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All from CRC's Black Friday sale. Free delivery One Fohn Polartec Thermal Pro Fleece 69% off. £25 One Finish Line 240ml wet lube 20% off £8.79 One IXS Trigger full face helmet for my grandson, size Large. 40% off £120. (I now have a barely used Met Parachute 2018 in red/black size Medium for...

The gear cable does not stretch over time. What happens is that the pierced caps at the end of the outer gear cable get more bedded on to the cable and more bedded in to the shifter and the mech. This makes the outer cable + caps shorter overall, which has the same effect as a longer inner...

As long as you clean the inside of the tyre well in the area of the patch, to allow good adhesion, you should have zero problems re-inflating. In fact it should be easier than when the tyres were new.

So who is it then? Others may like to know. :)

It's probably something technical like the voltage requirement affecting the design and hence the weight of the metals in there. Riders with Bosch motors claim that they have more range than an equivalent sized battery for a Shimano motor, and higher peak power too. There is no free ride. But I...

12-speed bikes have the problem of a long and low mech arm that snags on shrubbery, rocks and logs. Even if it looks OK, it may be bent or twisted enough to be causing shifting problems. Or it may be the mech hanger that is a bit bent. Are the bolts that secure the hanger to the frame and the...

Which bike would you more easily sell for a good price? The YT with a new motor and a new battery will do well. Even if the warranty is not transferable, you will have the paperwork to prove the motor and battery are new. The carbon Levo has no warranty either, and its five years old! Good luck...

There was a dog trainer in the newspaper today who said that dogs can turn their head and bite four times faster than a human can react and move their hand. He'd nearly lost his hand to an Alsatian. It bit him just as the owner jerked the dog back pulling the teeth through his hand. Four times...

I suspect that is why the bike companies don't spell it out. They don't want to confuse their customers with technical facts, but more importantly, they don't want to alert the legislators that they may have missed something.

I agree that we should not create a fuss about this. I am still uncertain as to whether the loophole was by accident or design. I would like to think that some clever EU bike riding bureaucrat pulled the wool over the eyes of his fellow legislators. Maybe he had been briefed by one of the bike...

I agree that, now, good tyres will hold air. Since tubeless became a thing when Mavic launched their UST tubeless system of tyres and rims, many other tyre companies have followed suit with compatible tyres that will hold air without sealant. But even if you don't need a sealant to hold air, you...

I got some bits wrong (see my two previous posts). :( You are correct, it would be strange. I very much doubt that is what happens. The motor software keeps you legal unless it has been hacked (loads of products to do this by the way). The only time my motor has ever cut me off was when I ran...

@mxh As you will know by now, what I said so confidently appears to be wrong. Sorry about that, I really did believe in what I said. :cry: Every day is a learning day! Ref your final question "what is more important, power or torque?" I would say torque, because that is what you feel most...

Thanks to all above. Ever since I got an emtb (Jan'19) I have always believed that the percentage was aimed at the 250W nominal. I can't now think where I got that belief, so I must have read it somewhere - it's not the sort of thing I would make up. It all made perfect sense, so it was easy to...

https://www.emtbforums.com/threads/removing-gorilla-tape-residue-from-wheel-rims.17418/

Because I didn't know any better at the time, I discovered that a latex sealant seals the sidewalls of non-tubeless ready tyres. I witnessed what happens with a non-latex sealant on non-TLR tyres. I had just inflated the tyre and had laid the wheel on its side. The excess of soapy water was all...

@mxh emtb motors are rated at 250Watts of power. In fact, "rated" is the wrong word, "restricted" would be more accurate! That restriction is a requirement in order to get the ebike to be still considered a pedal bike and not require tax, registration and insurance like mopeds, scooters and...

Before I went tubeless, I was getting a flat every 14 miles. I tried putting Slime in my tubes and that worked, but the tube+Slime combo was heavy and on a manual bike that matters especially when it's on the edges of the wheels. So the Slime went when I took up mtb (rather than just local...

If it doesn't work and the only other option is to buy a new one, then what have you got to lose by opening it up? You might find a loose connection.

Blue Seal bearings from Trail Vision have been specially treated with marine grease and super seals. They specialise in bearings for bikes of all types. Super helpful website and staff. Prices are competitive, so why not go there? https://trailvision.co.uk/