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    Tire liner (Cushcore) saved me from a very long walk home this evening

    Are you running DH or DD casings? After the initial installation I find it only a few more minutes manipulating to get the tyres off & on. That's with exo casings though.
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    Tire liner (Cushcore) saved me from a very long walk home this evening

    Yeah I'd read that they give you the option of riding back out to the car. When I burped my tyre couldn't get it pumped up on the trail I rode for a few metres on my cushcores but then decided It's not worth risking damaging the rim. If my rim was broken like yours it would have been a...
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    From 3K ebike to paperweight a Giant Talon E tale

    Bad luck about the crash but with the amazing skills bike builders & alloy fabricators have I can't actually see that being a hard repair to do. I hope it gets sorted for you. May be time to upgrade to a full squish. Speaking of crashes I just watched Gee Athertons crash on the knife edge video...
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    2 months old and outdated already

    Totally agree with you on all fronts there. I saw that new screen & immediately thought I would have to buy a repacement one with the new bike. I would have thought a better idea would be to have twin smaller batteries that joined together as my 2 hr rides only usually use up a couple of bars &...
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    New Bosch Tour + Mode

    See I've never found it kicking into turbo just felt between eco & tour - unless it's a turbo lite? :-)
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    New Bosch Tour + Mode

    I have found I use Tour + more than emtb now. I didn't think it would be something I'd be bothered with initially but it is actually quite good & I never used tour before anyway. I found tour to be a bit useless in context really & only use turbo for the last blast up the hill to cram in a...
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    Which motors allow changing region to unlock 32km/h speed

    I'm in NZ & I very rarely get up to the 32kph limit. Unless you were commuting I can't see why it's an issue. All the mtbing I've done around the Sth Island is climbing long uphills & coming down them (usually shitting myself) reasonably hard under brakes. I can't really see where I'd be able to...
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    Rail battery fell out while riding!

    Do you mean like a slight kind of "grinding, growling or rubbing" sound from the motor - almost like the feel of a deraileur about to change? I have one that only happens when in low gears grinding up a hill - doesn't happen with the motor off or on the flat peddling. I took it to the LBS & the...
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    Rail battery fell out while riding!

    What is a vibration shimmer?
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    Quick Pol: Whyte E150rs vs Trek Rail 9 GX ? …..

    Yep that's a pretty fair comment. If I was updating in future from my rail I'd def go for something a bit more sleek looking. In saying that the Whyte does look quite 'busy' in the middle. Throw a dart at either of them I say & see which one it lands on.
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    Quick Pol: Whyte E150rs vs Trek Rail 9 GX ? …..

    Whyte def looks cooler than the rail & that's about all you need to worry about ;)
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    Hi from New Zealand

    Ouchies! Whats that shiny thing just above the mangled chain ring? I think I saw one of those in a museum once
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    Hi from New Zealand

    Kia ora from Nelson Mitch. How did you do that? bad landing? Where you situated?
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    Reign E+ 2022

    And the forks look like Rockshox judys from the 90s :LOL:
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    Rail battery fell out while riding!

    Yes I'm scratching around for things to do while we're locked down. I took the motor guard off & had a look underneath but didn't adjust as the battery seems to sit ok but does move in & out a bit when pushed. Found the motor guard cracked which was to be expected so put some epoxy on it.
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    Rail battery fell out while riding!

    I checked out my rattly battery yesterday - it would rattle when hitting the outer case even though it seemed reasonably solidly fixed in. I found 3 of the 4 screws at the top of the battery holfing it to the carriage had somehow vibrated out & disappeared. Replaced them with new & a bit of...
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    How much assistance is 55Nm?

    Are Are you able to crank it up to full power if you wanted to go for a quick ride up somewhere short & steep or is it factory set so you can't change it?
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    Pic of the Day

    Congratulations etoni you have won! Admin Please close the thread now:geek:
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    Carbon or Ali bars to dampen out stutter bumps ?

    I'm relatively new to the experience of carbon bars but love my one ups & doing the research before buying I did not see one piece of evidence or even opinion saying Ali bars were regarded as more flexible than carbon. In the search for trail comfort all the articles I read recommended swapping...
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    Can’t get my head around berms!

    I think what the OP is saying is he knows what to do & does it but it just feels foreign. I guess after a certain amount of time it will become familiar however I think the difference is, on a moto entering the corner with a throttle controlling your speed & a foot out feels safer or reassuring...
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