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    Levo Gen 3 How do you know what year my turbo levo comp alloy is?

    First guide is original owners purchase receipt which at least tells you when it was bought/how old it is. Then of course there is year of manufacture and model year and that can vary by several months or more. Does it matter??
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    Levo Gen 3 How do you know what year my turbo levo comp alloy is?

    700w/h battery in Levo Comp since 2021
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    Kids pads

    for someone that young you may need to get skateboard knee and elbow pads. Much easier to find in a size small enough...even from places like Halfords.
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    Lefty

    If by "lefty" you mean left handed you would have thought he would favour his left hand/rear brake. All UK bikes are set up left side of he bars = back brake so he just needs to be encouraged to use the brakes correctly. Front brake can only be safely used when the front wheel is straight. Maybe...
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    Kiox 300 update?!

    How is it connected? what bike? what Bosch Smart components?
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    What's your "best" bike ..

    Whyte E160RSX..............one of my current bikes and the best allround bike I have ever had the fortune to ride. Why the best? Firstly it does everything well...climbing, descending, cornering, going fast, and is perfectly balanced with a low centre of gravity. Secondly its build has no silly...
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    Mastermind TCU battery issues

    The Bosch Smart System also uses a rechargeable lithium battery in the LED Remote and some have experienced similar problems as you describe. There are 2 possible scenarios. If your bike is fairly new, the Mastermind battery may have been at a low state of charge from new and charging it...
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    Levo Gen 3 GPS Security Tracking Gen3 Levo

    The only GPS tracker I know about that is connected to the bikes battery is Biketrax. There are several other GPS trackers available if you are happy tohave oe that uses its own battery and therefore needs charging occasionally. I use one that is a ctually designed for a dog! It is called Tractive.
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    Why no reviews of Whyte bikes by Rob?

    ...the only goods covered by the UK/EU free trade agreement are those whose value is assessed as c 65% "country of origin"......so unlikely to apply to any bicycle, and most are assembled in Taiwan or China before being shipped in boxes to the UK or Europe.
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    Review Troy Lee Designs 7855 Armoured Shirt

    I think the answer with MTB protection is a bout the terrain ridden and the type of impact most likely with any type of ride. The most critical parts of the body in terms of serious injury are the head, neck, spine and sternum which suggests the highest priorities s hould be ....helmet, neck...
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    Rail (750Wh) Quick review of Kiox 300 Navi & Komoot

    you have Kiox...not Kiox300. If you import a route you have to designate it "point to point" or circular. A circular route will start and finish in the same place so the direction of travel shows the out route v the in route.
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    Why no reviews of Whyte bikes by Rob?

    ????? what he demonstrated a bove was that the same bikes are more than 20% cheaper in the UK than in the EU!! How is that anything to do with Brexit?? I have no idea what website was being quoted but it suggests either completely incorrect pricing or a big difference in VAT and/or import taxes...
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    Mission Control Specialized Mission Control upload pending issues

    Dont take failure reports too literally! It suggests it cannot uplod to your phone because it is not connected to the internet......but that may not be the reason for the failure. You have a backlog, so it may be that you have insufficent free memory ( RAM) to enable the upload. Try cleaning the...
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    Shock Trunnion bolt alternatives? +warning to others

    your best bet is probably suspension specialist companies..........e.g. TF Tuned.
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    2024 Strive:ON

    I took a look at the GPS tracker/alarm system for my Whyte E160 RSX but rejected it because it also needs the bike lock to be activated. (turns out the unit will not fit under the customised Whyte motor covers anyway!!) If the back up in case of any failure with the phone blutooth connection was...
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    2024 Strive:ON

    A word of caution if basing sizing on reach figures. Already pointed out is the fact that reach is measured between a point vertical with the BB and the centre of the steerer so is no guide to effective top tube length which also depends on seat tube lower and upper angle............the Strive...
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    what chain are you using?

    I think the confusion re reuse of powerlocks etc is that it depends whether it is Eagle ( 12 speed)...which is a one time use only.........and 10/11 speed which can be used up to 3 times. It is also the case that any chain used on an EMTB..including the powerlock.........is under a great deal...
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    what chain are you using?

    I am not convinced there is much difference between chains in terms of wear. It all depends on the conditions you ride in and how you clean and lube the chain. I use SRAM GX chains and change them at 0.5% but the old chain continues to provide value as a spare I carry with me. Equiped with a new...
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    Sram GX AXS ghosting

    yes the shifter button. Im not sure why they recommend doing this when on the one but last ( biggest) cog but my guess is that whilst the mech already knows how far to move to change gear, the variable can be spring tension in the mech which can change slightly due to a number of...
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    Bike van/mpv recommendations

    any GOOD recommendations? No! Electric are overpriced and range of most is pathetic. Hybrids are a joke.
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