all three kids at once. I prefer the 60 for personal transportation and for trips with up to two passengers, as it's a better handler and more fun to ride. It's also really nice with a tune chip if you want to go that way. We use them every day so it's nice to have a bike each, and it's great to be haul the dogs and kids at the same time together. For over 90% of our outings, it's a complete car replacement, but without the parking and traffic hassles. In fact, our car has issues with parts seizing from lack of use, as it will often stay in the driveway for over a month.

A well-sorted Load 60 is an amazing handler that can out-descend just about anything on the right trails and roads. You're going to love it on those trails. Where I live is similar to Montreal conditions; wet, with some snow and ice.

I ran the Smart Sam rubber year-round on my previous 60, and throw on the widest spiked Marathons for the 75 for winter and run Supermotos in above-freezing conditions. I'm enjoying the Supermoto-X rubber on the new 60 too, so that might be worth a try and I think they look good with the reflective strips removed too.

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