Based on some inspiration I got from another post on this forum recently, and on the fact that it's the summer holidays and I had some spare time, I decided to build something: a nice bike repair stand. The best thing about it: it cost me no extra money, because I had all the parts already in my...
I had the opportunity to test ride the Simplon Rapcon Pmax Pinion during my Eurobike visit on Saturday. It was a ten minute ride on a test parcours (including uphill and "downhill" sections through a parking garage), so plenty of opportunities to riding slow and fast, even beyond the 25 kph...
I will be at Eurobike tomorrow. Anyone else?
Will try to get a look at all those new motor and gearbox systems. Any suggestions or ideas, what manufacturers or products I should see (apart from the obvious ones like Bosch, Brose, Mahle, Pinion, SRAM, ...)?
After more than 5.500 km I had to replace my Cube RFR SLT 2.0 pedals, because they started emitting cracking noises and I couldn't find any spare parts.
So my new pedals are DMR V12 with magnesium body - fully serviceable and rather light weight at 350 g. The Cr-Mo axle can be replaced by a...
When I read that I thought "ok fair enough, he wants to build a lightweight electrified XC machine". Further down I read about double black diamond lines and bike park riding. Are you sure, your setup is purpose built? :ROFLMAO:
My "best" bike is my current one. It's the first bike I purchased after almost 30 years. My old 90's MTB is also still in my possession, and it has accompanied me on countless shorter and longer tours and holidays. Career and family were always in the foreground, but I never completely lost...
Continental Ruban might be a good compromise – good for commuting, but will also allow you some trail riding on the weekend. Recently installed one on my wife's bike.