Hospitals here (Tasmania) are in a bad way. They have been woefully underfunded since 2014 (2.1 billion dollars withdrawn). Even basic cleanliness is lacking because of cutbacks to cleaning staff. Nurses have so many clients that they can't do their job properly. During the recent covid scare...
I've injured myself twice, pretty badly, on motorcycles. All expenses paid both times. I was maintained for two years on the last one. They tried to throw everything at me - I was turning stuff back (electric recliner lounge chair etc :ROFLMAO:, regular physio visits). As you know, medical...
Every tax payer in australia pays for roads. Your registration/s are mostly insurance - none of it goes to roads; or a very small percentage. The good news is that any injury in an insured vehicle and you're covered. Don't know about speeding etc though. That's also why motorcycles cost as much...
I've found that 140 or 145 works for me - so I'm guessing I could be the same size? You're right though re styles. I have a rocket on one of my bikes and I really like the kick up at the rear of it. Just eyeballed what I currently have: merida comp cc (came on my ebike) - that's actually the...
it seems to be a general upper limit for the motors for emtb that are used for mountain biking (not commuting etc). I think I've heard of one (emtb) that had more; most seem to last a lot less. That is emtb in general.
Yes, initially it was just to finish the day; quick repair at the car. I'm guessing you bent a normal one, tempered harder and more brittle. Must have given you a fright when it went! Funny thing is he left it like that for ages - I gave up rolling my eyes each time I met him for a ride, with...
I'm in Australia with a merida. I bought it 200km away while on holiday and no local stock. I thought I had a warranty issue and contacted the local LBS who is a merida dealer - they were happy to deal with it. I imagine any lbs who deals with your brand of bike should be good - they get paid...
My sometimes riding buddy has bent a few crank arms - he rides giant. He was told that the crank arms are made soft so that all the force is not transferred to the crank shaft. My buddy was surprised at how easily they bend - I actually straightened one a fair bit with a 12" shifter. So there...
Geez - I rode a monster climb in boost. I'd been on 2 bars for a while before starting. It was a steep firetrail; on the edge of traction for 2km. Then played around on some lower trails after the descent down single track. I was trying to use up the juice and not far from the van. I had to give...
shimano eco on med level, and trail on low for the technical steep climbs. Only used boost out of curiosity. My attitude is kind of like steve_sordy's. I'm keeping fit, and doing more. If it's raining, I resort to some weights.
I like dhf on rear; I think it's an awesome roller, and high volume. I prefer it on the rear because that "no man's land" (vacant space between centre knobs and side knobs) has no effect back there :)
Sit back and let others find out whether the update is good or not. Look at all the trouble giant owners are having with their latest update. Although the latest bosch update looks awesome!