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My apologies, I should have made more/different assumptions. :giggle:

Oh, sorry, wrong thread!

I am deeply concerned; this thread seems to have struck a chord with me, almost sub-conscious, I have started to see innuendos everywhere. My first emtb was a Focus, my second was a ME-Rida. Is there any hope for me? I would not want my Santa Cruz chick (see below, OMG!) to feel Surly, or get...

Make the eBay sellers an offer. If they haven't sold for 8 weeks, they might get quite excited at your offer. eBay allow this and have the in-built mechanism to help you do it and for the buyers to respond. I did it once as a seller and provoked a frenzy of activity that ended up in me selling...

Wear your usual riding kit, including boots, helmet and backpack. If the bike is completely new to you, start at 25%, then see how it rides. It is easy enough to change. Don't forget that changing the spring pressure affects the rebound damping too. I usually take several trips out with my shock...

You are probably correct; I haven't been keeping tabs on their used prices. My comments about Bosch motors "winning on points" were aimed at the number of recommendations so far and the ability to service and repair them, not the bikes they sit on. If those two bikes have Bosch motors, then do...

If she is a lot lighter than you, then the battery will take her further. She may not need the same 750Whr battery as you do and a 625 could easily meet her needs. (Or a 500 if you have a 625). That in turn will make the bike lighter and easier for her to manage.

Seems like Bosch is winning on points so far.

Check whether you have a head for heights first!

Others are better to advise you on what to look for in those sorts of checks. I have only ever had Shimano motors and the software they come with is not good for that at all. It has even come to the stage with Shimano that according to the latest information that if you use some non-Shimano...

@shredder Welcome to the Forum! I get the strong impression (this is not an analysis, it's an opinion) that buying a second hand emtb is a bit of a lottery. I'm very sad to have to say it, but based upon what I read in this forum, it has to be. I have only sold one emtb and it was flawless and...

I used to use a nearer LBS (6 miles away in Grantham) but they refused to introduce a booking system. They wanted me to leave a bike and they'd let me know when it was ready - but it could be two weeks! I offered to bring the bike back in two weeks, but was told that would be jumping the queue...

A good LBS is a thing to be prized. The LBS I use is only 9 miles away and they are superb. I totally trust them to do a good job and when it comes to fitting new bits to choose the quality that I would have advised them to use if they had rung me up to ask. They are also very quick and very...

Mine also defaults to Speed, but that is what I want anyway, so it never bothered me. The only method I can think of is to remove all the screens from the display except the one you want the most. Maybe if you remove Speed, it will stay wherever you leave it, but it may default to something...

I have maintained my weight but gained fitness. Because of arthritis in my knees, before emtb my riding was limited to 10 miles every 3 days or so. Not any more! :love:

First ride out on flats after my 18 months on SPDs, I tried to unclip by twisting my heel outwards (normal I think). The foot would not twist of course because I had the aforementioned 510s on flat pedals (Kona Wah Wah). I promptly did a comedy fall into a Xmas tree, all in front of a student...

I can't deny that I have had one or two shin strikes, but usually when standing astride the bike when stationary and then cocking up something. Most of my shin damage came from brambles. I bought some knee & shin guards and always wear them now, but the brambles find the gap between socks and...

One comedy fall too many, accompanied by 8 mucky teeth of the chainring piercing my calf, finally persuaded me to switch to flats. Now I consider that my 18-month excursion into SPDs was part of my biking education. I still have a set (and th e shoes of course!) and use them from time to time...