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:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: I got the refence, but did anyone else? :unsure:

@technotony007 Welcome to the Forum. :) Don't be dismayed by the apparently unfriendly response. To be of assistance, someone has to have/had the same bike and the technical knowledge. I took a look because I have a Merida E160, but when I read your post, it's not only a different bike, but I...

And I'm sure he goes just as fast!

@Reidy There is a very good chance that the tyres are too wide for the rim. Combined with low pressure, this leads to ballooning and excess stress on the tyre walls. Hence the cracking that you see. Here is a link to a very useful WTB site on tyre widths vs rim widths. Tire & Rim Fit Chart...

Mine are exactly that spec and are mostly silent. Never any clicking, just the occasional screech when they get wet and some scraping noises when it gets wet and gritty.

Do control pinched wires show as any sort of fault? It is what my fault was; nothing was shown on my screen. I don't dive into the gubbins via a laptop (like many on this site) and I never asked the LBS people.

If XT M8100 4-pot brakes with a 203mm disc (especially if you go the Ice-tech route and have finned pads), are insufficient, then I don't want to ride that trail. :giggle:

@RebornRiderm I'm sure that the "220-your age" guideline cannot possibly be true for everybody. I wondered about whether fitness made a difference, but if you are unfit, you just get to your maximum a lot quicker. When I first bought my heart rate monitor, it came with advice on "zones", ie...

I broke the lever on my Shimano XT lever assembly on 12th August 2021. I called in at the LBS on the way home and he tried fitting levers from scrap assemblies that he had lying around. All were too thick, so he ordered one that day. It was the pandemic of course and most of Shimano's factories...

Welcome to the Forum. :) I wouldn't get them to paint your seat post. I doubt it would be adjustable for long.

I read somewhere that your max heart rate unless under close medical supervision is 220-your age. In 2005, I was riding up a long steep hill and it was blisteringly hot. I was sweating like a pig and I don't remember being dehydrated. I happened to have a heart rate monitor on my chest with a...

Following a revelation today, I won't be buying any new kit for me or my bike for what might be years to come! Here is a list of brand new, unused kit I found today. I even had to put where stuff was so that I could find it again. Backpack, Trespass, 15 litre + 2 litre H2O bladder - bagged...

I knew there was a good reason why I wasn't working out! :) It's because I didn't want to cheat, of course it was! :giggle:

It depends upon the size of the hammer, trust me on this. :) A large hammer (or any big lump of steel) can be applied accurately because you are moving it slowly. It will do less surface damage to whatever you are hitting. The speed of application can be slowly incremented. A smaller hammer...

That is some serious coin right there. But they all seem perfectly legitimate to me. I can understand how you got there. :) I'm glad it's not just me! :giggle: Edit: Hang on a minute! Are they all brand new? My list wasn't just stuff that I had accumulated from discarded stuff from old bikes...

Too long? Not long enough?

Here it is! I even had to put where stuff was so that I could find it again. Backpack, Trespass, 15 litre + 2 litre H2O bladder - bagged, bedroom. Brake Pads, finned NO3A, Shimano resin – boxed, black toolbox. Brake Caliper, Shimano BR MT520 (4pot) + DO1S plain pads – Black toolbox Brake...

What prompted me to make a list? I made a temporary repair to my saddle that lasted longer afterwards than the life I had before the repair. After a recent very wet and gritty ride, the stitches finally failed on the shoulders and the saddle burst open. I reached for a temporary replacement in...

You are always better off hitting softly and more accurately with a big hammer than trying to achieve the same effect with a small hammer wielded with a mighty clout!