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Great points. I have been swapping my MTB brake levers since I bought my first mountain bike. Bike shops don't get surprised when I ask them to swap the levers around on a new bike, apparently this is a common request. Glad to hear one more confirmation that I am not alone in this.

I ordered the whole thing for $301. From the description it appears that it should come with the slave cylinder and hopefully already filled and bled. We will see... Their whole brake accessories section is a mess. You click on "front master cylinder" and it is uncertain if you will receive the...

This was very helpful. Thank you. I am near the middle of the third category, so I am not worried anymore. We will know the exact weight distribution when Bryan gets his bike.

Now that the cat is out of the bag, and the 118 lbs is a known number, could Stark please publish the front/rear weight distribution and the exact spring rates that they are planning to ship to us? I am finding myself in-between two choices. Also, I would rather pick my own front fork spring...

Answering that question is starting to sound like explaining 120F in Arizona: "But it's a DRY HEAT".

In those cases I use both the LHRB and the rear brake, LOL! ...EXCEPT in rare panic situations when I am up in the air, doing an inadvertent "boner air". I haven't learned to use the LHRB in the air yet, neither have I learned to use the rear brake, but during the boner air my right foot slams...

I am definitely keeping my Start Varg order. But the next bike I will want is a Stark Vargito (or Liten Varg, whatever) with 300 of these cells in a 4.8 kWh quick-swappable battery. It should still be able to beat the 450cc bikes. https://www.molicel.com/inr21700-p45b/

Stark is selling the LHRB master cylinder and a line kit (with a brake line and a slave cylinder), hopefully already bled??? https://starkfuture.com/parts-and-accessories/spare-parts/varg/brakes/brakes_rear_hand_brake/24_brake_assembly And just a master cylinder. Not sure if the brake line is...

Mark, do you think we need 6.5 kWh of batteries to have the power that is equivalent or better than a factory 450cc bike? Can you think of ways to make 4.8 kWh batteries last, like @rayivers was proposing, but without detuning the power output? Is it okay to discharge 2170 or other batteries at...

Heavy. It appears that light 110 kg bikes never existed. Manufacturers often announce weight targets that they think they might be able to meet somehow, if they try extra hard, or if a miracle happens. Then they come short of the target. Happens in the car industry too all the time.

The two times when I notice the weight of my Alta are: 1) When I lift it onto a bike stand, and 2) When I have to pull on the handlebars to loft the front wheel over some obstacle. I do not use the bike stand very often. I tend to use the rear wheel triangle at the track. This solves the first...

The Talaria discussion has been moved to Small/Play Bikes. https://electricdirtriders.com/threads/talaria.3111/

It probably will go over 50 miles for most trail riding, other than sand and mud. Many of us have gone over 40 miles on the Alta, and the Stark Varg has at least a 1.33x bigger battery capacity.

For most of us non-pro MX folks, an extra range that comes at the cost of extra weight is not a welcomed bonus. I would rather have a bike that weighs 25 lbs less (235 lbs or 107 kg) and has a 4.5 kWh hot-swappable battery. Why? Because I can win on such a bike more easily and more often...

That's somewhat positive news. If your estimate of the Alta "gas tank" was 0.75 gallons, then your Stark's estimate is 1.5x times bigger. That is more optimistic than 1.33x @fsfs estimated. Good news for weekend trail riders.

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I think wrapping the bike in an electric blanket might be sufficient. Just buy a model of the blanket that doesn't turn itself off after one hour. Or disable the timer.

Oh wow! Is the Stark Varg at 260 lbs now heavier than the Alta Redshift at 257 lbs?

Have you been one of those TSLA short sellers for the last decade, Mark? ;)

It is simpler and cheaper to buy a new bike. So, I would enjoy your SM as-is, and then decide to sell or to keep.