Hey all, the Decathlon Stilus is a brilliant base bike and with a few changes can be totally transformed. Biggest difference is Mullet setup, it slackens the head angle a bit and the Front Fork and more aggressive tyre change makes a huge difference. This is now pretty much a dream build, with all the Hope parts. Total build cost around £5k, including bike, fork etc. Thats now a LOT of cash and obviously no need to spend all that... BUT still cheaper than many, many entry level to mid level ebikes from other brands. I'll do another ride video soon to share how it all works! Cheers, Rob.

@markwilson7013

4 жыл бұрын

Did pretty much the same thing with a 2017/18 Focus Jam², minus the brakes and bars for the moment, but totally agree on the improvements the mullet setup made. The bike had 650b 2.8" XC tyres front and rear and it made the steering totally vague, though the grip and traction from the rear was pretty good. After test fitting an old 29er front to see if it worked went with a 29" Fortus 30 front and 27.5" Fortus 35 rear still on a 2.8 but more aggressive tyre, and its spot on 👍. The 27.5" rear gives you a bit more arse clearance too. I sometimes still buzz my butt on a 29 rear which can be horrible on a drop off 😅 Good tip on the bash guard as the 29er will raise the motor slightly and the chainring will probably take any hits anyway. Its not often you see crank arms off on ebike vids. You got a bit of a view here but it would have been good to see the interface to the motor in a bit more detail as I'm not familiar with it.

@graysquirreltreeservice7299

4 жыл бұрын

Its now sweeeeet

@Meldonator

4 жыл бұрын

At first I thought that almost spend more than half the price on new pieces wasn't interesting but indeed it still less than most of the competitors with lower quality spare parts... 🤔 and man those Hope stuff is impressive (but I'm not fan of the red anodization because I have no taste 😁)

@johnrussell8051

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video and the original review of the Decathlon bike. I really appreciate both of these reviews. I love the modifications. Quick question this is now a £5 bike I would love to see a comparison with the Treck Rail 7 which comes in at the exact same price point but with a 625wh battery.

@garethreid6308

3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see it compared against other bikes that are about £5000 of the shelf.

Nice Rob! Loving the upgrades can't wait for the ride video!! Not round Minley though lol take it somewhere hardcore!! 😁🤙

Love HOPE components have their stuff all over my current bike and have used their stuff on my previous bikes, their customer service is second to none, 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Excellent love what you did.I have a Scott e730 from 2018 and I’m slowly doing the same as you I bought the bike used from my local bike shop for 3000 euros it’s my second bike first one is a Scott e710 from 2016 has over 25000 km still going strong. Thumbs up from me keep it up.

I'm looking forward to seeing the improvements the upgraded brakes make Rob, as I've just ordered some from Hope. On looks alone they are winners, it's just a shame the lead in time is so long :(

Got one ordered this morning from Decathlon 🍻🎉🎊

@Joshuasbikingandadventures

3 жыл бұрын

where did you get it from i cant find it

Hi Rob, Nicely done! You should do some Emtb dreambuilds someday!

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Yeah maybe but Gee Milner is the master of them vids!!

Amazing take on this rig n love the upgrades on the decathlon bike - keep up the good work

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

And suddenly the cheapest eBike is not so cheap anymore! 😂 Jokes aside, I guess if you have a good fork laying around it would make good sense to upgrade the bike. Want to see how it performs after the upgrades! Great vid as always! 👌

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers! For sure it’s not a cheap build now 🤣 But I reckon it’ll perform a lot better than some much more expensive builds!!

@alpine1609

4 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the ride video,

@intrepidCreative

4 жыл бұрын

@@RobRidesEMTB how much does this setup come in at now?

@minilev78

4 жыл бұрын

@@intrepidCreative price is under description in video £5045

Hi Rob, I also have the Decathlon Stilus and it's great to see the upgrades you can get for it, thanks for sharing!

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Gary, cheers! Hope you're loving the Stilus, best bang for buck ebike out there I think!

@garyalexander3281

4 жыл бұрын

@@RobRidesEMTB Really, Really enjoying the Stilus, it's my first ebike definitely great value for money, been lots of.places I may not have bothered on a regular bike, thanks for the reply!

I would not go for light gear but tough. The E in EMTB carries you up mostly and I want to keep it for as long, as possible, so no need to save some grams on ie bash guard but invest in tougher gear that can handle the stress better and longer. And I actually like the Purion display.

Great content Rob!! Love the studio. Bike giveaway coming up sometime soon? 😜

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Michael, thats a good idea!

Rob you are my new best friend! Upgrades and you choose Hope...perfect 👌

@TerraRyzin78

4 жыл бұрын

Hope = nope 🤣

@derekblake9385

4 жыл бұрын

mark5378 spoil sport

The expression of a little boy when he gets a new toy...😎😁Congratulations Rob!👍

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

haha! Cant help it, that little boy still lives on in us all I think!!

Great vid. Your original Stilus video inspired me to buy the bike for my wife. This video has now got her pestering me to buy her expensive red bits to put on it. It’s costing me a small fortune but it’s a game changer for her and she loves it. Keep em coming!

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Great bike and ripe for a few upgrades!

Hi Rob.... like the Hope upgrades! i am a big Hope fan!

I changed mine to XT but used a set of SLX four pots, makes a world of difference. What a PIA to thread the rear brake hose . I used a reverb hose joint to pull the new one through but had to disassemble the rear triangle bolts as they corners are pretty tight. Well worth it though.

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that was super difficult! Got there in the end after about 30 mins!!

Great video, I was going to ask how much were all the parts but I guess it pays to read the details lol.

Hope make some great kit, it's good value for what you get usually and are generally a good component choice for E-bikes IMO. Seating a tyre that's already been seated is easy especially when its already spent days/weeks/months in shape. Not sure I'd do any more Red as you'll end up being "that guy" :P ... less is more in accent colours IMO.

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s at the limit of red now! Maybe Black crank arms would have balanced it out a bit! Agree on the tyre seating comment - rear was a brand new one though 👍👍

@sebdn7370

4 жыл бұрын

@@RobRidesEMTB 100% for the black crank arm. I went for anodised red theme as well, but it's always hard to know when to stop, when it's not subtle anymore, and you usually only realise after you've installed that part that was too much, hahaha!

These videos are super helpful. Love where your filming-rode around there years ago in between course.

@RobRidesEMTB

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

Great job-Rob👌

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

I've just sat and priced up the build, only I put a fox 36 ebike fork on and a cane creek rear shock, my bill would be £2985, so in total around £5600 , wow you really got me thinking Rob, I'll be buying my first ebike in January and I might go this route, I had narrowed my search to the focus jam2 6.9, but all the hope bits look sexy

@darthkek1953

2 жыл бұрын

One advantage of the upgrade route is you don't have to upgrade all at once. You buy an out-of-the-box superbike you need all the money up-front, or finance. The upgrade way is you can buy the bike, use it, have fun with it, then later on as your saving-up succeeds, upgrade bit by bit.

Great looking bike there, if decathlon Aus had stock I would've loved to checked one of these out.

great idea! for the future, u can slap on all the original stock parts and sell the stylus for cheap (with little depreciation loss), and keep the bling Hope parts for a future build. pity most manufacturers don't sell emtb with frame/motor only

I think you have found the bike that will gain you the most views with the Stilus the last video has gone nuts, I ordered one the day after you released the video and was lucky enough to get one and i love it so thankyou Rob for doing the video as it saved me some money buying another brand 😊

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

No probs, hope you're enjoying it!

@leeds106

4 жыл бұрын

@@RobRidesEMTB loving it. Upgraded the tyres to E-wilds which has improved the bike no end. Its just a shame the bikes always out of stock now so more people cant get one to enjoy themselves

15:40 Hi Rob is it safe to takeout the top spacer above the stem and install the handlebar directly under the Stem Top Cap ? Thanks

Can't wait to see the ride review after all the upgrades..... im stepping into the ebike pond with a budget of £4500 any advice would be appreciated

Top Job Rob, let us know if it rides better than a bike costing the Equivalent upgraded price , keep em comming.

I'm surprised there's no 3rd parties repackaging the Bosch speed controller into a more compact form. Surely you could dump the LCD for a smaller LCD or LEDs.

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

I’d be in the queue for that!

Love the upgrades, looking forward to the bike reveiw. What would be the cost for all these parts and is there any one upgrade in your opinion worth it more than the rest?

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers, total build cost including bike frame battery motor etc is around £5k - I just added the breakdown in description. Biggest difference in the ride is the Mullet setup, so 29er at the front, 27.5 at the rear and changing out the Fork to a better performer and changing out the Smart Sam tyres to something more aggressive. Then the brakes are something else in terms of performance.

Hi Rob , I have just bought the Stylus , I like the upgrade you have made , can you put in the description the list (Links) of all the new parts , cheers.

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Done! All links in the description. Cheers, Rob.

Hi, Rob great vid as usual. Any idea on the weight saving you got from your upgrades, or is that for the next vid. Gotta love Hope gear, can't wait for the ride review. Congrats on your new bike.

Bike looks sick, Rob. Hope makes some very nice kit

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Quality of the stuff is top

Brilliant vid.

Looks sick as

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

looks nice rob

Seems like you got a nice setup there. That sthe rotors I use in my G1, but I have 180 rear 203 front in black, and yes the flowing rotors are little bit lighter, cus it's aluminum,but flowing rotors stay noticeably cooler than regular rotors. So say thry don't notice a difference, but I ride high speed downhill, and brake hard, so jus t going from resin only Shimano rotors to same size Hope rotors increased performance a great deal, no more overheating rotors, less wear too, bu tmy new bike required 180mm rear so now I have redundant 160mm rotors, doi g nothing, but have the 180 mm rotors are the back on my new bike. The only con of floating rotors is they can develop some play, and creak a little bit after years of use, I have one rotor that creaks a little bit. I have 3 wheelsets so 3 rear rotors now, but it was used at the front on my old bike.

AWESOME!

I hope Hope let you keep the bits. This is such a fantastic advert for hope. Soon as I saw the parts my trigger finger was itching to go buy some trick hope bits for my already multi coloured vitus! Those cranks especially! So nice.

@gavrob1981

4 жыл бұрын

Me to.. I love the crank arms

Just like Christmas Day.....😍👍

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

For sure!

Hope has one of the most kick ass machine shop unbelievable

I do rly appreciate the stilus. Such a great bike

nice job enjoyed the vid

@RobRidesEMTB

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great video as always. Could you do a video on a just the mullet conversation. Cheers 👍

Thanks for the video Rob! It's a shame that this is only sold in Decathlon's euro stores. It's also a shame that it comes with a grotesquely long chainstay.

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that chainstay is crazy long. The bike is a weird one but it actually feels pretty great to ride in a mullet configuration with short reach, Long chainstay and 63.6 degree head angle!

It's a shame you can't buy these bikes currently. I was after one and ended up getting a hiabike fullseven which is a lower spec bike for more money. Great video and colour combination 👌

@michaelangelo5783

2 жыл бұрын

Right, April 22 and all these "cheaper" emtbs are nowhere to be found or if they are available they've went up $1500+ in price, losing their appeal.

Looks sweet 👍 A mate is looking at getting a ebike soon he is thinking about a vitus so will need to show him this vid. U know it now needs a red rockshox lyrik ultimate now right ? 😁

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Oh my, that has got me thinking!! I think it does need a Red Lyric!!

cool video! wish there were more upgrade videos on big channels, so great idea! 🤘 bit too much red in my opinion, but cool components nonetheless, shame the pike fork is grey and not black with chrome pike stickers.

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers! More upgrade vids to come for sure!

It was a bargain before you just threw another 1500quid at it 🤪

@darthkek1953

2 жыл бұрын

It was a bargain e-bike... now it's a bargain e-superbike.

Well nice! Must agree

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

😂

I’m riding Hope for 10 years now and never want anything different. Bought a new YT Jeffsy so Hope is getting some orders next month.

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

They just ooze quality, as soon as you pick up the parts and see the level of detail.

Sick!! 👍

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🔥

Tempted with the stylus and been similar size to you, I’d have to do the stem and bars too, the forks and mullet wheels also. Any other must haves to start with?

I can't afford these parts but I live in HOPE.😉

The bike is fine. It comes stock with parts that are more capable then most riders ability

@darthkek1953

2 жыл бұрын

In fairness he does say upgraded to "superbike" not "to a baseline minimum spec". Yeah, the bike is fine. Aside from tubeless tyres and some better pedals I don't plan on any upgrades (I'm in the process of saving for one).

I have a 2018 (last gen) Levo and I was wondering if I could throw a 29er in front for a mullet setup? Would it totally screw up the geometry? Thanks

Sana All Naka Hope ang Ebike 😍😍😍

Fantastic upgrades, so frustrated can’t get hold of one, even buttered up the sales girl at decathlon 😉 everyday looking for last 3 weeks plus............ahhhhhhhhhh! Keep up the good work 🤙🏾

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed! I hear they are getting another 200+ very soon! Make sure you are subscribed to email stock alerts, and good luck!

@andyukh1625

4 жыл бұрын

Rob Rides EMTB ah ha, perfect .......... will let your followers know .... thanks Rob 😊👍🏽

been considering getting one to get back into mountain biking (Derbyshire here so hilly )

Please do a review on the declatons rockrider am 500s or the 100s👌 keep up the good work 😃

I want a e bike but i just thought i was dreaming when you said this is the cheapest bike and when i checked it is 27.000 in my country which makes 9 times less affordable. I really hope that one day in my life i will be able to have my own mountain bike

Have to appreciate that Specialized decided to keep the Levo cockpit so clean. None of those ugly large chicklets.

Hi Rob, great video👍. I would love to know what the full upgrade, Including fork, ends up costing🤔.

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Check the vid description all in there I listed full parts and cost 👍

@timognanna

4 жыл бұрын

@@RobRidesEMTB great, and thanks😎👍.

in the future you should fo a part two wear you put wireless dropper and gears on etc!!

Rob, looks superb. Q: how much was the upgrade?

i think you are really good at what you do and i enjoyed this video . i think IMHO to make this more real world you could have stripped off weak components and ebayed them . Then upgraded the weak points with sensible upgrades . Subtract the ebay sales total from upgrade price and add it to the cost of the bike to give a real world total . That would have been a very clever and imtereting real world project . just throughing on free stuff is simply not real IMHO

@jeddartjusticemtb6676

4 жыл бұрын

maybe an idea for a project ? im currently doing exactly that to a trek rail 7 , debonair 170 mm air shaft and charger 2.1 damper upgrade and its good to go . there is an art to buying stock bikes and upgrading week points and negating cost by selling parts on ebay .

If you can’t buy in the Uk jump on a ferry. There are loads of Decathlon shops just over the water. Would like to see what all that Hope kit cost to see what the bike cost then. Mind you I would rather buy a cheeped bike and then upgrade than an expensive bike then upgrade. Especially if you get the same motor 🤙

I like it in the original, but love it like this. I just can't afford a bike like this 😕 In general good bicycles are expensive

Cool video...... who doesn’t like upgrades!

Hey Rob. Still hoping to bag one of these Stilus but old Decathlon customer service online are hopeless. I now have a cycle to work voucher and they won't even entertain me with securing one to my local store. The store staff have said the only way to secure the stock in store is for me to buy it online with a credit card and they'll refund it when the bike comes in store and use the Cycle to Work... And that was the store helping me out with limited scope. So emailed Decathlon customer service about it and pretty much fobbed me off to keep check the website. You can't even purchase any bike online with them on Cycle to Work... Complete mess!

Great looking upgrades Rob , I believe I spied a Hope chain ring on you’re desk ? But it’s not on the bike 🤔 Forgive me if I’m wrong and also what’s the rise on the Hope bars ? They look epic. 👌

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Good spot! The 12 speed Shimano XT requires a 12 speed hyperglide+ chainring, I wanted to make sure it was all compatible, so sourced a 12 speed Bosch compatible ring after filming the first segment.

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

I believe the rise on the bars is 20mm

@geew2993

4 жыл бұрын

Rob Rides EMTB , excellent cheers Rob for explaining that. 👍 Looking forward to the next video.

@geew2993

4 жыл бұрын

Rob Rides EMTB thanks mate .

Hi Rob, great upgrade. I read the datasheet of the fork,and the pike is not ebike ready, is that a problem ? For my better understanding, are you using 29" rim at front and 27,5" rim at rear ? Thnaks a lot for the video, I'll upgrade my stilus soon !

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, Pike has been absolutely fine on a few ebikes that I’ve had it on. It’s a very good fork.

it would be kinda cool to try and source a carbon or carbon/kevlar bash guard...

Tmac pedals are the best flats I have ever tried, u need to try ,feel like u are in the pedals

Decathlon dream build vs your Levo with wheel set, what would you prefer to ride ? I know there’s will be some price difference (Levo costing more new)

Nice! But I probably couldn't even afford the rotors!

Hey Rob would you ever review either a Frey Ex or Luna X1 e-mountain bike? I hear that they are the best bang for buck bikes on the market with massive 160nm torque bafang motors.

The Ghost Hybrid SL AMR S1.7 + AL U - Beige - 2020 is merely the same price, allready with mullet setup, and a decent configuration. Any plans on testing this bike ?

I am planning on buying this as a replacement for my trek powerfly that was stolen on Friday depressing though I only just upgraded the wheels and breaks to hope in purple 3 weeks before it was stolen

@hairyhomerify

2 жыл бұрын

Thsnk god for insurance

Hi Rob, last week I chipped my G4 bosch on a drop, a 1x1cm of the cast aluminum came of, I would keep that bashguard on. ;) got a recommendation for a bashguard for the g4? Or just send me your old, I’ll pay for it :)

did you omit the bars from your parts list and pricing in the header, looks like it - tho I am tired zzzz

What is the cost for all the upgrades?

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

I’ll work out a build cost in the next vid!

@scottweston8477

4 жыл бұрын

dj- andy-bee looks like good advertising for Hope, cost of all the parts would be interesting.

I cant seem to find this bike available for sale in the US. Do they offer it at all here?

Nice video what was the portable bike stand you were using cheers.

Hello Rob , did you use the cranks with standard offset for the Stilus?

@RobRidesEMTB

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, yes just the standard Hope cranks for Bosch motors.

Seriously pimped it up. Not such a bargain now with £5k upgrades

Not a big fan of mullet, but those hope parts look neat!

@solocc1160

4 жыл бұрын

Brendan Tovey In my perspective mullet are kinda ugly and weird looking, I understand they handles well but the looks really push me away

@Simon-ls8xf

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, actually mullet setup should be slower in all type of tracks up and downhill except on flat and twisty single trail. I also think it's ugly but that is just me.

I'd love to buy this as a frame only. Anyone know if it's available?

Hope 😁🤣🤣u put a review on the brakes compared to sram

Nice video! What are your thoughts on the Haibike xduro nduro 2.0, it's also entry model in the enduro world, but would like to know what you think about it, or what are the drawbacks on it? I'm new to bike world lol

@RobRidesEMTB

3 жыл бұрын

Not tried that model yet!

@johnny2156

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobRidesEMTB but if you don't mind to look the specs, what do you think? The price is 4000€

Im trying to understand and want to but just dont have the techical know how. The machining on those red pedals is something else. Finished product looks Amazing

nice video buddy, but you didn't show the front chain ring??

What length crank armu U buy??

can you let us know how the bar feels compared to your previous renthal alu. CHeers

Did you need to bleed rear brake after routing through frame?

@RobRidesEMTB

3 жыл бұрын

actually it worked out ok, didnt need to bleed it.

I recently bought a Cannondale Moterra LT2 2018 for 2450 pounds from someone in Reading. that is the cheapest emtb :) had only 600 miles on it..works perfect.

@RobRidesEMTB

4 жыл бұрын

Bargain!

@constantinclipa1360

4 жыл бұрын

@@RobRidesEMTB I agree..was very lucky to get it...the only reason I got it it's cause I made an effort to go there and pick it up...plenty people wanted it shipped. it is a beast...maybe you can review it one day. I live in London.

More tuning videos pls

Your videos have the kind of refinement and finesse that not even the 10 million-subscriber-plus-youtube channels... Lol hope you understood that:)

Hi Rob, can you share the total cost of the upgrade per component? Love the red by the way. Cheers Dean

@RobRidesEMTB

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Dean, all in the video description with links to the parts. Cheers, Rob.

If he brake the frame he can put a Sworks Tld frame in place :) So Rob test it!