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  1. Akiwi

    Light Innertubes to carry as a spare for 2.6 tyres

    For the last few years, I have been carrying one of those orange Tubolito TPU tubes as a spare. I recently had to use it, and I couldn't get it to work. I have a Topeak pump with a screw on hose, and after pumping up the tyre, whenever I tried to un-screw the pump. the valve came out, very...
  2. Akiwi

    Dropper Post recommendations for a Cube Stereo 160 TM (2020)

    Hi All. As the title says, I have a Cube Stereo 160 TM. It is the 20" frame and came with a Cube 31.6mm 150mm Dropper. This works very well; however, I have the feeling it is a little short. When doing steep technical rides, it would be nice if it went lower. At the moment I have it about 2 - 3...
  3. Akiwi

    Whose bike has died on holiday?

    I am a bit gutted that on day 2 of a 3 week biking holiday, I got error 500 on my Bosch cx gen 4 motor. It happens on day 2 of an 8 day transalp after biking 2 days in torrential rain. Luckily it happened towards the end of the day in Austria, and we could turn around and easily ride to a nearby...
  4. Akiwi

    Trans Alp 2021

    Thought I would post a thread about my 2021 transalp. My Son and I are biking from home near Munich in Germany over the Alps, through Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy to Lake Garda. Day one of our 2021 Transalp is behind us . We started at 9:00am in rain and 10 degrees Celsius. The first...
  5. Akiwi

    Bosch Upgrade

    I got my software updated yesterday on my 2020 Cube Stereo Motor upgraded to 1.1.5.0 Kiox 4.0.2.0 Battery 1.10.8.0 3 things I noticed: The Bluetooth connection to the kiox definitely seems to be better. Mine would never connect automatically. I had to disable then enable the Bluetooth on my...
  6. Akiwi

    Kiox won't start up

    I did a bike ride with my wife yesterday in torrential rain. Everything was great. When I got home, I hosed the bikes down (with the shower wash, no pressure). Afterwards I went to turn my wifes bike on. and nothing happens. Removed the Kiox and tried to turn it on, but it is dead as a...
  7. Akiwi

    Magura Hacks, Tips and Tricks.

    I thought we could have a thread for general tips and tricks for Magura brakes. Recently I have been having problems with bleeding my rear brakes. Just couldn't get all the air out for some reason. The brakes felt spongey and completely stopped working on me. I think there were 2 reasons for...
  8. Akiwi

    Kiox Hacks, tips and tricks

    I thought it might be good to have a general Kiox tips and tricks thread where people can add some info on for example customizing screens, making it easier to work with etc. I'll start the ball rolling with a tip I got from here. I like to be able to remove my Kiox for added security when I...
  9. Akiwi

    A Bosch battery extender please

    I tend to go adventure mountain biking with long rides and / or lots of vertical. So I am constantly keeping an eye on my battery to make sure I can make it to the end of my day. Or I carry a charger with me, and make a lunch break where I can load my battery for an hour or so (If I can find a...
  10. Akiwi

    Bikeshop is cleaned out!

    I was looking at the latest EMTB magazine, and saw a picture of my LBS in an article about how the bike industry is not keeping up with demand. Actually the last 2 times I was there I said we could play a round of tennis in there. Normally it is so packed with bicycles that you can't get...
  11. Akiwi

    Transalp 2020

    Thought I would start a new thread to document my 2020 transalp that starts on Sunday for if anyone is interested. I have been planning it for the last few months, and now intensively getting my gear together and packing for 2 additional weeks of biking and windsurfing on lake Garda in Italy. I...
  12. Akiwi

    Buying cartridge Bearings for Front wheel

    My 7 month old Cube seems to have got water in the front bearings and they have gone rusty. I noticed that the front wheel was turning roughly. I want to order some spares but as there are so many on the market with hugely different prices, I have no idea what to look out for. The bearings are...
  13. Akiwi

    Which hanger for Cube 2020 Sram

    I have asked this before, but not got a reply. Does anyone know the part number for the Sram Hanger on the new Cube bikes. I have bought a few and they don't fit. First one I was sent the Shimano one, even though I ordered the Sram one. So I sent it back and got a sram one. But it doesn't fit...
  14. Akiwi

    Built my own Bamboo bike

    I wanted a city cruizer, and as I tend to try to build most things myself (skis / snowboards / longboards etc) I decided to try building my own Bamboo bike. You can either do it completely yourself, or do most of it in a weekend course. I opted for the course, as it saves shit loads of time as...
  15. Akiwi

    Which Derailleur Hanger for the Cube STEREO HYBRID 160 HPC TM 625 27.5

    My new bike has Sram gears and the Hanger looks a little different from the spare one I have for the last bike. I have been scouring the internet and am not 100% sure which one I need to order. Anyone know if this Is this the correct one?
  16. Akiwi

    Charging your phone from a Kiox.

    I bought a cable over Amazon for charging my Phone from my Kiox display. Got an AmazonBasics - Verbindungskabel, USB Typ C auf Micro-USB Typ B Sunday I did a nice 50KM ride navigating with Komoot on my phone, and as the battery started to fail I whipped out my new cable and plugged it in. And...
  17. Akiwi

    Bamboo Bike!

    Just finished building a Bamboo Bike for my commute to work. I work sometimes in Basel Switzerland. Live in France as it is cheaper so bike about 6km to work each day. Anyway I built myself this Bamboo City bike and pimped it up a bit. I built the frame at Bamboo Bicycle Club Munich. Read they...
  18. Akiwi

    Where is the Bike ID number on the cube 2020 models

    It's the sort of thing I like to record. On my wifes bike, the 140 HPC race, I found it on the back of the Motor mount in the wheel arch. It appears to be a sticker under the topcoat. I haven't found it on my 160 HPC TM yet. Probably as it is a Matt coat it can't be as well protected.
  19. Akiwi

    Bosch Kiox Heart Rate Monitor (How to connect)

    Does anyone have any experience with the Kiox Heart rate monitor function. I have a Garmin Fenix 3 which has a broadcast Heart Rate function. I cannot find any information anywhere on how to connect a heart fate monitor to the Kiox. Any clues or links to some documentation would be appreciated...
  20. Akiwi

    Wanted to support my LBS, But Hey €1500 Euro Savings was too much

    I decided to replace My Cube Stereo Hybrid 160 and my wifes Hardtail Treck Powerfly with the new generation 2020 models. Went to my LBS where I have spent about €9000 over the last few years to try out the new bikes. When it came to Price, I asked for a discount as a valued customer and as I am...
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