A few months ago, I was looking to get my first eMTB after being off the pedals for close to 10 years. Having dealt with only specialist ebike stores in the past, I reached out to contacts in the industry who sold Focus, Orbea, R&M, and some other less known brands, but found my way to Trek and the Rail 8 Gen5. At first I was extremely hesitant approaching Trek because I didn't classify them as a specialised ebike seller.
On first contact, Nick was fantastic. Great person to deal with, and was very accommodating with all the additional equipment I was adding such as the Shimano Di2, and Supernova lights and additional battery packs. The whole experience went smooth. A big shout out to Omar and Charles, the techs who put the bike and all the accessories together (lots of custom wiring!). Rode it back, which was a good 80km, and the Rail performed extremely well. There was only one slight hiccup with the updating of the Di2 Derailleur which I needed to do after picking up the bike to allow automatic shifting on the Bosch controller. Some slight rubbing on the brakes, which I need to adjust. Otherwise I am absolutely stoked.
Well done fellas.