2019 Giant Anthem Advanced Pro 29 with Fox's Live Valve

[PeterF]

Yes the Epic where it received undivided attention everyday from trained mechanics.

Now let’s see how it handles joe soap and his constant ferreting

I am very proud to say that their trained mechanic was my son and although a lot of elbow grease and lube as well as a few tyres, brake pads and gear cables was used, I don't believe that the suspension required any extra attention.

[PhilipV]

Yes the Epic where it received undivided attention everyday from trained mechanics.

Now let’s see how it handles joe soap and his constant ferreting

My mate had to get his Reba rebuilt on day 4. (But that I reckon the high pressure hose wash bays were to blame for that.) so even normal suspension can get busted by Joe Soap.

 

Do the di2 bikes have a higher attrition rate in the Epic than standard XTR?

 

Why would LiveValve be subjected to constant ferreting? The whole point of it is that you don't think of it after initial setup.

And I've found that Average Joe Soap (especially the target market of these bikes) are too scared to touch the suspension settings after the shop did setup, a lot of them don't even understand what the settings do. Not everyone is like Headshot or yourself.

[DieselnDust]

My mate had to get his Reba rebuilt on day 4. (But that I reckon the high pressure hose wash bays were to blame for that.) so even normal suspension can get busted by Joe Soap.

Do the di2 bikes have a higher attrition rate in the Epic than standard XTR?

Why would LiveValve be subjected to constant ferreting? The whole point of it is that you don't think of it after initial setup.

And I've found that Average Joe Soap (especially the target market of these bikes) are too scared to touch the suspension settings after the shop did setup, a lot of them don't even understand what the settings do. Not everyone is like Headshot or yourself.

The challenge with any pressure sensing device altering a mechanical setting is that it has to get good information. Terrain information itself is not enough because oil in a damper doesn't work at constant temperature. Temperature in the oil increases the rougher the terrain gets and this alters the viscosity which changes the damping characteristics. I don't know how well the live valve compensates and then how does it interact with bad compression and rebound settings set by the rider or their mechanic.

How well does it work as the voltage in its battery drops?

 

Like I said I'm sure it works well when new but it's a electro mechanical system that wears and how much does that affect its performance.

how much to replace the valve assembly?