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Did anyone watch Ali Clarkson's latest video about his 145mm Pinnd cranks? Mostly riding but some discussion about the pros and cons. I'm still tempted to get a pair of these.

Mine have been rock solid and have taken a fair few hits (evidenced by the lack of anodising on them in places). I'd always intended to upgrade to Hope cranks once I was convinced that shorter cranks were the way to go but in practice it's been hard to justify when the Mirandas just keep doing...

This is a good point. Our local forest (which contains our trails) is commercially managed and while they tolerate our mountain bike trails the forest managers aren't happy with people doing DIY tree surgery in their forest. This is another reason that I've stuck to using a handsaw, it's much...

I use a Boreal Agawa Canyon 24" folding bow saw. Anything that I can't cut with that is left well alone. As others have said you need to watch out for trees that have fallen under tension (both for safety and to ensure your saw blade doesn't get pinched and stuck). I've thought about a chainsaw...

I've finally admitted defeat and shelled out for a pair of Sendhit handguards. I really miss having them on during the colder weather but I can't justify buying another pair of disposable cheap ones off Amazon. The ones I've ordered have an alu mounting bracket so should hopefully survive better...

Fwiw I've bought other non related (obscure fat bike parts) from Ridewill and they were fine to deal with. They're just an Italian bike shop afaik.

Yeah, you're absolutely right and I'm currently looking for an alternative solution instead. I think there's definitely mileage in having a pair of brush guards for weather protection in winter (depending on where you ride). Apologies if I offended you regarding your handguards, I'm sure they're...

The Geo NX handguards are identical to the ones that you can get on Amazon for less than £20 (GBP) and they break really easily. I've just broken another one (my third) and am looking for a stronger alternative. The Trail Max ones look decent though but they're a lot of money for a few bits of...

Tbh those Acerbis ones don't look like they'd be much stronger than my cheapo ones off Amazon (for three times the price). The ones that look like Barkbusters (Moto guys will know what I mean) seem like the best design to me.

I agree with this but I've found that with my bar mitts (which are these ones Classic Pogies ), even if my hands are soaked and even in temperatures around freezing my hands still stay warm. That's in UK/Scottish riding conditions where it doesn't get really cold but we often get sleety wet...

The ones that I got off Amazon cost £14.95 so were significantly cheaper than those ones. The price does tell as they're not very strong but if you're only using them to keep your hands out of the wind instead of to protect them from impacts they're okay. If you actually want protection from...

I have a pair of these for using on my fat bike in really cold conditions but I find them strangely off-putting when riding technical terrain. I can't really explain why this is but I can confirm that they're brilliant at keeping your hands warm, I can get away with riding in summer gloves or no...

They fit fine on my bike (Giant Reign) but it does have quite minimal additions to the bars with just one little extra switch compared to a non eeb. Might be more tricky with Bosch or Shimano set ups though.

Anyone tried using handguards/brush guards as an aid to keeping your hands warmer in winter? I bought a cheap pair off Amazon last winter and they definitely help a little bit in reducing windchill. I crashed and broke one last year and the difference between my two hands while riding home with...

I've been using the Uberbike eMatrix (blue) pads for a while and found them to be decent if not exceptional. I had an issue with the first set I used but I think that was due to contamination from a micro leak in my old Shimano caliper. No more issues with them since I changed to a Magura...

Obviously by now there have been quite a lot of frame replacements but what I'm wondering is whether the replacement frames will just end up cracking as well?

Interesting. I'm using the 32mm because I already had it (borrowed from my enduro bike) but I had wondered whether 40mm might be the best compromise. After riding the bike some more with the 32mm stem on I'm totally convinced that the stock stem is way too long. The steering on the bike is...

It's possible to break Shimano levers as well (I snapped the lever blade on my Saints) but I agree that they're a degree more durable than the Magura levers. I also prefer the feel and look of the Shimano levers compared to the Maguras (but that's very subjective). Fwiw, if you snap the Shimano...