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IS THE LIGHTWEIGHT LOW POWERED MARKET ABOUT TO KICK OFF ? NO... Of course it's not, it will continue to exist, but will remain at the niche end of the eMTB niche. The more slices you split the cake into, the narrower and more niche each slice gets. Hardly a scenario to "kick off" Motor...

I only hot wax the 11-speed road and gravel bike chains, the MTB's still get drip lube. I always carry a couple of spare quick links in the saddle pack. Had chains fail, but not yet at the quick link - touch wood. I now only buy KMC re-usable missing links for the 9, 10 & 11 speed bikes. Be...

Gone back ? ... they never went anywhere. Loving my regular bikes. The e-bike is great fun, but in a "Desert Island Disc" dilemna, and I could choose only one, it would be a regular bike all day long.

Although I didn't have any problems with the rear free hub, when I changed to Shimano Deore I needed a Shimano compatible freehub body and thought it would be appropriate to put new bearings in, while I was at it. New freehub body £50, bearings £25 to fit to an otherwise cheap wheel with 3000...

Two years on Well my £3.3k Whyte e150S is now two years old and out of warranty. 3,300 miles utterly fun packed miles. (£1 a mile, so far ;)) Warranty Issues - NONE ✅ Breakdowns - NONE ✅ Faults - NONE ✅ Issues - NONE ✅ Upgrades. Original rear shifter cable...

Can someone please tell me when this mythical time was, that prices didn't increase ? Maybe mummy and daddy bought your stuff, so you didn't notice.... ? Quantative Easing (printing money) will continue. It is the only mechanism left in the arsenel of economies across the globe to stave off...

Is the even lighter, even less assisted, faster, genuinely eco, with totally unlimited range market going to take off? Oh hang on, it might mean you have to put a little more effort in (and join an unassisted forum) B b b but... it's 2022, effort is so last century.... now, where is my...

With five bikes, all running Stans sealant I am very happy my $/£10 Stans injector. The black hose end actually screws onto the valve, having both Schreader and Presta threads, one inside the other. I don't loose any sealant at all (at that stage). I still consistently get Stans all over the...

Bluebells are out. Not been on an assisted ride for months. 25 mile circuit from my front door, didn't see a soul. But taking a shower after the ride, found a sheep tick firmly attached somewhere unmentionable :eek:, glad I found it. Tight roadie shorts from now on...

A quick Google reveals a MR JAAN SHANAKA VISHWAJITH CONGANEEGE ANTHONY registered trademarks of ORYX in 2020 Then registered with Companies House as ORYX E-bikes Limited in 2020. His previous disolved businesses are in Leeds and Barnsley, but ORYX E-bikes is registered in Old Street, London...

That is just off the scale, freakin brilliant. Best emtb picture and post EVER 😍

Not tried Smoove, but did experiment with Squirt which is a similar wax based drip lube. Didn't last long enough in the dry on a road bike, let alone on a filthy MTB ride. And didn't appear significantly cleaner. I wasn't convinced when applying to a cold bike, that it was viscous enough to get...

then add battery age ? battery use/abuse ? where battery is in its charge/discharge cycle? most likely just relative rider effort ? With so many potential variables 5% is relatively insignificant.

I only run hot waxed drivetrains on my road and gravel bikes (where I rack up the miles), I will get 300 ish dry miles on a wax. After a long wet ride I will either put a fresh waxed chain on, or maybe apply a bit of Squirt/Smoove to eek out a few more miles. I bought the Ultrasonic cleaner...

I use one primarily to deep clean my road bike chains before hot waxing. But everything goes in. I got a VEVOR 3 litre capacity with heater, direct from VEVOR for £50 delivered, cheaper than ebay or Amazon. 11-30 cassettes off my road and gravel bikes go in fully submerged, but an 11-52 of my...

I ditched the SRAM and went Deore 11-42. I don't even consider it a downgrade. It was cheap as chips and is absolutely perfect with a 34 up front.

Why is my 2021 summary in km, when my default profile is miles ??? Loads of riding goes unrecorded, so imagine true total will be a fair bit higher. Just the morning fresh bread runs will add a chunk. Best thing about my e-mtb is, it has got me back into proper cycling. Such that this year...

OMG Zimm, nice one. (y) Not for me, I have too many already, but hey, they are going to have real value in that condition and vintage. The early ones are older than me ! I didn't start freelancing for AutoSport until 1979.

Should have gone to SpecSavers :geek: My 2020 Whyte must be so obsolete, as much use as an old lump o' meat. It doesn't have Zeb or Fox 38 And is defo no feather weight. So why I am I still having fun When this old bike is surely long done? Well, I am not that easily sucked in, By the...

The deer's eyes reflecting bright green As I ride along at full steam. Not a mugger or machette to be seen, the cheap lights, only set to half beam. :poop: