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I've been trying to winterize/weatherproof my bike in anticipation of the pending shit weather that we get here in the west of Scotland. I already had an RRP bolt on front mudguard fitted and a Pro Guard at the back to protect the suspension linkages and the rear of the motor. This week I've...

I wonder if there will come a point where they'll start dishing out warranty replacement 2023 frames as they run out of 2022 model parts (assuming that all the bits will transfer over)?

The whole full face/open face/convertible issue is a tricky one. If you knew when you were going to crash it'd be easy but as you don't everything comes down to risk assessment and guess work. I personally ride almost all the time in an open face lid but I sometimes wonder if I should use my...

Yeah, I have an Orbea Rallon, a fat bike and a gravel bike as well as the ebike. I think the ebike feels like it has more drag when I ride with the motor switched on and go above the threshold but if I ride with the motor switched off it just feels like a very heavy bike which leads me to...

Yeah that sounds about right then.

I've just spent the last few days riding my non eeb gravel bike after riding solely my eeb for the preceding three weeks. I expected the gravel bike (which is nice and light with quick rolling wheels and tyres) to feel lively. In reality for the first couple of hours it felt like riding in...

I'm watching the funeral involuntarily at the moment (due to other family members watching in the same room) but I'm going for a spin on my gravel bike this afternoon. Don't think the queen will mind.

Glad that you got sorted with the Oakleys Expidia, I'm sure they'll prove to be an excellent choice.

You clearly value and appreciate your expensive, high quality possessions and I think over the longer term buying a quality item can work out as better value and give more satisfactory results than multiple cheaper items. I cut corners with some items but when a premium product is clearly better...

Right, I had my first ride on it with the 34t today and was able to clear all the log and root roll overs that the chainring previously hit. In terms of riding feel, I didn't notice any difference, obviously it is there but it's very subtle. I think when the time comes to replace the...

My Oakleys are clear to medium, they don't go super dark in the sun but it's enough to stop the glare.

I got the idea for the Jawbreakers from watching McTrailrider's YouTube videos (he has a pair and used the photochromatic lens initially, although he now rides with a Prizm Trail lens). I messaged him for advice as I'm a Patreon patron after I'd seen him wearing them and he recommended them. The...

Yes I can confirm my friends bike is a small as well and has the bump stops. My mistake.

Yes they are genuine Oakleys and have the small logo and description written on the lens. I bought them initially with the photochromatic lens and then later bought the clear lens as well. One of my friends has a pair and has used fake lenses (not photochromatic ones though) and reckons that...

I ride in a pair of Oakley Jawbreakers with photochromatic lenses and they're very good. I know you already mentioned that Oakley, Smith etc were too expensive but I managed to get mine quite heavily discounted over here in the UK and I've already had them for around five years so I see them as...

It's funny, I live in Argyll and we've only had sporadic dry spells. We came down to ride the Golfie a couple of weeks ago and as you say it was really dry and dusty, rode it again last week and it was way more challenging as all the rain had washed the loose stuff down the steep sections to lie...

Oh, maybe his is a small then rather than a medium. The only other reason I can think of is that mine is a +1 and his is a +0 so maybe the battery cover is a different shape to accommodate the bigger battery (but then you said your bike is a +0 as well). Very strange. 🤔

I think the fork bump stops are fitted depending on frame size. My bike is a large and doesn't have any, my friend has a medium and his has bump stops.

The 34t Praxis chainring arrived and is now fitted (easy job to do). I've not ridden it yet but I'll let you all know if it's a worthwhile mod. Pictures show the two rings side by side and one on top of the other for comparison, as you can see the difference in size isn't huge.

A 34t chainring (Praxis, as fitted OEM but down from 36t) to try to improve ground clearance a little bit. My chainring bottoms out before the skid plate on the underside of the motor and I hate the idea that the force from those strikes is being transmitted to the bearings in the motor. I would...