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Ahhh the DVO Topaz! :love:

If my brake pads get contaminated, I don't just clean them with IPA, I do THE DISCO INFERNO!

The move from a 46T chainring to a 40T will increase your torque by 13% and drop your spin out speed by the same amount. A typical 7-speed cassette is 12-32 and has an average 17.7% change between gears. Therefore, one shift on your gears will be more than the effect of changing your front...

They look fine, but a bit black! Are they noisy by any chance?

Or remove it and measure the links (don't forget the magic link). When brand new, the chain should be a whole number of inches, just multiply by two to get the number of links. If it is worn it will be slightly longer, but not long enough to take it up to the next inch on your tape measure.

If your pads are still flat and without a step on the braking surface then you'll be fine.

Nothing like that on my EP8, almost 2800 miles in and three winters. No EP8 rattle either. :) But I've never rattled my crank arm after I've removed the chain, so who knows? :unsure:

Give your LBS a go.

@Maxi I'd have a word with your insurer and let them know what you are planning. If you expect them to cough up after the shed is broken into and your bike knicked, then best they have some input. PS: The bastard/scumbag/thief may just cut through your bike frame and take the wreck with him...

Remove the chain and measure it: 120 links = 60"; 118 = 59" You may be asking because it's time to get a new chain, therefore your chain will measure slightly more than an exact number of inches. But not so much as to confuse 118 vs 120.

There is supposed to be an even number, unless you have a special half link*. Two half inch links that are different to each other make a pair. You need an even number to join them up. See pic below. *note A half link looks like one of these: (Which you won't have).

It's nice to be able to use and own good tools. But they are designed for a lot of use. If you don't use them very often, they can be just an expensive luxury. I bought the Park Tool version when it was on offer and very quickly got half my money back vs the LBS charge of £10 per adjustment. I...

Spend a big percentage of your cost on security; sheds are just too easy to break into. A hard-wired, very loud alarm as a minimum. Look on the stolen bike section to see easily wi-fi alarms are defeated.

Every bike I have bought was for "the foreseeable future". I never had a length of ownership in mind. In fact, the first mtb I ever bought I had for seven years. I'd still have it if a mate of mine hadn't said he wanted it for his teenage son's birthday. All the others went within 3.5 years...

They can use a mech hanger alignment tool/gauge, like this one from Park Tool: (Quick and cheap to use). https://www.parktool.com/en-int/product/derailleur-hanger-alignment-gauge-dag-2-2 The Park Tool item is not cheap to buy but there are many cheaper ones available that do the same job. If...

He who hesitates is lost!

Yep, but what a hassle.

Not sure about that, all I know is that they have a thing about putting fingers in dykes.

Perfectly reasonable assumption, but no, I came up with it all on my own (sort of). It's out of the wheeltapper's skill set. The fastest way to check whether the wheels on a locomotive have a crack is to tap them with a hammer. The guy that does that was known as a "wheeltapper". May still be as...