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    The loser of the test: Trek Rail 9.9.

    isn't it just different? For example, I'm more interested in shorter wb and chainstay, and steeper ha and if possible steeper sta. That would suit my style of riding and what I'm interested in - tight stuff and climbing. Speed downhill isn't my priority. I would have thought that most other folk...
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    What did you buy your ebike this week?

    Circlip pliers :ROFLMAO:. Not specifically for ebike but the motivation is for the 200hr fork and shock service. Of course they are useful for any circlips. I bought a set to cover external and internal circlips; 1 each for 10 to 25mm, and 1 each for 19 to 60mm...
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    Official Merida eOne-Sixty thread

    I don't know about your other issues, but this aspect is normal. It's the same for wheel bearings. Play doesn't show unless there is a bit of force. For example, to check for headset bearing play, I hold on front brake and push back and forth on the bike. This will show any movement. With wheel...
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    Should you charge your battery 100%?

    Excuse my ignorance - what chemistry are our batteries? Are they lithium ion phosphate? I assumed they're not, but I don't know.
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    Should you charge your battery 100%?

    Sales and profit - that's business in general. They'll sell more the simpler it is. There's always those of us who are a bit more interested or mechanically sympathetic (chemically sympathetic?) :ROFLMAO:.
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    Should you charge your battery 100%?

    Do you really think anyone here does that or is suggesting doing that?
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    Should you charge your battery 100%?

    I use a timer. Every 1% = 225 sec, that's for up to 80%. I have a shimano slow charger and a 504wh battery. I have a list of about 15 different times now. I set the timer to be finished by 0500, and work back from that. Calculation is pretty simple eg 50% = 50x225 = 11250 secs / 60 = 187.5 mins...
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    My experience with Canyon customer support.

    I think your good experience is more to do with this guy, the mechanic who did your work.
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    Upgrading the Stance groupset...is it worth it?

    yeah, bugger it. You're right, that was a strange call putting a pissy little 9mm quick release axle on it. Emtb really are a different thing to mtb. I remembered this last night while I was thinking about tyres. I wouldn't consider a maxxis crossmark (rear) and continental mountain king (front)...
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    The What kind of Rider are you - Tyre thread ..

    Yes; I was woken by sprinklers coming on in the morning once :rolleyes:. Oh, Adelaide :ROFLMAO:
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    Levo Gen 3 What tyres have you switched to?

    that finding really surprises me. It's a nice looking pattern but just looks like the tread is too shallow. It seems a bit like the minion ss - fast in the centre, reasonable side knobs for cornering. I see they conned it for loose conditions and braking, but not much. I would have thought good...
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    Levo Gen 3 What tyres have you switched to?

    I have been using a 2.8 dhrII exo (lightest casing) on the rear. It is a freebie and I was curious about this size. It came with an 8mm cut in the centre - I've patched it inside; I also use tannus in the rear, so not a problem for me. It is noticeably draggy (I use low assistance), but I'm...
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    Levo Gen 3 What tyres have you switched to?

    yes, I think it rolls better too. I run dhf on the rear through the drier months. I've also found that it's a bit stiffer than the equivalent dhrII; I can run a pound less psi and it still feels stiffer than the dhrII. It could be that it's taller and not as wide? It feels better but not as good...
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    Upgrading the Stance groupset...is it worth it?

    I did the same with an analogue xc hardtail bike. I kind of liked it; it was a lot more versatile with the bigger tyres even though they were on very skinny rims. Of course I should have bought a trail bike - didn't really know much at the time. It kind of looks like you guys may have bought the...
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    Modded H15 finally done!

    Yeah, Steve earns his money. I considered this before watching, seeing that it was a promo video for miranda. Analogue bikes were predominantly 175 cranks, maybe 170. Enthusiastic dudes used to figure out what was best for them, as a starting point they used their height (or leg length). This...
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    Are my front forks faulty?

    How did you go with equalizing pressure? Did you understand it? Basically as your pumping up your shock every 5 or 10psi push down on the fork.
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    The MTB videos Thread. Funny, Serious, Cool ... Share them here.

    The follow up red bull hard line video. The process they have for deciding order of runs is funny. Despite these bikes having huge travel, they are set up for the big hits. I imagine for most other stuff they must feel pretty hard. Impressive riding. In all the shenanigans I just noticed Rob...
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    Burping tyres

    I'm guessing that will be a more fit for purpose. Although I'm surprised that the minion ss is classed as a trail/enduro/dh tyre - I wouldn't have guessed that. And it comes in dd and 60tpi. I have a dhf dual compound that is 60tpi; it feels a step up in toughness / stiffness to the exo (120...
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    Levo Gen 3 No Battery Error

    It's a pity that specialized support here didn't want to share the fix or post publicly. That's a bit proprietary of them, especially on a forum like this aimed at enthusiastic users who are here to share their knowledge and / or seek help.
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    Who says you can't get ebikes wet

    Remember this from about 15 years ago? I think I'd prefer it. Consider all the problems we have with e bikes on land amplified with water. You can take these in small surf and surf them.
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