I'm surprised that with the accessibility of rapid prototyping and low volume manufacturing these days that there aren't more companies making 'conversion' linkages to alter the progression.
I'm fitting an EXT coil shock to my GLP-2 and fortunately for me there's enough material in the rocker...
Sorry to snap your belts for you, but chains are now by far the most popular camshaft drive method.
They're mostly crap too though.
BMW chains........... Dogpoo.
Vauxhall chains... Dogpoo.
VAG chains............. Dogpoo.
Ford (and one or two others) use a 'wet belt', that's a rubber belt...
Suspension has to partly control and partly convert energy.
If you look at it from an energy perspective, and tune accordingly, it's possible (even desirable) to make 'less' do more.
The same goes for tyres, you're asking the contact patch to control and convert energy (absorb=convert into...
Buy/rent a Shockwiz and a shock pump.
Install the app, follow the instructions very carefully and exactly. Do some riding how you normally do. Follow any suggestions made in the app.
You'll be amazed at how much better you can make your bike ride, assuming that you have adequate adjustment...
That's a shame, because the EXT Era V2 is on another level to anything from Fox, Rockshox or Ohlins.
I've got several bikes with every different make and I'm gradually replacing with EXT as each comes up due for service.
Mojo Rising are the UK dealer for them and their support and service is...
Have a serious look at the Fulgur Mula (see video above) it's 160/170, but the suspension is incredible and I don't actually use as much of the travel on mine as I do on my Fox/Rockshox equipped bikes, despite the Fulgur being very much more plush. In the shock is a hydraulic bump stop damper...
It's not a hack up job, I simply made some extender brackets to move the third bike tray further back to make clearance, but if simple fabrication is beyond your skillset, you'll have to choose a different rack. Maybe something is available now, but when I was looking, absolutely nothing fitted...
There's enough options then if you look.
I don't think Thule do anything suitable, they didn't when I looked anyway, which is surprising from possibly the biggest manufacturer of bike racks.
Atera do a couple of options, if you can find stock.
I bought the XL e-bike rack, and made a...
Three bikes yes, but not more on a tow ball because of the weight and leverage on the bar with a heavy bike three feet behind the ball.
I always put the heaviest bike on first, lightest one last, and if possible take anything easily removed off, battery (if possible), drinks bottles, lights...
Those are cool. 👍
I think most motor control systems are wired, rather than Bluetooth, so some sort of receiver and driver unit would be required to physically action the commands to the motor or display.
I've not seen any under-bar buttons before these ones, I assumed that the convenience of over bar buttons had won out over the protection of them at the design stage.
A friend of mine has the newer Shimano remote, and he really doesn't like it compared with his older one, so their update is...
I was recently looking at the parts catalogue for my bike motor (Polini) and saw that they do some new style buttons.
My current buttons were a bit worse for wear (read- 'crashes') and these new buttons looked like they would be less vulnerable so I ordered some to try.
Fitting the buttons...
I think anything properly waterproof becomes a bit of a sweat bag, even if it's a Goretex type material.
I mostly wear a very simple 100% Merino base under a Fox Defend jacket. It's a more than warm enough combo even in this weather.
The jacket wasn't cheap, but it gets used a lot and is...
They do last pretty long, and you only have to look at the light on the derailleur to see how it's doing.
Green:- you've got ages
Red:- charge when you get home
Flashing Red:- you didn't listen, did you? Now pick the gear you want to be stuck with before you're stuck in one too high to get...