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I too will wear women's stuff if it fits me better. I have two pairs of women's gloves and a pair of waterproof trainers. But the knickers are a bit too snug! :ROFLMAO:

Spring? Nobody mentioned a spring! :eek::unsure:

@pagheca I have ridden several times in Tenerife. The trail was in part known as "The Esperanza Trail" which is on the side of Mount Teide, the local volcano. It was always dry and usually quite grippy. The trees were Eucalyptus and not pine, so dry leaves instead of needles. Despite that they...

I ride on sandy soil that is covered in pine needles. When the trail is dry, I agree it can be a deadly combination. It is even more important that the front is more grippy than the rear, but also good braking technique is essential. If you just clamp full on, you will end up floating along on a...

Because you are commuting, avoid the heavy "Downhill" ones and get the lighter "Mountain" versions. You then have to choose between the "Maxx Grip" and the "Maxx Terra". The "Terra" are lighter, have a slightly harder compound and will have less rolling resistance than the "Maxx Grip". All are...

You don't have to put the same tyre on both ends. The front tyre does a different job to the rear.so it is not surprising that you see many, many bikes that have mismatched tyres. You can afford to have a less grippy tyre on the rear because you can easily recover if the rear drifts out on a...

I have been wearing specs for over 40 years and they do not bother me at all. I need them for distance. I have varifocals so that I can read whilst also watching TV. Varifocals instead of bi-focals means that what I see is a natural view without blurring or edges. I don't need them all the...

@RayD8r Ref contaminated pads. Are you aware of the "Disco Inferno"? Tools: iso-propyl alcohol, 100-120 grit emery paper, blowlamp. Clean the pads with the IPA, leave them wet and turn the blowlamp onto them. Keep the blowlamp on the pads. I find it best to do one at a time, although you can...

Since I went tubeless, I've had loads of punctures, but no flats. Except for the two tyres that failed at the bead, both manufacturing defects. 100% recommend that you go tubeless. It is easy to do, but if you don't have the space or the time then get your bike shop to do it for you. Pretty...

Aaarggh! Sheep shit! The only thing that gets green sheep shit off tyres is riding through sand! Thankfully it comes off clothing a bit easier.

I was told by an English teacher that only those who learned English as a foreign language are picky about spelling errors. So as a native English speaker, my bet is that @Reidy had a simple typo and pressed the "o" twice instead of the once he intended. He is still guilty of course of not...

I think I had a lucky escape with my first emtb. It was a Focus Jam2 and it had an e8000 motor. I switched it on when the pedal was resting on a log. This was exerting some torque and the display gave me the E010 error! Yikes! I switched the bike off, removed the pedal from the log and switched...

@cragginshred What a brilliant movie! I enjoyed every moment. I fully identified with your position. It looked hard, but I reckon I could have done it too.

At least it's not rusty in there! So your basic seal design is good. :) I had a bike with E13 hubs and despite the five-year guarantee, the pawl springs rusted through in about 700 miles. This happened again and again. On the third time the whole hub was replaced. I sold the bike immediately...

DMR Vault. £79.99 from here, or for £1 more you can have a choice of colours and pins from eBay. https://www.teamcycles.com/components/pedals-cleats/dmr-vault-pedal-in-black__10885?currency=GBP&chosenAttribute=DMR-VAULT-K2&gad_source=1 I got my first pair in 2010 when I was offered a £100...

One of the tips for doing a rear lever bleed on a Shimano brake is to store the bike vertically overnight. You may have to tilt the bars a bit, but the idea is to have a continuously rising rear brake line. Before hanging it up, clamp the lever to the grip with some zip ties or strong elastic...

Only the ones with attitude! :)

My last bike only had 370 W-hr, so I got it down to zero quite a few times. My current bike is 630w-hr and I have never had it below 30%. When I get back home if it is below 55%, I charge it up to 75-85% and leave it until the night before I go out again. Then I take it up to 100%.

@Cleggy I've done what @VWsurfbum said, but I suspect that we have both just been lucky. Once I had read the advice to switch to aeroplane mode before updating, it made such sense to me that I resolved to do that ever since. I mean, who needs any signal coming into your phone when it is...